FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (NYSEARCA:QDF) Stock Short Interest Report for September

FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (NYSEARCA:QDF) saw a large decline in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 2,987 shares, a decline of 46.8% from the September 15th total of 5,618 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 31,518 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Highland Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund during the 2nd quarter worth about $36,000. CoreCap Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund by 17.6% in the 2nd quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 1,284 shares of the company’s stock valued at $115,000 after acquiring an additional 192 shares during the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC purchased a new position in shares of FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund in the 2nd quarter valued at about $149,000. IFP Advisors Inc increased its holdings in shares of FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund by 35.6% in the 2nd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 2,189 shares of the company’s stock valued at $197,000 after acquiring an additional 575 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mayflower Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund during the 1st quarter worth about $210,000.

FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:QDF traded down $0.54 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $90.99. The stock had a trading volume of 2,256 shares, compared to its average volume of 26,886. FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund has a 1 year low of $76.95 and a 1 year high of $93.89. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $91.78 and its 200-day moving average is $88.82. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.14 and a beta of 0.91.

About FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund

The FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Northern Trust Quality Dividend index. The fund tracks an index of companies deemed to have secure dividends that matches the beta of the Northern Trust 1250 Index. QDF was launched on Dec 14, 2012 and is managed by FlexShares.