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›ETF Issuers›FlexShares›QDEF

QDEF

FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund ETF

Passive ETF Equity

The QDEF Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) is provided by FlexShares. It is built to track an index: Northern Trust Quality Dividend Defensive Index. The QDEF ETF provides physical exposure, so by buying it you actually own parts of all the 134 underlying holdings. This share class generates a stream of income by distributing dividends.

$88.52

+$0.17 (+0.20%) yesterday

1:30 PM 07/27/26 Closed

1D price range

$88.47$88.87

52W price range

$74.71$88.71

YTD Perf.

+10.10%

YTD Flows

Annualized volatility

Fund AuM

€479M

Share class AuM

€479M

TTM Yield

Tracking Error

Tracking Difference

Characteristics

ISIN

US33939L8458

TER

0.4%

Inception date

12/14/2012

Issuer

FlexShares

Benchmark

Northern Trust Quality Dividend Defensive Index

Replication method

Dividend policy

Distributing

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PerformanceDec 31, 2025 - Jul 27, 2026

Flows

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Sector exposures

Data as of 06/30/26

Technology

39.27%

Finance

15.91%

Healthcare

10.43%

Consumer Non-Cyclicals

9.80%

Industrials

5.48%

Energy

3.81%

Non-Energy Materials

3.69%

Consumer Services

3.09%

Unavailable

1.29%

Other

7.22%

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FAQ about QDEF

QDEF is a Passive ETF. This ETF provides exposure to Other Large Cap US Equities.

QDEF tracks the Northern Trust Quality Dividend Defensive Total Return Index - USD, through a optimized sampling replication method.

QDEF carries a total expense ratio (TER) of 0.4%, indicating the annual cost for holding the fund.

QDEF was introduced to the market on December 14, 2012. It trades on United States

FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund ETF, QDEF, is provided by FlexShares. Learn more about FlexShares here.

QDEF oversees €479M in assets as of July 27, 2026.

QDEF follows a distributing dividend policy, meaning it pays out income to investors. As of July 27, 2026, its 12-month trailing yield was 1.58%.

As of June 30, 2026, QDEF has significant geographic allocations in USA and Ireland.

As of June 30, 2026, QDEF focuses largely on Technology, Finance and Healthcare.

As of June 30, 2026, QDEF holds 134 positions in its portfolio, with 47.09% of assets concentrated in its top 15 holdings.

As of June 30, 2026, QDEF top three holdings include Apple, Inc., NVIDIA Corp. and Broadcom Inc..

The base currency of QDEF is USD.

Top 10 holdings

Data as of 06/30/26

Apple, Inc.

7.72%

NVIDIA Corp.

6.32%

Broadcom Inc.

4.55%

Microsoft Corp.

3.26%

AbbVie, Inc.

3.13%

Johnson & Johnson

2.83%

KLA Corp.

2.62%

Alphabet, Inc.

2.47%

Procter & Gamble Co.

2.45%

Cisco Systems, Inc.

2.34%

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