FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive fund

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About QDEF

QDEF tracks an index of companies with higher dividend yield and lower beta than the Northern Trust 1250 Index. The listed name for QDEF is FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund. 

Index-Tracked
Russell 1000 TR USD
Index-TrackedRussell 1000 TR USD
Category
Large Value
CategoryLarge Value
Number of holdings
132
Number of holdings132
Inception Date
Dec 14, 2012
Inception DateDec 14, 2012

What's in this fund

Sectors

As of January 29, 2026
Technology31.64%
Healthcare13.11%
Financial Services12.07%
Consumer Cyclical8.38%
Consumer Defensive7.77%
Communication Services7.24%
Industrials6.86%
Real Estate4.45%
Basic Materials3.26%
Utilities2.93%
Energy2.29%

QDEF Key Statistics

AUM
503.84M
AUM503.84M
Price-Earnings ratio
21.75
Price-Earnings ratio21.75
30-Day yield
1.61
30-Day yield1.61
Average volume
10.90K
Average volume10.90K
High today
$82.35
High today$82.35
Low today
$81.71
Low today$81.71
Open price
$81.96
Open price$81.96
Volume
11.35K
Volume11.35K
52 Week high
$82.80
52 Week high$82.80
52 Week low
$61.61
52 Week low$61.61
Expense ratio
0.38
Expense ratio0.38

Stock Snapshot

The current FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive fund(QDEF) stock price is $82.28, with a market capitalization of 503.72M. The stock trades at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 21.75 and offers a dividend yield of 1.9%.

During the trading session on 2026-02-01, FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive fund(QDEF) shares reached a daily high of $82.35 and a low of $81.71. At a current price of $82.28, the stock is +0.7% higher than the low and still -0.1% under the high.

Trading volume for FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive fund(QDEF) stock has reached 11.35K, versus its average volume of 10.9K.

The stock's 52-week range extends from a low of $61.61 to a high of $82.80.

The stock's 52-week range extends from a low of $61.61 to a high of $82.80.

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