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
130
Number of holdings130
Inception Date
Dec 14, 2012
Inception DateDec 14, 2012

What's in this fund

Sectors

As of November 11, 2025
Technology34.34%
Healthcare12.64%
Financial Services11.41%
Consumer Cyclical8.25%
Consumer Defensive7.22%
Communication Services6.95%
Industrials6.30%
Utilities4.55%
Real Estate4.24%
Energy2.36%
Basic Materials1.74%

QDEF Key Statistics

AUM
482.74M
AUM482.74M
Price-Earnings ratio
21.73
Price-Earnings ratio21.73
30-Day yield
1.63
30-Day yield1.63
Average volume
12.55K
Average volume12.55K
High today
High today
Low today
Low today
Open price
$80.80
Open price$80.80
Volume
0.00
Volume0.00
52 Week high
$81.05
52 Week high$81.05
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 $80.80, with a market capitalization of 482.78M. The stock trades at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 21.73 and offers a dividend yield of 2.0%.

During the trading day, FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive fund(QDEF) stock saw an opening price of $80.80, a peak of —, and a bottom of —.

Trading activity shows a volume of 0, compared to an average daily volume of 12.55K.

The stock's 52-week range extends from a low of $61.61 to a high of $81.05.

The stock's 52-week range extends from a low of $61.61 to a high of $81.05.

Average Annual Return

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