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 December 11, 2025
Technology33.88%
Healthcare12.55%
Financial Services12.28%
Consumer Cyclical8.48%
Consumer Defensive7.29%
Communication Services6.97%
Industrials6.37%
Real Estate4.53%
Utilities2.77%
Basic Materials2.72%
Energy2.16%

QDEF Key Statistics

AUM
495.54M
AUM495.54M
Price-Earnings ratio
21.60
Price-Earnings ratio21.60
30-Day yield
1.59
30-Day yield1.59
Average volume
14.42K
Average volume14.42K
High today
$82.21
High today$82.21
Low today
$81.53
Low today$81.53
Open price
$82.19
Open price$82.19
Volume
24.47K
Volume24.47K
52 Week high
$82.45
52 Week high$82.45
52 Week low
$61.61
52 Week low$61.61
Expense ratio
0.38
Expense ratio0.38

Stock Snapshot

With a market cap of 495.54M, FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive fund(QDEF) trades at $81.73. The stock has a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.60 and currently yields dividends of 1.9%.

On 2025-12-13, FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive fund(QDEF) stock traded between a low of $81.53 and a high of $82.21. Shares are currently priced at $81.73, which is +0.2% above the low and -0.6% below the high.

The FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive fund(QDEF)'s current trading volume is 24.47K, compared to an average daily volume of 14.42K.

During the past year, FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive fund(QDEF) stock moved between $61.61 at its lowest and $82.45 at its peak.

During the past year, FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive fund(QDEF) stock moved between $61.61 at its lowest and $82.45 at its peak.

Average Annual Return

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