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
136
Number of holdings136
Inception Date
Dec 14, 2012
Inception DateDec 14, 2012

What's in this fund

Sectors

As of March 27, 2026
Technology30.57%
Healthcare12.64%
Financial Services11.27%
Consumer Defensive7.92%
Consumer Cyclical7.68%
Industrials6.85%
Communication Services6.74%
Real Estate5.35%
Energy4.63%
Basic Materials3.22%
Utilities3.13%

QDEF Key Statistics

AUM
480.69M
AUM480.69M
Price-Earnings ratio
19.76
Price-Earnings ratio19.76
30-Day yield
1.61
30-Day yield1.61
Average volume
10.85K
Average volume10.85K
High today
High today
Low today
Low today
Open price
Open price
Volume
0.00
Volume0.00
52 Week high
$84.60
52 Week high$84.60
52 Week low
$61.61
52 Week low$61.61
Expense ratio
0.40
Expense ratio0.40

Stock Snapshot

With a market cap of 480.98M, FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive fund(QDEF) trades at $78.21. The stock has a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.76 and currently yields dividends of 2.0%.

On 2026-03-31, FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive fund(QDEF) stock opened at —, reached a high of —, and a low of —.

The FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive fund(QDEF)'s current trading volume is 0, compared to an average daily volume of 10.85K.

During the past year, FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive fund(QDEF) stock moved between $61.61 at its lowest and $84.60 at its peak.

During the past year, FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive fund(QDEF) stock moved between $61.61 at its lowest and $84.60 at its peak.

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