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 31, 2025
Technology33.22%
Healthcare12.88%
Financial Services12.43%
Consumer Cyclical8.33%
Consumer Defensive7.47%
Communication Services7.07%
Industrials6.29%
Real Estate4.61%
Utilities2.86%
Basic Materials2.69%
Energy2.15%

QDEF Key Statistics

AUM
493.18M
AUM493.18M
Price-Earnings ratio
21.30
Price-Earnings ratio21.30
30-Day yield
1.59
30-Day yield1.59
Average volume
11.98K
Average volume11.98K
High today
$81.30
High today$81.30
Low today
$80.92
Low today$80.92
Open price
$81.14
Open price$81.14
Volume
25.73K
Volume25.73K
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

The current FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive fund(QDEF) stock price is $81.19, with a market capitalization of 493.23M. The stock trades at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 21.30 and offers a dividend yield of 1.9%.

On 2026-01-04, FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive fund(QDEF) stock moved within a range of $80.92 to $81.30. With shares now at $81.19, the stock is trading +0.3% above its intraday low and -0.1% below the session's peak.

Trading activity shows a volume of 25.73K, compared to an average daily volume of 11.98K.

The stock's 52-week range extends from a low of $61.61 to a high of $82.45.

The stock's 52-week range extends from a low of $61.61 to a high of $82.45.

Average Annual Return

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