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 3, 2026
Technology30.69%
Healthcare12.80%
Financial Services11.29%
Consumer Defensive8.17%
Consumer Cyclical7.79%
Industrials6.96%
Communication Services6.84%
Real Estate5.48%
Energy3.70%
Basic Materials3.27%
Utilities3.01%

QDEF Key Statistics

AUM
509.36M
AUM509.36M
Price-Earnings ratio
21.40
Price-Earnings ratio21.40
30-Day yield
1.54
30-Day yield1.54
Average volume
8.27K
Average volume8.27K
High today
High today
Low today
Low today
Open price
$83.29
Open price$83.29
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
0.38
Expense ratio0.38

Stock Snapshot

With a market cap of 509.59M, FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive fund(QDEF) trades at $83.53. The stock has a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.40 and currently yields dividends of 1.9%.

On 2026-03-05, FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive fund(QDEF) stock opened at $83.29, 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 8.27K.

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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