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
138
Number of holdings138
Inception Date
Dec 14, 2012
Inception DateDec 14, 2012

What's in this fund

Sectors

As of July 17, 2026
Technology35.09%
Financial Services11.90%
Healthcare10.42%
Consumer Cyclical7.45%
Consumer Defensive7.42%
Industrials7.10%
Communication Services6.84%
Energy4.11%
Real Estate3.97%
Basic Materials2.90%
Utilities2.80%

QDEF Key Statistics

AUM
541.11M
AUM541.11M
Price-Earnings ratio
21.01
Price-Earnings ratio21.01
30-Day yield
1.51
30-Day yield1.51
Average volume
6.19K
Average volume6.19K
High today
$88.41
High today$88.41
Low today
$87.99
Low today$87.99
Open price
$88.40
Open price$88.40
Volume
13.61K
Volume13.61K
52 Week high
$88.74
52 Week high$88.74
52 Week low
$74.50
52 Week low$74.50
Expense ratio
0.40
Expense ratio0.40

Stock Snapshot

FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive fund(QDEF) stock is priced at $88.11, giving the company a market capitalization of 541.57M. It carries a P/E multiple of 21.01 and pays a dividend yield of 1.81%.

On 2026-07-21, FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive fund(QDEF) stock moved within a range of $87.99 to $88.41. With shares now at $88.11, the stock is trading +0.1% above its intraday low and -0.3% below the session's peak.

Trading activity shows a volume of 13.61K, compared to an average daily volume of 6.19K.

Over the past 52 weeks, FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive fund(QDEF) stock has traded between a high of $88.74 and a low of $74.50.

Over the past 52 weeks, FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive fund(QDEF) stock has traded between a high of $88.74 and a low of $74.50.

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