FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF)
NYSEARCA: QDEF · Real-Time Price · USD
84.50
-0.10 (-0.11%)
At close: Apr 28, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
84.50
0.00 (0.00%)
After-hours: Apr 28, 2026, 4:10 PM EDT
-0.11% (1D)
| Assets | $522.30M |
| Expense Ratio | 0.37% |
| PE Ratio | 21.50 |
| Shares Out | 6.20M |
| Dividend (ttm) | $1.40 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.65% |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Mar 20, 2026 |
| Payout Ratio | 35.52% |
| 1-Year Return | +24.20% |
| Volume | 22,420 |
| Open | 84.52 |
| Previous Close | 84.60 |
| Day's Range | 84.34 - 84.55 |
| 52-Week Low | 67.60 |
| 52-Week High | 84.76 |
| Beta | 0.85 |
| Holdings | 136 |
| Inception Date | Dec 14, 2012 |
About QDEF
Fund Home PageThe FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks an index of companies with higher dividend yield and lower beta than the Northern Trust 1250 Index. QDEF was launched on Dec 14, 2012 and is issued by FlexShares.
Asset Class Equity
Category Large Value
Region Global
Stock Exchange NYSEARCA
Ticker Symbol QDEF
ETF Provider FlexShares
Index Tracked Northern Trust Quality Dividend Defensive
Top 10 Holdings
38.48% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc. | AAPL | 7.68% |
| NVIDIA Corporation | NVDA | 7.11% |
| Broadcom Inc. | AVGO | 5.68% |
| Microsoft Corporation | MSFT | 4.00% |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 2.57% |
| The Procter & Gamble Company | PG | 2.53% |
| AbbVie Inc. | ABBV | 2.52% |
| Alphabet Inc. | GOOGL | 2.48% |
| Alphabet Inc. | GOOG | 1.97% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | JPM | 1.94% |
Dividends
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2026 | $0.20106 | Mar 26, 2026 |
| Dec 19, 2025 | $0.54108 | Dec 26, 2025 |
| Sep 19, 2025 | $0.31787 | Sep 25, 2025 |
| Jun 20, 2025 | $0.33721 | Jun 26, 2025 |
| Mar 21, 2025 | $0.21169 | Mar 27, 2025 |
| Dec 20, 2024 | $0.44618 | Dec 27, 2024 |
News
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