QDF - FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund
Assets | $1.54B |
NAV | $54.95 |
Expense Ratio | 0.37% |
PE Ratio | 25.15 |
Beta (5Y) | 1.02 |
Dividend (ttm) | $1.14 |
Dividend Yield | 2.07% |
Ex-Dividend Date | Mar 19, 2021 |
1-Year Return | - |
Trading Day | April 21 |
Last Price | $55.36 |
Previous Close | $54.92 |
Change ($) | 0.44 |
Change (%) | 0.80% |
Day's Open | 54.93 |
Day's Range | 54.87 - 55.39 |
Day's Volume | 28,700 |
52-Week Range | 36.68 - 55.53 |
Fund Description
The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Northern Trust Quality Dividend IndexSM. The index is designed to reflect the performance of a selection of companies that, in aggregate, possess greater financial strength and stability characteristics relative to the Northern Trust 1250 Index, a float-adjusted market-capitalization weighted index of U.S. domiciled large- and mid-capitalization companies. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its total assets (exclusive of collateral held from securities lending) in the securities of the index.
Asset Class Equity | Sector Income |
Region North America | Inception Date Dec 14, 2012 |
Exchange NYSEARCA | Ticker Symbol QDF |
Index Tracked Northern Trust Quality Dividend Index |
Top 10 Holdings
32.02% of assetsName | Symbol | Weight |
---|---|---|
Apple | AAPL | 7.70% |
Microsoft | MSFT | 4.03% |
JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 3.68% |
Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 3.34% |
Procter & Gamble | PG | 2.68% |
Cisco Systems | CSCO | 2.65% |
Texas Instruments | TXN | 2.17% |
Home Depot | HD | 1.97% |
Oracle | ORCL | 1.96% |
Walmart | WMT | 1.85% |
Dividends
Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
---|---|---|
Mar 19, 2021 | $0.226 | Mar 25, 2021 |
Dec 18, 2020 | $0.311 | Dec 24, 2020 |
Sep 18, 2020 | $0.273 | Sep 24, 2020 |
Jun 19, 2020 | $0.33 | Jun 25, 2020 |
Mar 20, 2020 | $0.263 | Mar 26, 2020 |
Dec 20, 2019 | $0.633 | Dec 27, 2019 |
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