FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF)
NYSEARCA: QDEF · Real-Time Price · USD
91.25
+0.15 (0.17%)
Aug 24, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT - Market closed
0.17% (1D)
| Assets | $560.48M |
| Expense Ratio | 0.39% |
| PE Ratio | 21.59 |
| Shares Out | 6.15M |
| Dividend (ttm) | $1.40 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.54% |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Jun 18, 2026 |
| Payout Frequency | Quarterly |
| Payout Ratio | 33.22% |
| Volume | 14,235 |
| Open | 91.23 |
| Previous Close | 91.10 |
| Day's Range | 91.16 - 91.33 |
| 52-Week Low | 77.36 |
| 52-Week High | 91.80 |
| Beta | 0.84 |
| 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
38.25% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc. | AAPL | 8.01% |
| NVIDIA Corporation | NVDA | 6.98% |
| Broadcom Inc. | AVGO | 4.59% |
| Microsoft Corporation | MSFT | 4.19% |
| AbbVie Inc. | ABBV | 2.92% |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 2.72% |
| Alphabet Inc. | GOOGL | 2.31% |
| The Procter & Gamble Company | PG | 2.28% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | CSCO | 2.12% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | JPM | 2.11% |
Dividend History
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 2026 | $0.34199 | Jun 25, 2026 |
| 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 |
Performance
QDEF had a total return of 18.58% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 12.85%.
News
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