NYSEARCA:QDEF FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) Price, Holdings, & News $71.15 +0.43 (+0.61%) As of 01/17/2025 04:10 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisChartDividendHoldingsOwnershipRatings About FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (NYSEARCA:QDEF) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get QDEF alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$71.13▼$71.3850-Day Range$69.37▼$73.7352-Week Range$59.21▼$73.86Volume6,850 shsAverage Volume12,959 shsMarket Capitalization$404.13 millionAssets Under Management$407.26 millionDividend Yield1.76%Net Expense Ratio0.37%Aggregate RatingModerate Buy ETF OverviewThe 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 yields and lower betas chosen from the Northern Trust 1250 Index. QDEF was launched on Dec 14, 2012 and is managed by FlexShares.Read More… FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund ExpensesTypeQDEFHigh Dividend Yield ETFsEquity ETFsNYSEARCA ETFsAll ETFsManagement Fee0.37%0.44%0.55%0.51%0.52%Other Expenses0.01%0.26%0.49%0.57%0.54%Total Expense0.38%0.53%0.71%0.73%0.71%Fee Waiver-0.01%-0.27%-0.51%-0.66%-0.56%Net Expense0.37%0.51%0.61%0.58%0.59% Receive QDEF Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address QDEF ETF News HeadlinesQDEF: Heavy IT Concentration Challenges This Fund's 'Defensiveness'January 20 at 10:06 PM | seekingalpha.comFlexShares International Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund declares quarterly distribution of $1.063918December 20, 2024 | msn.comHe’s without a doubt the best stock picker we’ve ever met. There are very few people in this world who are considered “the best” in their field. There are guys like Michael Jordan who is considered the best basketball player of all time… Or Warren Buffet who is considered the best Investor of all time… But we’ve just met a man who might be the best stock picker of all time… Right now, as we speak, he is currently ranked the #1 stock picker in North America.January 21, 2025 | DTI (Ad)FlexShares International Quality Dividend Index Fund declares quarterly distribution of $0.2322September 23, 2024 | msn.comQDEF FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund ETFSeptember 7, 2024 | seekingalpha.comQDF: Quality-Heavy Dividend ETF Does Not Impress On Performance, Yield FrontsMay 13, 2024 | seekingalpha.comSee More Headlines QDEF ETF - Frequently Asked Questions How have QDEF shares performed this year? FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund's stock was trading at $70.22 at the start of the year. Since then, QDEF stock has increased by 1.3% and is now trading at $71.15. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. Who are FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund's major shareholders? FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund's top institutional shareholders include Ameritas Advisory Services LLC (0.20%) and Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC (0.02%). How do I buy shares of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund? Shares of QDEF stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund investors own include iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC), The RMR Group (RMR), Waste Connections (WCN), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), AUO (AUOTY), American Water Works (AWK) and Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM). Fund Details IssuerNorthern Trust Fund NameFlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund Tax ClassificationRegulated Investment Company Stock ExchangeNYSEARCACurrent SymbolNYSEARCA:QDEF Inception Date12/14/2012 Fund ManagerRobert Anstine, Brendan Sullivan WebN/A PhoneN/AFund Focus Asset ClassEquity BenchmarkNorthern Trust Quality Dividend Defensive Index CategoryStrategy FocusHigh Dividend Yield Development LevelDeveloped Markets RegionNorth America Number of Holdings158 Fund Statistics Assets Under Management$407.26 million Average Daily Volume$10,740.40 Discount/Premium0.01% Administrator, Advisor and Custodian AdministratorJ.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. AdvisorNorthern Trust Investments, Inc. CustodianJPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. DistributorForeside Fund Services, LLC Transfer AgentJPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. TrusteeN/A Lead Market MakerCitadel Options OptionableN/A Short Interest9,300 shs Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares5,680,000Beta0.82 Creation Unit50,000 Creation Fee$750.00 Elon Musk's Next MoveWondering when you'll finally be able to invest in SpaceX, StarLink, or The Boring Company? Click the link below to learn when Elon Musk will let these companies finally IPO.Get This Free Report Top 10 QDEF HoldingsApple (NASDAQ:AAPL)Holding Weight: 7.83%NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA)Holding Weight: 5.75%Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT)Holding Weight: 5.00%Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG)Holding Weight: 3.08%Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META)Holding Weight: 3.01%Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ)Holding Weight: 2.88%AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV)Holding Weight: 2.86%Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK)Holding Weight: 2.31%International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM)Holding Weight: 1.85%Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM)Holding Weight: 1.64%Full Holdings DetailsQDEF Sector ExposureQDEF Industry Exposure This page (NYSEARCA:QDEF) was last updated on 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... But I just discovered a secret backdoor to collect a secret 69...Investors Alley | SponsoredStunning Trump Exec Order LeakedThis secret document contains stunning details about Donald Trump’s very first order of business… the minute h...Banyan Hill Publishing | Sponsored$2 Trillion Disappears Because of Fed's Secretive New Move$2 trillion has disappeared from the US government's books. The reason why is a new, secretive move being c...Stansberry Research | SponsoredTrump’s Sending THIS Crypto Higher on PurposeDiscover the coin set to explode in 2025! 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