FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund Rating $77.74 -0.23 (-0.29%) As of 08/15/2025 04:10 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Ratings Stock AnalysisChartDividendHoldingsOwnershipRatingsShort InterestBuy This Stock FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund Aggregate Rating and Price Target (2025)How MarketBeat Aggregates ETF Rating and Price TargetMarketBeat calculates the aggregate rating and price target for an ETF by considering the weight of each stock in its portfolio. These ratings and price targets are based on the most recent ratings given by Wall Street analysts over the past year. The aggregate rating reviews the ETF's overall performance and is categorized as strong sell, sell, reduce, hold, moderate buy, buy, or strong buy. The aggegreate price target represents the average potential upside for the consensus price target of individual holdings in the ETF.QDEF Aggregate RatingModerate Buy 2.76Holdings in QDEF have an aggregate rating of Moderate Buy based on 592 analyst ratings issued in the past year covering 24 companies (55.6% of the portfolio).QDEF Aggregate Price Target$77.74High Prediction$77.74Average Prediction$77.74Low Prediction$77.74Holdings in QDEF have an aggregate price target of $77.74 and a range of $77.74 to $77.74 covering 24 companies (55.6% of the portfolio).QDEF Consensus Ratings of HoldingsStrong Buy0 Strong Buy rating(s)Buy2 Buy rating(s)Moderate Buy16 Moderate Buy rating(s)Hold6 Hold rating(s)Reduce0 Reduce rating(s)Sell0 Sell rating(s)Strong Sell0 Strong Sell rating(s) Ratings for Stocks Held by FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund Strong Sell Sell Reduce Hold Moderate Buy Buy Strong Buy Ratings for the Top 24 QDEF Holdings Export to ExcelWeight In ETFCompanyShare PriceMarketRank™Consensus Rating ScoreConsensus Price TargetPossible UpsideNumber of RatingsIndicator(s)ViewRatings6.98%AAPLApple$231.59-0.5%4.5527 of 5 stars2.58$237.60 2.6%31Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider Trade6.80%NVDANVIDIA$180.45-0.9%4.6076 of 5 stars2.93$186.33 3.3%42Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider Trade5.57%MSFTMicrosoft$520.17-0.4%4.9071 of 5 stars2.94$609.86 17.2%32Trending NewsInsider Trade5.32%AVGOBroadcom$306.34-1.6%4.8071 of 5 stars3.07$295.96 -3.4%30Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider Trade3.12%JNJJohnson & Johnson$176.76+1.2%4.841 of 5 stars2.65$174.50 -1.3%20Positive News2.89%ABBVAbbVie$206.65+1.0%4.7255 of 5 stars2.96$214.95 4.0%27Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst Revision2.67%PGProcter & Gamble$154.30+0.4%4.6558 of 5 stars2.75$175.94 14.0%20Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst Revision2.24%METAMeta Platforms$785.23+0.4%4.1241 of 5 stars2.98$822.41 4.7%46Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider Trade2.18%PMPhilip Morris International$166.19+0.6%4.5541 of 5 stars2.92$186.27 12.1%13Positive News2.00%JPMJPMorgan Chase & Co.$290.48-1.3%4.758 of 5 stars2.52$288.68 -0.6%23Trending News1.65%MRKMerck & Co., Inc.$84.35+1.9%4.9972 of 5 stars2.35$107.44 27.4%20Positive News1.38%GOOGLAlphabet$203.90+0.5%4.0429 of 5 stars2.86$211.53 3.7%43Trending NewsInsider TradeAnalyst Revision1.32%QCOMQUALCOMM$157.85-0.2%4.9501 of 5 stars2.45$181.10 14.7%22Positive News1.29%INTUIntuit$716.74+0.9%4.8127 of 5 stars2.88$809.86 13.0%24Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst Forecast1.22%GILDGilead Sciences$118.37-0.5%4.8452 of 5 stars2.80$114.82 -3.0%25Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst Revision1.20%TJXTJX Companies$132.58-0.3%4.5858 of 5 stars3.00$141.33 6.6%21Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst Forecast1.13%GOOGAlphabet$204.91+0.5%4.5984 of 5 stars2.77$215.19 5.0%31Trending NewsInsider TradeAnalyst Revision1.12%LOWLowe's Companies$251.86-0.5%4.5506 of 5 stars2.58$270.68 7.5%26News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming Earnings1.05%TMUST-Mobile US$254.63+1.7%4.874 of 5 stars2.56$256.31 0.7%25Trending NewsInsider TradeAnalyst Revision1.03%ADPAutomatic Data Processing$301.79+0.0%4.6603 of 5 stars2.08$314.33 4.2%12Positive News1.00%KLACKLA$874.94-8.4%4.4311 of 5 stars2.44$890.59 1.8%18News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeGap DownHigh Trading Volume0.90%MOAltria Group$65.82+0.4%4.1892 of 5 stars2.00$59.13 -10.2%9Positive News0.78%DUKDuke Energy$122.26-1.6%4.3856 of 5 stars2.56$129.80 6.2%16Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider Trade0.78%TTTrane Technologies$423.44-1.2%4.3385 of 5 stars2.25$458.60 8.3%16Positive News This page (NYSEARCA:QDEF) was last updated on 8/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?A new law called the GENIUS Act could quietly trigger the most radical shift in American finance in decades. 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