FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund

An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a collection of assets (stocks, bonds, commodities, etc.) that track an underlying index and can be bought on an exchange like individual stocks.

QDEF trades at 77.77 USD today, its price has fallen −0.45% in the past 24 hours. Track more dynamics on QDEF price chart.

QDEF net asset value is 78.15 today — it's risen 2.77% over the past month. NAV represents the total value of the fund's assets less liabilities and serves as a gauge of the fund's performance.

QDEF assets under management is ‪487.83 M‬ USD. AUM is an important metric as it reflects the fund's size and can serve as a gauge of how successful the fund is in attracting investors, which, in its turn, can influence decision-making.

QDEF price has risen by 3.92% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 10.89% increase. See more dynamics on QDEF price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 2.77% over the last month, showed a 9.31% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 14.06% in a year.

QDEF fund flows account for ‪9.15 M‬ USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.

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QDEF invests in stocks. See more details in our Analysis section.

No, QDEF isn't leveraged, meaning it doesn't use borrowings or financial derivatives to magnify the performance of the underlying assets or index it follows.

In some ways, ETFs are safe investments, but in a broader sense, they're not safer than any other asset, so it's crucial to analyze a fund before investing. But if your research gives a vague answer, you can always refer to technical analysis.
Today, QDEF technical analysis shows the buy rating and its 1-week rating is buy. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating QDEF shows the buy signal. See more of QDEF technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.

Yes, QDEF pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 1.70%.

QDEF trades at a premium (0.03%).
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.

QDEF shares are issued by Northern Trust Corp.

QDEF follows the Northern Trust Quality Dividend Defensive (TR). ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.

The fund started trading on Dec 14, 2012.