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About FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund
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Inception date
Dec 14, 2012
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
Northern Trust Investments, Inc.(Investment Management)
Distributor
Foreside Fund Services LLC
ISIN
US33939L8607
QDF targets neutral market risk using a multi-factor model, aiming for high yield from 'quality' dividend payers. The index initially removes non-dividend payers and lowest-scoring securities in terms of quality from its parent index, the Northern Trust 1250 Index. Quality is scored using a proprietary scoring model based on management efficiency, profitability, and cash flow. The index selects and weights remaining securities based on an optimization process that aims to maximize the overall quality score, attain a higher dividend yield, and achieve a similar beta relative to the parent index. The result of this process is not a radically different portfolio from the market. On June 30, 2023, the ETF acquired the assets and liabilities of the FlexShares Quality Dividend Dynamic Index Fund (ticker: QDYN), which had $16.79 million in assets.
Classification
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Electronic Technology
Technology Services
Finance
Health Technology
Stocks100.00%
Electronic Technology26.42%
Technology Services17.63%
Finance16.63%
Health Technology10.24%
Consumer Non-Durables6.79%
Producer Manufacturing5.65%
Retail Trade4.68%
Consumer Services2.20%
Energy Minerals1.98%
Transportation1.54%
Distribution Services1.40%
Industrial Services1.28%
Utilities1.13%
Process Industries0.91%
Consumer Durables0.74%
Non-Energy Minerals0.52%
Commercial Services0.25%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.00%
Stock breakdown by region
North America97.43%
Europe2.57%
Latin America0.00%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
QDF invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Electronic Technology, with 26.42% stocks, and Technology Services, with 17.63% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the North America region.
QDF top holdings are Apple Inc. and NVIDIA Corporation, occupying 7.91% and 6.22% of the portfolio correspondingly.
QDF last dividends amounted to 0.35 USD. The quarter before, the issuer paid 0.19 USD in dividends, which shows a 45.41% increase.
QDF assets under management is 1.94 B USD. It's risen 1.92% over the last month.
QDF fund flows account for −90.16 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.
Yes, QDF pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 1.75%. The last dividend (Jun 26, 2025) amounted to 0.35 USD. The dividends are paid quarterly.
QDF shares are issued by Northern Trust Corp. under the brand FlexShares. The ETF was launched on Dec 14, 2012, and its management style is Passive.
QDF expense ratio is 0.37% meaning you'd have to pay 0.37% of your investment to help manage the fund.
QDF follows the Northern Trust Quality Dividend (TR). ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
QDF invests in stocks.
QDF price has risen by 2.44% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 13.67% increase. See more dynamics on QDF price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 2.11% over the last month, showed a 9.24% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 16.91% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 2.11% over the last month, showed a 9.24% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 16.91% in a year.
QDF trades at a premium (0.08%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.