ETF overview
Designed for investors prioritizing a cautious strategy within the realm of high-quality U.S. companies, this fund aims to mirror the overall financial returns—including both capital appreciation and income generation—of the underlying Northern Trust Quality Dividend Defensive Index. This goal is measured before any management fees or operating expenses are deducted.
Fund facts
- Expense ratio
- 0.40%
- Fund assets
- 554.88M USD (all share classes)
- Issuer
- FlexShares
- Inception date
- Dec 14, 2012
- Number of holdings
- 156
Breakdown
Holdings (156)
| Name | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| APPLE INC COMMON STOCK USD 0.00001 | AAPL | 8.95% |
| NVIDIA CORP COMMON STOCK USD 0.001 | NVDA | 6.72% |
| MICROSOFT CORP COMMON STOCK USD 0.00000625 | MSFT | 4.62% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON COMMON STOCK USD 1 | JNJ | 2.65% |
| BROADCOM INC COMMON STOCK USD | AVGO | 2.58% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL A - COMMON STOCK USD 0.001 | GOOGL | 2.34% |
| PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC COMMON STOCK USD 0 | PM | 2.12% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO COMMON STOCK USD 1 | JPM | 1.96% |
| ELI LILLY AND COMPANY | LLY | 1.95% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL C - COMMON STOCK USD 0.001 | GOOG | 1.87% |
| and 143 more | ||
Similar ETFs
- Northern Trust Quality Dividend ETFQDF · Overlap 74% · Expense ratio 0.40%
- Northern Trust US Quality Large Cap ETFQLC · Overlap 55% · Expense ratio 0.26%
- Fidelity Quality Factor ETFFQAL · Overlap 52% · Expense ratio 0.15%
- Franklin U.S. Large Cap Multifactor Index ETFFLQL · Overlap 51% · Expense ratio 0.15%
- Fidelity U.S. Multifactor ETFFLRG · Overlap 49% · Expense ratio 0.15%
- iShares U.S. Equity Factor ETFLRGF · Overlap 48% · Expense ratio 0.08%
- Invesco Russell 1000 Dynamic Multifactor ETFOMFL · Overlap 48% · Expense ratio 0.29%
- Fidelity Dividend ETF for Rising RatesFDRR · Overlap 48% · Expense ratio 0.15%
Overlap is the share of assets the two funds hold in common.
Historical returns do not guarantee future returns. This is not investment advice.

Northern Trust Quality Dividend Defensive ETF (QDEF)
- Expense ratio
- 0.40%
- Fund assets
- 554.88M USD (all share classes)
- Issuer
- FlexShares
- Inception date
- Dec 14, 2012
- Number of holdings
- 156
| Name | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| APPLE INC COMMON STOCK USD 0.00001 | AAPL | 8.95% |
| NVIDIA CORP COMMON STOCK USD 0.001 | NVDA | 6.72% |
| MICROSOFT CORP COMMON STOCK USD 0.00000625 | MSFT | 4.62% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON COMMON STOCK USD 1 | JNJ | 2.65% |
| BROADCOM INC COMMON STOCK USD | AVGO | 2.58% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL A - COMMON STOCK USD 0.001 | GOOGL | 2.34% |
| PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC COMMON STOCK USD 0 | PM | 2.12% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO COMMON STOCK USD 1 | JPM | 1.96% |
| ELI LILLY AND COMPANY | LLY | 1.95% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL C - COMMON STOCK USD 0.001 | GOOG | 1.87% |
| and 143 more | ||
Designed for investors prioritizing a cautious strategy within the realm of high-quality U.S. companies, this fund aims to mirror the overall financial returns—including both capital appreciation and income generation—of the underlying Northern Trust Quality Dividend Defensive Index. This goal is measured before any management fees or operating expenses are deducted.
- Northern Trust Quality Dividend ETFQDF · Overlap 74% · Expense ratio 0.40%
- Northern Trust US Quality Large Cap ETFQLC · Overlap 55% · Expense ratio 0.26%
- Fidelity Quality Factor ETFFQAL · Overlap 52% · Expense ratio 0.15%
- Franklin U.S. Large Cap Multifactor Index ETFFLQL · Overlap 51% · Expense ratio 0.15%
- Fidelity U.S. Multifactor ETFFLRG · Overlap 49% · Expense ratio 0.15%
- iShares U.S. Equity Factor ETFLRGF · Overlap 48% · Expense ratio 0.08%
- Invesco Russell 1000 Dynamic Multifactor ETFOMFL · Overlap 48% · Expense ratio 0.29%
- Fidelity Dividend ETF for Rising RatesFDRR · Overlap 48% · Expense ratio 0.15%
Overlap is the share of assets the two funds hold in common.
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