QDEFFLEXSHARES QUALITY DIVIDEND DEFENSIVE INDEX FUND
FLEXSHARES QUALITY DIVIDEND DEFENSIVE INDEX FUND
$91.10+0.41% today
789252-WK
SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN
The desk’s read
Flows are quiet — the past month netted out near zero, while the price has returned +12.2% so far this year.
COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH
$431Massets under management
—expense ratio
—net flow, trailing month
6Kavg daily volume, 30 days
130holdings · US-domiciled
2024listed February 2, 2024 · beta 0.68
Sector weights
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
| 1 week | -0.3% |
| 1 month | +3.9% |
| 3 months | +3.8% |
| 6 months | +9.1% |
| YTD | +12.2% |
| 1 year | +16.4% |
| 3 years | — |
PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED
Net flows
| 1 week | — |
| 1 month | — |
| 3 months | — |
| YTD | — |
| 1 year | — |
CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS
The risk read
9%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
10%realized volatility, 1 year
-7.2%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-0.7%where it sits vs. that peak today
VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK
Options tape
—calls today
—puts today
—put/call ratio
2Kshares traded
The case against QDEF
Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat QDEF on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.
| Fund | Fee | Assets | Flow, 1M | The case | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IVW iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF | 0.18% | $77.4B | +$322M | 180× the assets · +$322M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IVE iShares S&P 500 Value ETF | 0.18% | $50.4B | +$51M | 117× the assets · +$51M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| QUAL iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF | 0.15% | $47.9B | +$574M | 111× the assets · +$574M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| JEPQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF | 0.35% | $41.9B | +$1.1B | 97× the assets · +$1.1B in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IUSG iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF | 0.04% | $33.8B | +$668M | 79× the assets · +$668M in over the month | Head-to-head |