GYLD vs. QDEF ETF Comparison

Comparison of Arrow Dow Jones Global Yield ETF ETF (GYLD) to FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF)

GYLD

Arrow Dow Jones Global Yield ETF ETF

GYLD Description

The investment seeks investment results that generally correspond, before fees and expenses, to the price and yield performance of the Dow Jones Global Composite Yield Index (the "underlying index"). The fund uses a "passive" or "indexing" investment approach to seek to track the price and yield performance of the underlying index. It invests at least 80% of its total assets in the component securities of the underlying index (or depositary receipts representing those securities). The underlying index seeks to identify the 150 highest yielding investable securities in the world.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$12.89

Average Daily Volume

3,728

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

QDEF

FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund

QDEF Description

The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Northern Trust Quality Dividend Defensive IndexSM. The fund generally will invest under normal circumstances at least 80% of its total assets in the securities of the underlying index. The underlying index is designed to provide exposure to a high-quality, income-oriented portfolio of U.S. equity securities, with an emphasis on long-term capital growth and a targeted overall volatility that is lower than that of the Northern Trust 1250 IndexSM. It may also invest up to 20% of its assets in cash and cash equivalents.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$72.79

Average Daily Volume

6,852

Number of Holdings ^*

123

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	GYLD	QDEF
30 Days	-2.84%	1.58%
60 Days	-4.29%	2.63%
90 Days	-2.12%	4.66%
12 Months	13.00%	30.49%

3 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in GYLD	Weight in QDEF	Overlap
MO	A	0.88%	0.86%	0.86%
NEP	F	0.42%	0.32%	0.32%
OHI	C	0.78%	0.53%	0.53%

GYLD Overweight 36 Positions Relative to QDEF

Symbol	Grade	Weight
KNTK	B	0.91%
MPLX	A	0.83%
ET	A	0.81%
ARLP	A	0.8%
BDN	C	0.79%
UAN	B	0.79%
EPD	A	0.78%
ENLC	A	0.78%
CQP	B	0.77%
DMLP	A	0.77%
AM	A	0.76%
GLP	A	0.76%
HIW	D	0.76%
PDM	D	0.75%
BSM	B	0.75%
PAGP	A	0.73%
BNL	D	0.73%
GMRE	F	0.72%
SUN	B	0.72%
EPR	D	0.72%
CAPL	D	0.71%
PAA	B	0.71%
KRP	B	0.71%
WES	C	0.71%
HESM	B	0.71%
IEP	F	0.7%
DEA	D	0.7%
USAC	B	0.69%
DKL	C	0.69%
GNL	F	0.68%
SPH	B	0.68%
GEL	D	0.65%
IIPR	D	0.6%
MPW	F	0.56%
SVC	F	0.43%
NRP	B	0.0%

GYLD Underweight 120 Positions Relative to QDEF

Symbol	Grade	Weight
AAPL	C	-6.07%
NVDA	C	-6.0%
MSFT	F	-4.97%
HD	A	-3.07%
JNJ	D	-2.93%
PG	A	-2.83%
META	D	-2.76%
ABBV	D	-2.6%
MRK	F	-2.25%
IBM	C	-1.7%
QCOM	F	-1.65%
PM	B	-1.65%
GOOGL	C	-1.36%
INTU	C	-1.29%
TMUS	B	-1.14%
ADP	B	-1.13%
GOOG	C	-1.1%
LMT	D	-1.05%
GILD	C	-1.03%
TJX	A	-0.99%
SBUX	A	-0.98%
AVGO	D	-0.88%
CI	F	-0.83%
AMT	D	-0.82%
KLAC	D	-0.79%
T	A	-0.77%
DUK	C	-0.77%
ITW	B	-0.74%
MSI	B	-0.74%
JPM	A	-0.73%
CME	A	-0.71%
MCK	B	-0.71%
BK	A	-0.67%
MMM	D	-0.66%
VZ	C	-0.65%
UNM	A	-0.65%
KO	D	-0.65%
EME	C	-0.64%
BWXT	B	-0.64%
PAYX	C	-0.63%
UMBF	B	-0.61%
CSCO	B	-0.61%
FIS	C	-0.6%
EA	A	-0.6%
AFL	B	-0.6%
CFR	B	-0.6%
GEN	B	-0.59%
PSA	D	-0.59%
AIZ	A	-0.58%
WTW	B	-0.58%
FAST	B	-0.58%
VIRT	B	-0.57%
CSWI	A	-0.57%
COR	B	-0.57%
LDOS	C	-0.57%
VRSK	A	-0.57%
D	C	-0.56%
WDFC	B	-0.55%
PPL	B	-0.55%
ORI	A	-0.54%
ESS	B	-0.54%
RMD	C	-0.54%
K	A	-0.53%
CSL	C	-0.53%
MET	A	-0.53%
EQR	B	-0.53%
MAA	B	-0.53%
PNW	B	-0.52%
IRDM	D	-0.52%
CPT	B	-0.51%
OTIS	C	-0.51%
KMB	D	-0.51%
XOM	B	-0.5%
OMF	A	-0.5%
LSTR	D	-0.49%
ED	D	-0.49%
AVY	D	-0.48%
DOX	D	-0.48%
BPOP	B	-0.48%
RDN	C	-0.48%
LOW	D	-0.47%
NSA	D	-0.47%
OGE	B	-0.47%
IPG	D	-0.46%
DELL	C	-0.46%
BMY	B	-0.45%
GIS	D	-0.45%
VRT	B	-0.45%
HRB	D	-0.45%
WU	D	-0.43%
EXPD	D	-0.42%
SAIC	F	-0.41%
WSM	B	-0.41%
DPZ	C	-0.41%
CUBE	D	-0.4%
EVRG	A	-0.4%
EBAY	D	-0.4%
EXC	C	-0.39%
CHE	D	-0.39%
SWKS	F	-0.39%
V	A	-0.38%
MSM	C	-0.37%
BSY	D	-0.37%
STNG	F	-0.36%
STWD	C	-0.32%
WEC	A	-0.28%
PEG	A	-0.26%
COST	B	-0.24%
MA	C	-0.23%
MAS	D	-0.23%
NNN	D	-0.21%
AVB	B	-0.18%
CAH	B	-0.17%
SCCO	F	-0.16%
BAH	F	-0.12%
DDS	B	-0.12%
WMT	A	-0.12%
ROL	B	-0.12%
ZTS	D	-0.11%
BAC	A	-0.02%