QDEF vs. DGRO ETF Comparison
Comparison of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) to iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO)
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
DGRO
iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF
DGRO Description
The investment seeks to track the investment results of the Morningstar® U.S. Dividend Growth IndexSM. The index is a dividend dollars weighted index that seeks to measure the performance of U.S. companies selected based on a consistent history of growing dividends. The index is a subset of the Morningstar® U.S. Market IndexSM, which is a diversified broad market index that represents approximately 97% of the market capitalization of publicly-traded U.S. stocks. The fund generally invests at least 90% of its assets in securities of the index and in depositary receipts representing securities of the index.Grade (RS Rating)
Last Trade
$64.26
Average Daily Volume
1,580,894
Number of Holdings
*
412
* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
| Period | QDEF | DGRO |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Days | 1.58% | 1.89% |
| 60 Days | 2.63% | 3.05% |
| 90 Days | 4.66% | 5.27% |
| 12 Months | 30.49% | 28.56% |
74 Overlapping Holdings
| Symbol | Grade | Weight in QDEF | Weight in DGRO | Overlap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAPL | C | 6.07% | 2.79% | 2.79% | |
| ABBV | D | 2.6% | 2.12% | 2.12% | |
| ADP | B | 1.13% | 0.56% | 0.56% | |
| AFL | B | 0.6% | 0.24% | 0.24% | |
| AIZ | A | 0.58% | 0.04% | 0.04% | |
| AVGO | D | 0.88% | 2.28% | 0.88% | |
| AVY | D | 0.48% | 0.06% | 0.06% | |
| BAC | A | 0.02% | 1.77% | 0.02% | |
| BAH | F | 0.12% | 0.06% | 0.06% | |
| BK | A | 0.67% | 0.36% | 0.36% | |
| BMY | B | 0.45% | 1.29% | 0.45% | |
| BPOP | B | 0.48% | 0.04% | 0.04% | |
| BWXT | B | 0.64% | 0.03% | 0.03% | |
| CAH | B | 0.17% | 0.12% | 0.12% | |
| CFR | B | 0.6% | 0.07% | 0.07% | |
| CHE | D | 0.39% | 0.01% | 0.01% | |
| CME | A | 0.71% | 0.39% | 0.39% | |
| COR | B | 0.57% | 0.08% | 0.08% | |
| COST | B | 0.24% | 0.47% | 0.24% | |
| CSCO | B | 0.61% | 1.72% | 0.61% | |
| CSL | C | 0.53% | 0.05% | 0.05% | |
| CSWI | A | 0.57% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| DDS | B | 0.12% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| DPZ | C | 0.41% | 0.05% | 0.05% | |
| DUK | C | 0.77% | 0.71% | 0.71% | |
| EBAY | D | 0.4% | 0.13% | 0.13% | |
| ED | D | 0.49% | 0.24% | 0.24% | |
| EXPD | D | 0.42% | 0.05% | 0.05% | |
| FAST | B | 0.58% | 0.24% | 0.24% | |
| FIS | C | 0.6% | 0.19% | 0.19% | |
| GILD | C | 1.03% | 0.96% | 0.96% | |
| HD | A | 3.07% | 2.24% | 2.24% | |
| HRB | D | 0.45% | 0.04% | 0.04% | |
| IBM | C | 1.7% | 1.37% | 1.37% | |
| INTU | C | 1.29% | 0.25% | 0.25% | |
| IPG | D | 0.46% | 0.1% | 0.1% | |
| ITW | B | 0.74% | 0.42% | 0.42% | |
| JNJ | D | 2.93% | 2.54% | 2.54% | |
| JPM | A | 0.73% | 3.24% | 0.73% | |
| K | A | 0.53% | 0.14% | 0.14% | |
| KLAC | D | 0.79% | 0.15% | 0.15% | |
| KMB | D | 0.51% | 0.35% | 0.35% | |
| KO | D | 0.65% | 1.5% | 0.65% | |
| LMT | D | 1.05% | 0.57% | 0.57% | |
| LOW | D | 0.47% | 0.65% | 0.47% | |
| LSTR | D | 0.49% | 0.01% | 0.01% | |
| MA | C | 0.23% | 0.53% | 0.23% | |
| MAS | D | 0.23% | 0.06% | 0.06% | |
| MCK | B | 0.71% | 0.1% | 0.1% | |
| MET | A | 0.53% | 0.33% | 0.33% | |
| MRK | F | 2.25% | 1.49% | 1.49% | |
| MSFT | F | 4.97% | 2.83% | 2.83% | |
| MSI | B | 0.74% | 0.17% | 0.17% | |
| MSM | C | 0.37% | 0.04% | 0.04% | |
| ORI | A | 0.54% | 0.07% | 0.07% | |
| OTIS | C | 0.51% | 0.15% | 0.15% | |
| PEG | A | 0.26% | 0.3% | 0.26% | |
| PG | A | 2.83% | 2.11% | 2.11% | |
| PNW | B | 0.52% | 0.09% | 0.09% | |
| QCOM | F | 1.65% | 0.83% | 0.83% | |
| RMD | C | 0.54% | 0.07% | 0.07% | |
| SBUX | A | 0.98% | 0.59% | 0.59% | |
| SWKS | F | 0.39% | 0.08% | 0.08% | |
| UMBF | B | 0.61% | 0.02% | 0.02% | |
| UNM | A | 0.65% | 0.08% | 0.08% | |
| V | A | 0.38% | 0.86% | 0.38% | |
| VRSK | A | 0.57% | 0.05% | 0.05% | |
| WDFC | B | 0.55% | 0.01% | 0.01% | |
| WEC | A | 0.28% | 0.25% | 0.25% | |
| WMT | A | 0.12% | 0.88% | 0.12% | |
| WSM | B | 0.41% | 0.06% | 0.06% | |
| WTW | B | 0.58% | 0.09% | 0.09% | |
| XOM | B | 0.5% | 3.04% | 0.5% | |
| ZTS | D | 0.11% | 0.17% | 0.11% |
QDEF Overweight 49 Positions Relative to DGRO
| Symbol | Grade | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDA | C | 6.0% | |
| META | D | 2.76% | |
| PM | B | 1.65% | |
| GOOGL | C | 1.36% | |
| TMUS | B | 1.14% | |
| GOOG | C | 1.1% | |
| TJX | A | 0.99% | |
| MO | A | 0.86% | |
| CI | F | 0.83% | |
| AMT | D | 0.82% | |
| T | A | 0.77% | |
| MMM | D | 0.66% | |
| VZ | C | 0.65% | |
| EME | C | 0.64% | |
| PAYX | C | 0.63% | |
| EA | A | 0.6% | |
| GEN | B | 0.59% | |
| PSA | D | 0.59% | |
| VIRT | B | 0.57% | |
| LDOS | C | 0.57% | |
| D | C | 0.56% | |
| PPL | B | 0.55% | |
| ESS | B | 0.54% | |
| OHI | C | 0.53% | |
| EQR | B | 0.53% | |
| MAA | B | 0.53% | |
| IRDM | D | 0.52% | |
| CPT | B | 0.51% | |
| OMF | A | 0.5% | |
| DOX | D | 0.48% | |
| RDN | C | 0.48% | |
| NSA | D | 0.47% | |
| OGE | B | 0.47% | |
| DELL | C | 0.46% | |
| GIS | D | 0.45% | |
| VRT | B | 0.45% | |
| WU | D | 0.43% | |
| SAIC | F | 0.41% | |
| CUBE | D | 0.4% | |
| EVRG | A | 0.4% | |
| EXC | C | 0.39% | |
| BSY | D | 0.37% | |
| STNG | F | 0.36% | |
| STWD | C | 0.32% | |
| NEP | F | 0.32% | |
| NNN | D | 0.21% | |
| AVB | B | 0.18% | |
| SCCO | F | 0.16% | |
| ROL | B | 0.12% |
QDEF Underweight 338 Positions Relative to DGRO
| Symbol | Grade | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVX | A | -2.95% | |
| UNH | C | -1.77% | |
| PEP | F | -1.53% | |
| MS | A | -1.46% | |
| CMCSA | B | -1.21% | |
| C | A | -1.17% | |
| UPS | C | -1.13% | |
| GS | A | -1.12% | |
| MCD | D | -1.11% | |
| AMGN | D | -0.94% | |
| COP | C | -0.91% | |
| NEE | D | -0.88% | |
| ABT | B | -0.87% | |
| BLK | C | -0.82% | |
| LLY | F | -0.81% | |
| MDT | D | -0.79% | |
| RTX | C | -0.76% | |
| ACN | C | -0.74% | |
| HON | B | -0.72% | |
| CAT | B | -0.72% | |
| UNP | C | -0.71% | |
| SO | D | -0.71% | |
| PNC | B | -0.68% | |
| ORCL | B | -0.68% | |
| LIN | D | -0.59% | |
| EOG | A | -0.54% | |
| TGT | F | -0.49% | |
| PSX | C | -0.46% | |
| MDLZ | F | -0.45% | |
| AXP | A | -0.41% | |
| APD | A | -0.41% | |
| ETN | A | -0.41% | |
| AEP | D | -0.4% | |
| SRE | A | -0.4% | |
| NKE | D | -0.39% | |
| ADI | D | -0.38% | |
| MMC | B | -0.36% | |
| EMR | A | -0.35% | |
| CL | D | -0.33% | |
| CB | C | -0.32% | |
| GD | F | -0.31% | |
| XEL | A | -0.3% | |
| NSC | B | -0.29% | |
| CMI | A | -0.28% | |
| SYK | C | -0.28% | |
| MTB | A | -0.27% | |
| EIX | B | -0.27% | |
| HPQ | B | -0.27% | |
| AMAT | F | -0.27% | |
| NOC | D | -0.26% | |
| WM | A | -0.26% | |
| ETR | B | -0.26% | |
| TRV | B | -0.25% | |
| SPGI | C | -0.25% | |
| ELV | F | -0.25% | |
| BDX | F | -0.24% | |
| CSX | B | -0.23% | |
| ICE | C | -0.23% | |
| PH | A | -0.23% | |
| SYY | B | -0.23% | |
| ALL | A | -0.23% | |
| LRCX | F | -0.22% | |
| LHX | C | -0.22% | |
| STT | A | -0.22% | |
| DFS | B | -0.22% | |
| GLW | B | -0.22% | |
| NXPI | D | -0.22% | |
| KR | B | -0.22% | |
| ES | D | -0.21% | |
| ADM | D | -0.2% | |
| TT | A | -0.2% | |
| ARES | A | -0.19% | |
| DTE | C | -0.19% | |
| TEL | B | -0.19% | |
| AEE | A | -0.18% | |
| MCHP | D | -0.18% | |
| PFG | D | -0.17% | |
| PCAR | B | -0.17% | |
| YUM | B | -0.17% | |
| NTRS | A | -0.17% | |
| AMP | A | -0.17% | |
| FERG | B | -0.16% | |
| SHW | A | -0.16% | |
| HSY | F | -0.16% | |
| ROK | B | -0.15% | |
| AON | A | -0.15% | |
| APH | A | -0.14% | |
| CMS | C | -0.14% | |
| STZ | D | -0.14% | |
| PPG | F | -0.14% | |
| NUE | C | -0.13% | |
| SYF | B | -0.13% | |
| CTAS | B | -0.13% | |
| ECL | D | -0.13% | |
| CINF | A | -0.13% | |
| HIG | B | -0.13% | |
| DHR | F | -0.13% | |
| LNT | A | -0.12% | |
| GPC | D | -0.12% | |
| SNA | A | -0.12% | |
| FNF | B | -0.12% | |
| NI | A | -0.12% | |
| AJG | B | -0.12% | |
| ATO | A | -0.12% | |
| GRMN | B | -0.12% | |
| MCO | B | -0.12% | |
| MSCI | C | -0.12% | |
| OMC | C | -0.12% | |
| AWK | D | -0.12% | |
| CMA | A | -0.11% | |
| RJF | A | -0.11% | |
| TSCO | D | -0.11% | |
| BAX | D | -0.11% | |
| DG | F | -0.11% | |
| TMO | F | -0.11% | |
| VST | B | -0.11% | |
| SJM | D | -0.1% | |
| WSO | A | -0.1% | |
| SWK | D | -0.1% | |
| HCA | F | -0.1% | |
| GWW | B | -0.1% | |
| NTAP | C | -0.1% | |
| RSG | A | -0.1% | |
| CTVA | C | -0.1% | |
| ROST | C | -0.1% | |
| MKC | D | -0.09% | |
| AES | F | -0.09% | |
| EMN | D | -0.09% | |
| BR | A | -0.09% | |
| EWBC | A | -0.09% | |
| NDAQ | A | -0.09% | |
| EG | C | -0.08% | |
| DGX | A | -0.08% | |
| STLD | B | -0.08% | |
| HUM | C | -0.08% | |
| OVV | B | -0.08% | |
| MOS | F | -0.07% | |
| HUBB | B | -0.07% | |
| VMC | B | -0.07% | |
| CHD | B | -0.07% | |
| JEF | A | -0.07% | |
| AME | A | -0.07% | |
| HRL | D | -0.07% | |
| DOV | A | -0.07% | |
| DHI | D | -0.07% | |
| CHRW | C | -0.07% | |
| ZION | B | -0.07% | |
| ROP | B | -0.07% | |
| WTRG | B | -0.07% | |
| XYL | D | -0.07% | |
| IEX | B | -0.06% | |
| DKS | C | -0.06% | |
| PB | A | -0.06% | |
| LW | C | -0.06% | |
| OC | A | -0.06% | |
| A | D | -0.06% | |
| FMC | D | -0.06% | |
| RGA | A | -0.06% | |
| RHI | B | -0.06% | |
| RPM | A | -0.06% | |
| CDW | F | -0.06% | |
| RS | B | -0.06% | |
| EQH | B | -0.06% | |
| VOYA | B | -0.05% | |
| TXRH | C | -0.05% | |
| GBCI | B | -0.05% | |
| POR | C | -0.05% | |
| SSNC | B | -0.05% | |
| NXST | C | -0.05% | |
| MLM | B | -0.05% | |
| OZK | B | -0.05% | |
| INGR | B | -0.05% | |
| ALB | C | -0.05% | |
| AFG | A | -0.05% | |
| FAF | A | -0.05% | |
| ODFL | B | -0.05% | |
| SF | B | -0.05% | |
| WTFC | A | -0.04% | |
| JBHT | C | -0.04% | |
| TPL | A | -0.04% | |
| HII | D | -0.04% | |
| LII | A | -0.04% | |
| AXS | A | -0.04% | |
| TXNM | A | -0.04% | |
| NDSN | B | -0.04% | |
| JKHY | D | -0.04% | |
| PHM | D | -0.04% | |
| CBSH | A | -0.04% | |
| ALLE | D | -0.04% | |
| R | B | -0.04% | |
| FDS | B | -0.04% | |
| NJR | A | -0.04% | |
| SR | A | -0.04% | |
| HOMB | A | -0.04% | |
| FLO | D | -0.04% | |
| PNR | A | -0.04% | |
| SCI | B | -0.04% | |
| WAL | B | -0.04% | |
| CE | F | -0.04% | |
| GGG | B | -0.04% | |
| POOL | C | -0.04% | |
| SON | D | -0.04% | |
| SSB | B | -0.04% | |
| STE | F | -0.04% | |
| NFG | A | -0.04% | |
| LECO | B | -0.04% | |
| IDA | A | -0.04% | |
| G | B | -0.03% | |
| LCII | C | -0.03% | |
| ESNT | D | -0.03% | |
| UCB | A | -0.03% | |
| FBIN | D | -0.03% | |
| CATY | B | -0.03% | |
| MKTX | D | -0.03% | |
| GNTX | C | -0.03% | |
| AVT | C | -0.03% | |
| FFIN | B | -0.03% | |
| BC | C | -0.03% | |
| PII | D | -0.03% | |
| ITT | A | -0.03% | |
| SEIC | B | -0.03% | |
| ATR | B | -0.03% | |
| MAN | D | -0.03% | |
| OSK | B | -0.03% | |
| THG | A | -0.03% | |
| BRO | B | -0.03% | |
| KTB | B | -0.03% | |
| DCI | B | -0.03% | |
| AOS | F | -0.03% | |
| NVT | B | -0.03% | |
| MTG | C | -0.03% | |
| J | F | -0.03% | |
| HLI | B | -0.03% | |
| OGS | A | -0.03% | |
| TTC | D | -0.03% | |
| PRI | A | -0.03% | |
| MPWR | F | -0.03% | |
| PRGO | B | -0.03% | |
| EVR | B | -0.03% | |
| WLK | D | -0.02% | |
| SLGN | A | -0.02% | |
| MDU | D | -0.02% | |
| LFUS | F | -0.02% | |
| ASH | D | -0.02% | |
| PWR | A | -0.02% | |
| AWR | B | -0.02% | |
| DLB | B | -0.02% | |
| NSP | D | -0.02% | |
| LANC | C | -0.02% | |
| MSA | D | -0.02% | |
| AGCO | D | -0.02% | |
| HI | C | -0.02% | |
| AGO | B | -0.02% | |
| CADE | B | -0.02% | |
| LPX | B | -0.02% | |
| CASY | A | -0.02% | |
| MGEE | C | -0.02% | |
| RNR | C | -0.02% | |
| NYT | C | -0.02% | |
| SFBS | B | -0.02% | |
| LAD | A | -0.02% | |
| SNX | C | -0.02% | |
| OTTR | C | -0.02% | |
| AIT | A | -0.02% | |
| TKR | D | -0.02% | |
| CNO | A | -0.02% | |
| CRI | D | -0.02% | |
| WD | D | -0.02% | |
| PAG | B | -0.02% | |
| GATX | A | -0.02% | |
| UFPI | B | -0.02% | |
| GL | B | -0.02% | |
| SIGI | C | -0.02% | |
| XRAY | F | -0.02% | |
| HLNE | B | -0.02% | |
| AL | B | -0.02% | |
| FBP | B | -0.02% | |
| ERIE | D | -0.02% | |
| AVNT | B | -0.02% | |
| CBT | C | -0.02% | |
| WRB | A | -0.02% | |
| RRX | B | -0.02% | |
| RGLD | C | -0.02% | |
| THO | B | -0.02% | |
| WING | D | -0.01% | |
| AMTM | D | -0.01% | |
| KWR | C | -0.01% | |
| GOLF | B | -0.01% | |
| AIN | C | -0.01% | |
| BCPC | B | -0.01% | |
| CHDN | B | -0.01% | |
| BCC | B | -0.01% | |
| GPI | A | -0.01% | |
| IR | B | -0.01% | |
| AAON | B | -0.01% | |
| WMS | D | -0.01% | |
| BRC | D | -0.01% | |
| COLM | B | -0.01% | |
| IOSP | B | -0.01% | |
| CW | B | -0.01% | |
| WHD | B | -0.01% | |
| BMI | B | -0.01% | |
| FELE | B | -0.01% | |
| FUL | F | -0.01% | |
| BANF | B | -0.01% | |
| POWI | D | -0.01% | |
| JJSF | B | -0.01% | |
| TEX | D | -0.01% | |
| MORN | B | -0.01% | |
| SSD | D | -0.01% | |
| CGNX | C | -0.01% | |
| ECG | C | -0.01% | |
| MGRC | B | -0.01% | |
| WTS | B | -0.01% | |
| TTEK | F | -0.01% | |
| RUSHA | C | -0.01% | |
| EXPO | D | -0.01% | |
| RLI | B | -0.01% | |
| FCFS | F | -0.01% | |
| FIX | A | -0.01% | |
| BOKF | B | -0.01% | |
| SHOO | D | -0.01% | |
| IPAR | B | -0.01% | |
| WST | C | -0.01% | |
| OLED | D | -0.01% | |
| MATX | C | -0.01% | |
| SIRI | C | -0.01% | |
| AWI | A | -0.01% | |
| ABM | B | -0.01% | |
| CWT | D | -0.01% | |
| RUSHB | B | -0.0% | |
| ENSG | D | -0.0% | |
| HEI | B | -0.0% | |
| KNSL | B | -0.0% | |
| NNI | D | -0.0% | |
| HEI | B | -0.0% | |
| WOR | F | -0.0% | |
| KAI | A | -0.0% |
QDEF: Top Represented Industries & Keywords
Industries:
Utilities - Regulated Electric
Business Services
Drug Manufacturers - Major
REIT - Residential
Telecom Services
Credit Services
Semiconductors
Banks - Regional - US
Diversified Industrials
Information Technology Services
Insurance - Life
Internet Content & Information
Medical Distribution
REIT - Industrial
Software - Application
Utilities - Diversified
Aerospace & Defense
Banks - Global
Communication Equipment
Conglomerates
DGRO: Top Represented Industries & Keywords
Industries:
Diversified Industrials
Banks - Regional - US
Utilities - Regulated Electric
Specialty Chemicals
Business Services
Capital Markets
Insurance - Property & Casualty
Asset Management
Packaged Foods
Building Materials
Semiconductors
Aerospace & Defense
Credit Services
Drug Manufacturers - Major
Insurance - Life
Insurance Brokers
Medical Instruments & Supplies
Restaurants
Tools & Accessories
Utilities - Diversified
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