QDEF vs. GINX ETF Comparison

Comparison of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) to SGI Enhanced Global Income ETF (GINX)
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
GINX

SGI Enhanced Global Income ETF

GINX Description The fund is an actively-managed exchange-traded fund ("ETF") and seeks to achieve its objective by (1) actively investing in global companies that offer dividend income and that trade on U.S. stock exchanges and (2) investing in options strategies that seek to generate current income. The fund uses an actively traded put and call options strategy that choose deep out-of-the-money strike prices generally expiring within 1-7 days to generate income.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$26.86

Average Daily Volume

6,896

Number of Holdings *

93

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period QDEF GINX
30 Days 1.58% 0.93%
60 Days 2.63% 0.12%
90 Days 4.66% -0.34%
12 Months 30.49%
17 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in QDEF Weight in GINX Overlap
ABBV D 2.6% 0.88% 0.88%
BAC A 0.02% 0.56% 0.02%
BK A 0.67% 0.66% 0.66%
BPOP B 0.48% 0.54% 0.48%
COST B 0.24% 0.5% 0.24%
DUK C 0.77% 0.48% 0.48%
EVRG A 0.4% 0.53% 0.4%
GOOG C 1.1% 3.25% 1.1%
JPM A 0.73% 0.55% 0.55%
KO D 0.65% 0.93% 0.65%
LMT D 1.05% 0.48% 0.48%
MA C 0.23% 0.51% 0.23%
MCK B 0.71% 0.6% 0.6%
META D 2.76% 3.44% 2.76%
MRK F 2.25% 2.11% 2.11%
QCOM F 1.65% 2.48% 1.65%
TJX A 0.99% 0.53% 0.53%
QDEF Overweight 106 Positions Relative to GINX
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%
IBM C 1.7%
PM B 1.65%
GOOGL C 1.36%
INTU C 1.29%
TMUS B 1.14%
ADP B 1.13%
GILD C 1.03%
SBUX A 0.98%
AVGO D 0.88%
MO A 0.86%
CI F 0.83%
AMT D 0.82%
KLAC D 0.79%
T A 0.77%
ITW B 0.74%
MSI B 0.74%
CME A 0.71%
MMM D 0.66%
VZ C 0.65%
UNM A 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%
OHI 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%
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%
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%
NEP F 0.32%
WEC A 0.28%
PEG A 0.26%
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%
QDEF Underweight 76 Positions Relative to GINX
Symbol Grade Weight
C A -4.18%
TAK F -3.79%
INFY B -3.7%
CL D -3.68%
NGG D -3.63%
UMC F -3.15%
LLY F -3.04%
WCC B -3.01%
NTES D -2.15%
UPS C -2.04%
WIT A -1.85%
LPX B -1.62%
NVO D -1.51%
CBRE B -1.37%
NICE C -1.36%
KOF F -1.32%
CSX B -1.3%
CWEN C -1.1%
LRCX F -1.09%
BRK.A B -0.99%
UNP C -0.95%
MBI B -0.92%
PGR A -0.78%
IBN C -0.76%
BBVA F -0.75%
WF C -0.62%
CFG B -0.59%
AXP A -0.57%
TPR B -0.57%
ALL A -0.56%
AEP D -0.56%
TSN B -0.55%
EOG A -0.55%
UFPI B -0.54%
FDX B -0.54%
CIG C -0.54%
MKL A -0.54%
EQH B -0.53%
PRU A -0.52%
SWX B -0.52%
IX F -0.52%
INGR B -0.52%
BBWI D -0.52%
CIB B -0.51%
APH A -0.51%
PSX C -0.51%
JXN C -0.51%
PBR C -0.51%
NFG A -0.5%
UHS D -0.5%
VIPS F -0.5%
TGT F -0.5%
DE A -0.49%
OXY D -0.49%
SAN F -0.49%
DD D -0.49%
ASR D -0.49%
RPRX D -0.48%
HCA F -0.48%
SAP B -0.48%
LOGI D -0.48%
RDY F -0.47%
UL D -0.47%
ELV F -0.47%
RIO D -0.47%
BABA D -0.46%
TSM B -0.46%
SHG D -0.46%
AMAT F -0.45%
ZTO F -0.44%
JD D -0.44%
SNN D -0.44%
HMC F -0.43%
TLK D -0.43%
REGN F -0.4%
MPWR F -0.31%
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