QDEF vs. SSO ETF Comparison

Comparison of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) to ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO)
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

$71.15

Average Daily Volume

6,181

Number of Holdings *

121

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
SSO

ProShares Ultra S&P500

SSO Description The investment seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times (2x) the daily performance of the S&P 500®. The fund invests in securities and derivatives that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as two times (2x) the daily return of the index. The index is a measure of large-cap U.S. stock market performance. It is a float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index of 500 U.S. operating companies and real estate investment trusts selected through a process. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$89.40

Average Daily Volume

2,835,086

Number of Holdings *

496

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period QDEF SSO
30 Days 2.33% 4.63%
60 Days 6.28% 8.91%
90 Days 9.04% 8.44%
12 Months 33.91% 67.95%
86 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in QDEF Weight in SSO Overlap
AAPL C 6.16% 4.63% 4.63%
ABBV B 3.01% 0.46% 0.46%
ADP C 1.05% 0.15% 0.15%
AFL A 0.6% 0.07% 0.07%
AIZ B 0.52% 0.01% 0.01%
AMT C 0.99% 0.15% 0.15%
AVB C 0.18% 0.04% 0.04%
AVGO C 0.88% 1.08% 0.88%
AVY C 0.52% 0.02% 0.02%
BAC D 0.02% 0.36% 0.02%
BK B 0.63% 0.07% 0.07%
BMY C 0.38% 0.14% 0.14%
CAH C 0.16% 0.04% 0.04%
CI C 0.92% 0.13% 0.13%
CME B 0.69% 0.1% 0.1%
COST C 0.23% 0.55% 0.23%
CPT C 0.54% 0.02% 0.02%
CSCO B 0.55% 0.28% 0.28%
D C 0.58% 0.07% 0.07%
DELL C 0.41% 0.05% 0.05%
DPZ D 0.39% 0.02% 0.02%
DUK B 0.81% 0.12% 0.12%
EA D 0.52% 0.05% 0.05%
EBAY B 0.41% 0.04% 0.04%
ED B 0.53% 0.05% 0.05%
EQR C 0.56% 0.04% 0.04%
ESS C 0.56% 0.03% 0.03%
EVRG B 0.4% 0.02% 0.02%
EXC B 0.41% 0.05% 0.05%
EXPD B 0.45% 0.02% 0.02%
FAST C 0.51% 0.06% 0.06%
FIS C 0.58% 0.06% 0.06%
GILD B 0.95% 0.14% 0.14%
GIS B 0.53% 0.06% 0.06%
GOOG D 1.03% 1.05% 1.03%
GOOGL D 1.27% 1.27% 1.27%
HD B 2.99% 0.52% 0.52%
IBM B 1.76% 0.27% 0.27%
INTU D 1.22% 0.24% 0.24%
IPG C 0.5% 0.02% 0.02%
ITW B 0.71% 0.09% 0.09%
JNJ C 3.22% 0.53% 0.53%
JPM D 0.64% 0.81% 0.64%
K A 0.53% 0.03% 0.03%
KLAC D 0.96% 0.14% 0.14%
KMB C 0.55% 0.06% 0.06%
KO B 0.75% 0.37% 0.37%
LDOS A 0.54% 0.03% 0.03%
LMT A 1.11% 0.17% 0.17%
LOW B 0.46% 0.2% 0.2%
MA B 0.22% 0.55% 0.22%
MAA C 0.56% 0.03% 0.03%
MAS B 0.25% 0.02% 0.02%
MCK F 0.6% 0.09% 0.09%
MET B 0.52% 0.06% 0.06%
META B 2.71% 1.66% 1.66%
MMM B 0.68% 0.1% 0.1%
MO C 0.79% 0.12% 0.12%
MRK F 2.72% 0.39% 0.39%
MSFT C 5.17% 4.33% 4.33%
MSI B 0.67% 0.1% 0.1%
NVDA C 4.88% 3.84% 3.84%
OTIS B 0.5% 0.05% 0.05%
PAYX C 0.58% 0.06% 0.06%
PEG B 0.25% 0.06% 0.06%
PG C 2.94% 0.55% 0.55%
PM C 1.56% 0.25% 0.25%
PNW C 0.52% 0.01% 0.01%
PPL A 0.53% 0.03% 0.03%
PSA C 0.65% 0.08% 0.08%
QCOM D 1.77% 0.25% 0.25%
RMD C 0.57% 0.05% 0.05%
ROL C 0.12% 0.02% 0.02%
SBUX C 0.97% 0.15% 0.15%
SWKS F 0.47% 0.02% 0.02%
T B 0.75% 0.21% 0.21%
TJX C 0.99% 0.18% 0.18%
TMUS B 0.97% 0.13% 0.13%
V C 0.35% 0.65% 0.35%
VRSK D 0.54% 0.05% 0.05%
VZ A 0.7% 0.25% 0.25%
WEC B 0.28% 0.04% 0.04%
WMT B 0.11% 0.47% 0.11%
WTW B 0.54% 0.04% 0.04%
XOM D 0.48% 0.7% 0.48%
ZTS B 0.12% 0.12% 0.12%
QDEF Overweight 35 Positions Relative to SSO
Symbol Grade Weight
EME B 0.56%
UMBF C 0.55%
NSA C 0.54%
OHI C 0.54%
ORI B 0.52%
BPOP C 0.52%
CSL B 0.52%
UNM B 0.52%
CSWI B 0.51%
CFR C 0.51%
NEP C 0.51%
WDFC C 0.51%
VIRT C 0.51%
DOX C 0.5%
BWXT A 0.5%
IRDM C 0.5%
RDN D 0.5%
LSTR D 0.49%
HRB C 0.49%
WU C 0.48%
STNG D 0.47%
WSM C 0.47%
CUBE C 0.46%
OGE B 0.46%
OMF D 0.46%
SAIC C 0.44%
CHE C 0.41%
BSY C 0.4%
MSM D 0.37%
VRT C 0.35%
STWD B 0.35%
NNN B 0.24%
SCCO C 0.17%
BAH B 0.12%
DDS D 0.1%
QDEF Underweight 410 Positions Relative to SSO
Symbol Grade Weight
AMZN C -2.43%
BRK.A C -1.12%
LLY D -0.97%
TSLA C -0.93%
UNH C -0.71%
NFLX B -0.41%
ORCL B -0.36%
CVX F -0.34%
AMD C -0.34%
CRM C -0.34%
PEP D -0.32%
LIN B -0.31%
TMO B -0.31%
ADBE F -0.31%
ACN C -0.29%
MCD B -0.29%
ABT C -0.27%
GE C -0.27%
NOW C -0.26%
TXN B -0.25%
WFC D -0.25%
DHR B -0.24%
CAT B -0.24%
AMGN D -0.24%
DIS D -0.23%
ISRG C -0.23%
NEE B -0.23%
RTX B -0.22%
AMAT D -0.22%
PFE D -0.22%
SPGI C -0.22%
UBER C -0.21%
GS B -0.21%
CMCSA C -0.21%
UNP D -0.2%
AXP B -0.2%
PGR C -0.2%
BLK B -0.18%
ETN C -0.18%
HON C -0.18%
BKNG B -0.18%
BSX B -0.17%
ELV D -0.17%
SYK C -0.17%
COP F -0.17%
MS B -0.17%
REGN D -0.16%
PLD C -0.16%
VRTX D -0.16%
C C -0.16%
CB B -0.15%
MMC C -0.15%
PANW D -0.15%
ADI C -0.15%
BX C -0.15%
MDT B -0.15%
LRCX D -0.14%
NKE D -0.14%
MU D -0.14%
DE A -0.14%
UPS D -0.13%
INTC D -0.13%
SCHW D -0.13%
SO B -0.13%
ANET C -0.13%
MDLZ C -0.13%
TT B -0.12%
SHW B -0.12%
KKR B -0.12%
BA F -0.12%
ICE C -0.12%
APH C -0.11%
PYPL B -0.11%
GD C -0.11%
PH B -0.11%
TDG B -0.11%
CMG D -0.11%
CEG C -0.11%
EQIX B -0.11%
CL C -0.11%
USB C -0.1%
TGT C -0.1%
CVS D -0.1%
EOG D -0.1%
NOC B -0.1%
PNC C -0.1%
WELL C -0.1%
MCO C -0.1%
CDNS D -0.1%
HCA B -0.1%
WM D -0.1%
AON B -0.1%
PLTR C -0.1%
SNPS F -0.1%
ECL B -0.09%
FCX C -0.09%
APD B -0.09%
ORLY B -0.09%
CSX C -0.09%
CRWD D -0.09%
BDX D -0.09%
CARR B -0.09%
GEV B -0.09%
CTAS C -0.09%
WMB C -0.08%
MAR B -0.08%
TFC D -0.08%
DHI C -0.08%
ABNB D -0.08%
COF B -0.08%
ADSK B -0.08%
FDX D -0.08%
NXPI D -0.08%
ROP C -0.08%
EMR D -0.08%
SLB F -0.08%
AJG D -0.08%
NEM C -0.08%
FTNT B -0.07%
DLR B -0.07%
ROST C -0.07%
JCI B -0.07%
CCI C -0.07%
ALL C -0.07%
SPG B -0.07%
PCAR D -0.07%
AZO B -0.07%
URI B -0.07%
SRE B -0.07%
GM C -0.07%
O B -0.07%
TRV C -0.07%
AEP C -0.07%
PSX F -0.07%
MPC F -0.07%
HLT B -0.07%
NSC C -0.07%
OKE C -0.07%
MCHP D -0.06%
RSG D -0.06%
RCL B -0.06%
IQV D -0.06%
IDXX D -0.06%
ACGL B -0.06%
F F -0.06%
PCG C -0.06%
KMI C -0.06%
CMI B -0.06%
PRU C -0.06%
VLO F -0.06%
MPWR B -0.06%
PWR B -0.06%
MSCI C -0.06%
KVUE B -0.06%
LEN B -0.06%
LHX C -0.06%
TEL D -0.06%
CPRT D -0.06%
AMP B -0.06%
GWW B -0.06%
FICO B -0.06%
AIG D -0.06%
TRGP C -0.05%
HIG B -0.05%
HPQ C -0.05%
GLW B -0.05%
IRM C -0.05%
VICI C -0.05%
NUE D -0.05%
DD B -0.05%
OXY F -0.05%
DFS C -0.05%
XEL B -0.05%
BKR C -0.05%
DOW C -0.05%
YUM B -0.05%
CBRE B -0.05%
MNST D -0.05%
ODFL D -0.05%
EFX C -0.05%
KR B -0.05%
HES F -0.05%
SYY C -0.05%
HUM F -0.05%
CTSH B -0.05%
VST B -0.05%
GEHC B -0.05%
EXR C -0.05%
IR B -0.05%
AME C -0.05%
CNC D -0.05%
IT C -0.05%
STZ C -0.05%
CTVA B -0.05%
KDP B -0.05%
HWM B -0.05%
EW F -0.05%
A C -0.05%
DTE A -0.04%
DOV B -0.04%
HAL F -0.04%
KEYS B -0.04%
IFF A -0.04%
VTR C -0.04%
STT B -0.04%
FSLR C -0.04%
FTV C -0.04%
GRMN D -0.04%
VLTO B -0.04%
ETR A -0.04%
DXCM F -0.04%
ANSS D -0.04%
GPN D -0.04%
AXON B -0.04%
BIIB F -0.04%
AWK C -0.04%
HSY D -0.04%
FITB B -0.04%
ADM D -0.04%
ROK D -0.04%
MTB C -0.04%
PPG C -0.04%
PHM B -0.04%
MTD C -0.04%
TSCO B -0.04%
ON D -0.04%
LULU D -0.04%
NVR B -0.04%
CDW D -0.04%
DAL C -0.04%
KHC C -0.04%
NDAQ C -0.04%
WAB B -0.04%
CSGP D -0.04%
CHTR D -0.04%
XYL C -0.04%
FANG F -0.04%
EIX B -0.04%
VMC C -0.04%
MLM D -0.04%
ZBRA B -0.03%
ULTA D -0.03%
CNP C -0.03%
DG F -0.03%
HOLX D -0.03%
APTV D -0.03%
ARE C -0.03%
PKG B -0.03%
CCL C -0.03%
GPC D -0.03%
BBY A -0.03%
SYF C -0.03%
BAX C -0.03%
OMC B -0.03%
EL D -0.03%
WAT B -0.03%
TDY B -0.03%
MOH D -0.03%
BALL C -0.03%
CLX C -0.03%
DRI C -0.03%
INVH D -0.03%
MKC C -0.03%
RF B -0.03%
CMS B -0.03%
TER C -0.03%
HBAN B -0.03%
CINF C -0.03%
ATO B -0.03%
EQT C -0.03%
PTC C -0.03%
WDC C -0.03%
CPAY B -0.03%
MRNA F -0.03%
ZBH F -0.03%
CBOE C -0.03%
STX B -0.03%
WST D -0.03%
GDDY C -0.03%
FE B -0.03%
BLDR C -0.03%
AEE B -0.03%
HUBB B -0.03%
SW B -0.03%
RJF C -0.03%
SMCI F -0.03%
DECK C -0.03%
STE B -0.03%
ES B -0.03%
TROW C -0.03%
BRO C -0.03%
LYB D -0.03%
WY C -0.03%
TTWO D -0.03%
HPE C -0.03%
BR C -0.03%
TYL C -0.03%
NTAP D -0.03%
CHD C -0.03%
DVN F -0.03%
SBAC C -0.03%
EPAM F -0.02%
TFX B -0.02%
REG C -0.02%
KMX D -0.02%
BXP C -0.02%
TECH C -0.02%
ALLE B -0.02%
CHRW B -0.02%
EMN B -0.02%
SJM C -0.02%
JKHY B -0.02%
JNPR A -0.02%
JBL C -0.02%
FFIV B -0.02%
HST D -0.02%
ERIE B -0.02%
VTRS D -0.02%
JBHT D -0.02%
AES C -0.02%
BG F -0.02%
NDSN C -0.02%
UDR C -0.02%
CE D -0.02%
POOL C -0.02%
TRMB C -0.02%
UHS C -0.02%
L D -0.02%
DLTR F -0.02%
LVS C -0.02%
SNA B -0.02%
CF B -0.02%
AKAM D -0.02%
VRSN C -0.02%
NI B -0.02%
CAG B -0.02%
LNT A -0.02%
MRO D -0.02%
KEY C -0.02%
ENPH D -0.02%
PNR B -0.02%
DOC B -0.02%
IEX C -0.02%
KIM C -0.02%
AMCR B -0.02%
TXT D -0.02%
LYV A -0.02%
SWK B -0.02%
EG B -0.02%
PODD C -0.02%
IP C -0.02%
DGX B -0.02%
UAL B -0.02%
WRB D -0.02%
TSN D -0.02%
STLD C -0.02%
CTRA F -0.02%
LUV C -0.02%
ALGN D -0.02%
FDS C -0.02%
EXPE C -0.02%
NRG B -0.02%
WBD D -0.02%
PFG B -0.02%
CFG D -0.02%
NTRS C -0.02%
J A -0.02%
FOX B -0.01%
WBA F -0.01%
PARA D -0.01%
BEN F -0.01%
BBWI D -0.01%
RL B -0.01%
DVA B -0.01%
WYNN C -0.01%
IVZ B -0.01%
BWA C -0.01%
FMC B -0.01%
MOS F -0.01%
MHK B -0.01%
PAYC D -0.01%
MGM D -0.01%
FRT C -0.01%
GNRC D -0.01%
CZR C -0.01%
HSIC C -0.01%
HRL F -0.01%
NCLH B -0.01%
FOXA B -0.01%
LW D -0.01%
DAY D -0.01%
HAS B -0.01%
APA F -0.01%
MTCH C -0.01%
GL D -0.01%
TAP D -0.01%
SOLV D -0.01%
QRVO F -0.01%
MKTX D -0.01%
CPB C -0.01%
NWSA D -0.01%
AOS B -0.01%
TPR A -0.01%
INCY C -0.01%
ALB D -0.01%
HII F -0.01%
CRL F -0.01%
LKQ F -0.01%
CTLT B -0.01%
NWS D -0.0%
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