QDF vs. AFMC ETF Comparison

Comparison of FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) to Active Factor Mid Cap ETF (AFMC)

QDF

FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund

QDF 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 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 similar to that of the Northern Trust 1250 IndexSM (the "Parent Index"). It may also invest up to 20% of its assets in cash and cash equivalents.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$72.76

Average Daily Volume

26,182

Number of Holdings ^*

127

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

AFMC

Active Factor Mid Cap ETF

AFMC Description

The investment seeks to provide capital appreciation. Under normal market conditions, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in U.S.-listed equity securities issued by mid capitalization companies. The manager defines mid capitalization companies as those that, at the time of investment, have a market capitalization between the minimum and maximum market capitalization of a widely recognized index of mid capitalization companies based upon the composition of the index at the time of investment. It is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$34.31

Average Daily Volume

9,370

Number of Holdings ^*

244

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	QDF	AFMC
30 Days	1.66%	7.36%
60 Days	2.62%	6.97%
90 Days	4.00%	8.83%
12 Months	26.92%	41.05%

23 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in QDF	Weight in AFMC	Overlap
APLE	B	0.35%	0.17%	0.17%
CHRW	C	0.55%	0.28%	0.28%
CPT	B	0.51%	0.09%	0.09%
CSWI	A	0.07%	0.33%	0.07%
CUBE	D	0.37%	0.1%	0.1%
EXP	A	0.08%	0.56%	0.08%
GEN	B	0.58%	0.1%	0.1%
HRB	D	0.17%	0.5%	0.17%
HST	C	0.41%	0.22%	0.22%
JHG	A	0.6%	0.26%	0.26%
NNN	D	0.23%	0.0%	0.0%
NSA	D	0.49%	0.27%	0.27%
NTAP	C	0.22%	0.62%	0.22%
OHI	C	0.52%	0.58%	0.52%
OLN	D	0.25%	0.24%	0.24%
ORI	A	0.55%	1.17%	0.55%
RDN	C	0.49%	0.76%	0.49%
SNA	A	0.56%	0.47%	0.47%
TPR	B	0.57%	0.62%	0.57%
UGI	A	0.49%	0.34%	0.34%
WFRD	D	0.07%	0.37%	0.07%
WSM	B	0.43%	0.98%	0.43%
WU	D	0.45%	0.07%	0.07%

QDF Overweight 104 Positions Relative to AFMC

Symbol	Grade	Weight
AAPL	C	8.54%
NVDA	C	5.81%
MSFT	F	4.91%
META	D	3.1%
PG	A	3.03%
JNJ	D	3.01%
ABBV	D	2.58%
KO	D	2.16%
ACN	C	1.93%
GOOGL	C	1.84%
HD	A	1.77%
INTU	C	1.74%
QCOM	F	1.68%
GOOG	C	1.63%
PM	B	1.41%
LOW	D	1.27%
UNP	C	1.24%
ADP	B	1.11%
GILD	C	1.0%
MS	A	0.98%
MO	A	0.89%
AVGO	D	0.88%
LRCX	F	0.87%
VRT	B	0.83%
NKE	D	0.83%
SBUX	A	0.76%
KLAC	D	0.76%
CAT	B	0.75%
JPM	A	0.75%
ZTS	D	0.74%
ITW	B	0.74%
FAST	B	0.68%
BK	A	0.68%
MMM	D	0.65%
PAYX	C	0.63%
LMT	D	0.62%
FIS	C	0.62%
AFL	B	0.62%
PEG	A	0.61%
PRU	A	0.61%
VIRT	B	0.6%
KTB	B	0.6%
PSA	D	0.6%
D	C	0.59%
AVB	B	0.58%
EBAY	D	0.58%
EA	A	0.58%
CMA	A	0.58%
MET	A	0.56%
WTW	B	0.56%
EQR	B	0.55%
MAA	B	0.55%
VLO	C	0.55%
MPC	D	0.54%
NXPI	D	0.52%
OMF	A	0.52%
IVZ	B	0.51%
OGE	B	0.51%
XOM	B	0.5%
SMG	D	0.5%
STWD	C	0.49%
BPOP	B	0.48%
WDFC	B	0.47%
FAF	A	0.47%
DVN	F	0.46%
MRK	F	0.45%
IPG	D	0.45%
MCHP	D	0.45%
POOL	C	0.44%
TT	A	0.43%
CFR	B	0.42%
NUE	C	0.42%
EVRG	A	0.42%
WY	D	0.42%
SWKS	F	0.4%
V	A	0.4%
CTAS	B	0.39%
LNC	B	0.39%
PFG	D	0.39%
RHI	B	0.38%
ALLY	C	0.37%
SCCO	F	0.36%
WMS	D	0.36%
EIX	B	0.34%
IRDM	D	0.31%
NEP	F	0.3%
BR	A	0.3%
MA	C	0.26%
COST	B	0.24%
WING	D	0.2%
RMD	C	0.17%
DPZ	C	0.17%
PNW	B	0.16%
PAYC	B	0.16%
CL	D	0.15%
COR	B	0.14%
WMT	A	0.13%
BSY	D	0.13%
BKNG	A	0.07%
MAR	B	0.05%
COP	C	0.04%
STNG	F	0.02%
BAC	A	0.02%
BBWI	D	0.01%

QDF Underweight 221 Positions Relative to AFMC

Symbol	Grade	Weight
SFM	A	-1.96%
UTHR	C	-1.55%
TOL	B	-1.47%
EME	C	-1.33%
GDDY	A	-1.2%
AYI	B	-1.16%
MLI	C	-1.15%
ALSN	B	-1.13%
THC	D	-1.12%
MTG	C	-1.1%
KBH	D	-1.09%
FIX	A	-1.06%
VST	B	-1.04%
NRG	B	-0.99%
UNM	A	-0.96%
IDCC	A	-0.95%
TPL	A	-0.94%
INGR	B	-0.9%
ACT	D	-0.87%
COKE	C	-0.87%
IBOC	A	-0.85%
CSL	C	-0.8%
OC	A	-0.8%
ESNT	D	-0.8%
CW	B	-0.78%
TMHC	B	-0.78%
HIW	D	-0.77%
LII	A	-0.75%
SF	B	-0.74%
WBS	A	-0.73%
CNM	D	-0.72%
GLPI	C	-0.72%
TXRH	C	-0.72%
CVLT	B	-0.7%
FHI	A	-0.68%
FICO	B	-0.67%
JBL	B	-0.67%
G	B	-0.66%
ERIE	D	-0.65%
JXN	C	-0.65%
WPC	D	-0.65%
NXST	C	-0.62%
BRBR	A	-0.62%
CACI	D	-0.62%
AMG	B	-0.62%
PRI	A	-0.6%
CMC	B	-0.6%
MUSA	A	-0.6%
BERY	B	-0.59%
BLDR	D	-0.59%
FFIV	B	-0.58%
CUZ	B	-0.56%
PHM	D	-0.56%
NFG	A	-0.56%
SNX	C	-0.55%
DBX	B	-0.54%
PPC	C	-0.54%
CRS	A	-0.54%
TGNA	B	-0.54%
DECK	A	-0.52%
SBRA	C	-0.51%
CBSH	A	-0.51%
ACIW	B	-0.51%
RPM	A	-0.5%
NYT	C	-0.5%
SANM	B	-0.49%
DINO	D	-0.48%
ENS	D	-0.48%
GMED	A	-0.48%
NVST	B	-0.47%
MTH	D	-0.47%
KMT	B	-0.47%
PSN	D	-0.46%
CRUS	D	-0.46%
UHS	D	-0.45%
BCC	B	-0.45%
AMR	C	-0.45%
GHC	C	-0.44%
PINC	B	-0.44%
HNI	B	-0.44%
RGLD	C	-0.43%
DDS	B	-0.43%
PK	B	-0.43%
JLL	D	-0.43%
MEDP	D	-0.43%
AGCO	D	-0.43%
BTU	B	-0.43%
ONTO	D	-0.42%
GEF	A	-0.42%
NTCT	C	-0.42%
CHE	D	-0.41%
CHRD	D	-0.4%
AIZ	A	-0.4%
EXEL	B	-0.39%
LAMR	D	-0.39%
HALO	F	-0.39%
HLI	B	-0.39%
PVH	C	-0.39%
JAZZ	B	-0.38%
WSO	A	-0.38%
TEX	D	-0.37%
ANF	C	-0.37%
CDP	C	-0.37%
MAN	D	-0.37%
STLD	B	-0.36%
BYD	C	-0.35%
RS	B	-0.35%
ARW	D	-0.34%
MOH	F	-0.34%
UFPI	B	-0.34%
ADC	B	-0.34%
HWC	B	-0.33%
COLB	A	-0.33%
FHN	A	-0.32%
SAIC	F	-0.31%
EPR	D	-0.31%
PBF	D	-0.3%
SSB	B	-0.3%
CR	A	-0.3%
FSS	B	-0.3%
APPF	B	-0.3%
GAP	C	-0.3%
BDC	B	-0.29%
LNTH	D	-0.29%
INCY	C	-0.29%
ASO	F	-0.29%
DKS	C	-0.29%
EHC	B	-0.27%
CTRE	D	-0.27%
AVT	C	-0.27%
MANH	D	-0.27%
TTEK	F	-0.26%
WWD	B	-0.26%
AN	C	-0.26%
LOPE	B	-0.26%
NVT	B	-0.26%
RL	B	-0.26%
GPI	A	-0.25%
ATKR	C	-0.25%
CATY	B	-0.25%
HOG	D	-0.25%
CNA	B	-0.25%
ZD	C	-0.25%
IBP	D	-0.25%
WCC	B	-0.25%
TDC	D	-0.24%
MSM	C	-0.24%
LPX	B	-0.24%
VMI	B	-0.24%
ESAB	B	-0.23%
ENSG	D	-0.23%
NBIX	C	-0.22%
L	A	-0.22%
AIT	A	-0.22%
OZK	B	-0.21%
BWA	D	-0.21%
LEA	D	-0.21%
CRVL	A	-0.21%
HOMB	A	-0.2%
PRGO	B	-0.19%
NEU	C	-0.19%
JWN	C	-0.19%
NAVI	C	-0.19%
SM	B	-0.18%
ZION	B	-0.18%
SJM	D	-0.18%
NUS	D	-0.18%
CRI	D	-0.18%
CROX	D	-0.17%
ADNT	F	-0.17%
ABG	B	-0.17%
DXC	B	-0.17%
CLF	F	-0.17%
M	D	-0.15%
ATR	B	-0.15%
CASY	A	-0.14%
CAH	B	-0.13%
BLD	D	-0.13%
VSH	D	-0.13%
OPCH	D	-0.12%
AEO	F	-0.12%
HPP	F	-0.12%
TPH	D	-0.11%
EQH	B	-0.1%
EXLS	B	-0.1%
BPMC	C	-0.1%
NSIT	F	-0.1%
ELF	C	-0.1%
BOX	B	-0.1%
AMN	F	-0.09%
HSIC	B	-0.09%
CNXC	F	-0.09%
ITT	A	-0.09%
AOS	F	-0.09%
VNT	B	-0.09%
OGN	D	-0.08%
HAE	C	-0.08%
BRX	A	-0.08%
DCI	B	-0.08%
APA	D	-0.08%
ITRI	B	-0.08%
LECO	B	-0.08%
DOCS	C	-0.07%
SKX	D	-0.07%
TAP	C	-0.07%
OSCR	D	-0.07%
ASGN	F	-0.07%
AWI	A	-0.06%
DVA	B	-0.06%
PDCO	D	-0.06%
PBH	A	-0.06%
MMSI	B	-0.06%
CXT	B	-0.05%
SPSC	C	-0.05%
ZETA	D	-0.05%
BMI	B	-0.04%
ACLS	F	-0.04%
LEVI	F	-0.03%
IART	C	-0.02%
VRNS	D	-0.0%
PI	D	-0.0%