QDF vs. ESGA ETF Comparison

Comparison of FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) to American Century Sustainable Equity ETF (ESGA)

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

$71.36

Average Daily Volume

47,021

Number of Holdings ^*

125

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

ESGA

American Century Sustainable Equity ETF

ESGA Description

The investment seeks long-term capital growth. The fund will generally invest in large capitalization companies the advisor believes show sustainable business improvement using a proprietary multi-factor model that combines fundamental measures of a stock's value and growth potential with environmental, social, and governance (ESG) metrics. Under normal market conditions, it will invest at least 80% of its assets in sustainable equity securities. The fund is not permitted to invest in securities issued by companies assigned the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) or the Bloomberg Industry Classification Standard (BICS) for the tobacco industry.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$70.07

Average Daily Volume

18,284

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	QDF	ESGA
30 Days	2.35%	2.00%
60 Days	5.23%	4.55%
90 Days	7.81%	3.93%
12 Months	30.55%	31.18%

24 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in QDF	Weight in ESGA	Overlap
AAPL	C	8.55%	6.42%	6.42%
ABBV	B	3.01%	1.27%	1.27%
ACN	C	1.86%	1.14%	1.14%
AVGO	C	0.93%	0.75%	0.75%
BAC	D	0.02%	0.94%	0.02%
CL	C	0.17%	0.29%	0.17%
COP	F	0.04%	1.23%	0.04%
COST	C	0.24%	0.8%	0.24%
GOOGL	D	1.71%	4.55%	1.71%
HD	B	1.73%	1.48%	1.48%
JPM	D	0.65%	1.66%	0.65%
LMT	A	0.67%	0.31%	0.31%
MA	B	0.25%	0.83%	0.25%
MET	B	0.54%	0.48%	0.48%
META	B	3.16%	2.4%	2.4%
MRK	F	0.53%	0.99%	0.53%
MS	B	0.76%	1.24%	0.76%
MSFT	C	5.1%	8.71%	5.1%
NVDA	C	5.03%	7.04%	5.03%
PG	C	3.09%	0.83%	0.83%
PRU	C	0.58%	0.49%	0.49%
UNP	D	1.33%	0.8%	0.8%
V	C	0.35%	1.59%	0.35%
ZTS	B	0.81%	0.76%	0.76%

QDF Overweight 101 Positions Relative to ESGA

Symbol	Grade	Weight
JNJ	C	3.18%
KO	B	2.51%
QCOM	D	1.71%
INTU	D	1.64%
GOOG	D	1.51%
PM	C	1.3%
LOW	B	1.25%
ADP	C	1.04%
LRCX	D	0.98%
NKE	D	0.98%
GILD	B	0.95%
KLAC	D	0.95%
MO	C	0.81%
CAT	B	0.76%
ITW	B	0.71%
SBUX	C	0.71%
MMM	B	0.69%
VRT	C	0.66%
PSA	C	0.65%
EBAY	B	0.62%
BK	B	0.62%
AFL	A	0.61%
FAST	C	0.6%
PAYX	C	0.6%
PEG	B	0.6%
FIS	C	0.59%
AVB	C	0.58%
D	C	0.58%
MAA	C	0.57%
NSA	C	0.56%
EQR	C	0.56%
OHI	C	0.55%
SMG	B	0.55%
MPC	F	0.55%
NXPI	D	0.55%
MCHP	D	0.54%
CPT	C	0.54%
CHRW	B	0.54%
STWD	B	0.53%
IVZ	B	0.52%
WTW	B	0.52%
VIRT	C	0.52%
KTB	B	0.52%
JHG	B	0.52%
NEP	C	0.51%
IPG	C	0.51%
ORI	B	0.51%
VLO	F	0.51%
CMA	C	0.51%
UGI	B	0.5%
RDN	D	0.5%
EA	D	0.5%
BPOP	C	0.5%
WU	C	0.5%
XOM	D	0.49%
DVN	F	0.49%
WSM	C	0.49%
OGE	B	0.49%
FAF	B	0.47%
SWKS	F	0.47%
TPR	A	0.46%
POOL	C	0.46%
WY	C	0.46%
SNA	B	0.45%
HST	D	0.44%
WDFC	C	0.43%
NUE	D	0.43%
OMF	D	0.43%
WMS	D	0.42%
EVRG	B	0.41%
TT	B	0.41%
CUBE	C	0.41%
SCCO	C	0.4%
PFG	B	0.39%
CTAS	C	0.37%
EIX	B	0.35%
APLE	C	0.35%
RHI	D	0.35%
ALLY	F	0.35%
LNC	C	0.35%
CFR	C	0.34%
IRDM	C	0.32%
OLN	D	0.28%
BR	C	0.28%
WING	C	0.26%
NNN	B	0.26%
NTAP	D	0.23%
HRB	C	0.18%
RMD	C	0.18%
DPZ	D	0.17%
PNW	C	0.15%
BSY	C	0.14%
PAYC	D	0.13%
WMT	B	0.12%
EXP	B	0.08%
WFRD	F	0.07%
CSWI	B	0.06%
BKNG	B	0.06%
MAR	B	0.04%
STNG	D	0.02%
BBWI	D	0.01%

QDF Underweight 74 Positions Relative to ESGA

Symbol	Grade	Weight
AMZN	C	-3.61%
UNH	C	-1.8%
NEE	B	-1.48%
PLD	C	-1.34%
AMD	C	-1.33%
DHR	B	-1.19%
SLB	F	-1.1%
EOG	D	-1.09%
PEP	D	-1.09%
LIN	B	-1.07%
LLY	D	-1.06%
VZ	A	-1.05%
TJX	C	-1.05%
AMAT	D	-1.05%
ADI	C	-1.05%
SPGI	C	-1.01%
ETN	C	-0.94%
JCI	B	-0.94%
CDNS	D	-0.92%
CI	C	-0.9%
A	C	-0.89%
NVO	F	-0.82%
TMO	B	-0.81%
TGT	C	-0.8%
TSLA	C	-0.76%
SYY	C	-0.76%
RF	B	-0.74%
CSCO	B	-0.73%
HON	C	-0.71%
CMI	B	-0.71%
ECL	B	-0.69%
BLK	B	-0.68%
IBM	B	-0.65%
ISRG	C	-0.64%
PH	B	-0.64%
PGR	C	-0.64%
UPS	D	-0.61%
AXP	B	-0.61%
XYL	C	-0.61%
MMC	C	-0.6%
AMP	B	-0.59%
MDLZ	C	-0.59%
EQIX	B	-0.59%
CDW	D	-0.57%
APTV	D	-0.57%
UBER	C	-0.55%
CRM	C	-0.54%
TSCO	B	-0.52%
WDAY	D	-0.52%
ASML	F	-0.5%
AMGN	D	-0.49%
LKQ	F	-0.46%
BALL	C	-0.46%
VRTX	D	-0.43%
ICE	C	-0.43%
CRWD	D	-0.41%
MAS	B	-0.41%
DE	A	-0.4%
DIS	D	-0.4%
KEYS	B	-0.4%
FDX	D	-0.4%
DXCM	F	-0.34%
DECK	C	-0.3%
CMG	D	-0.3%
KMX	D	-0.29%
ADBE	F	-0.28%
NOW	C	-0.27%
BMY	C	-0.25%
IDXX	D	-0.23%
ABNB	D	-0.23%
YETI	D	-0.22%
SAIA	D	-0.17%
SQ	D	-0.16%
DT	C	-0.14%