VPU vs. QDF ETF Comparison

Comparison of Vanguard Utilities ETF - DNQ (VPU) to FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF)

VPU

Vanguard Utilities ETF - DNQ

VPU Description

The investment seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index. The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Utilities 25/50, an index made up of stocks of large, mid-size, and small U.S. companies within the utilities sector, as classified under the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS). It attempts to replicate the target index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$176.05

Average Daily Volume

210,094

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

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

Performance

Period	VPU	QDF
30 Days	-0.29%	1.66%
60 Days	1.64%	2.62%
90 Days	8.63%	4.00%
12 Months	35.25%	26.92%

8 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in VPU	Weight in QDF	Overlap
D	C	3.77%	0.59%	0.59%
EIX	B	2.39%	0.34%	0.34%
EVRG	A	1.05%	0.42%	0.42%
NEP	F	0.14%	0.3%	0.14%
OGE	B	0.61%	0.51%	0.51%
PEG	A	3.36%	0.61%	0.61%
PNW	B	0.75%	0.16%	0.16%
UGI	A	0.38%	0.49%	0.38%

VPU Overweight 58 Positions Relative to QDF

Symbol	Grade	Weight
NEE	D	12.29%
SO	D	7.22%
DUK	C	6.71%
CEG	D	6.26%
SRE	A	3.98%
AEP	D	3.93%
VST	B	3.28%
PCG	A	3.1%
EXC	C	2.97%
XEL	A	2.8%
ED	D	2.65%
ETR	B	2.49%
WEC	A	2.28%
AWK	D	2.03%
DTE	C	1.94%
PPL	B	1.81%
ES	D	1.75%
AEE	A	1.75%
FE	C	1.73%
ATO	A	1.58%
CMS	C	1.57%
NRG	B	1.42%
CNP	B	1.32%
NI	A	1.19%
LNT	A	1.16%
AES	F	0.88%
WTRG	B	0.76%
IDA	A	0.4%
NFG	A	0.4%
POR	C	0.37%
NJR	A	0.34%
SWX	B	0.32%
ORA	B	0.32%
BKH	A	0.31%
OGS	A	0.3%
SR	A	0.28%
ALE	A	0.28%
PNM	F	0.28%
MGEE	C	0.25%
NWE	B	0.25%
CWT	D	0.23%
AWR	B	0.23%
OTTR	C	0.22%
AVA	A	0.22%
AGR	B	0.21%
CPK	A	0.2%
CWEN	C	0.18%
HE	C	0.13%
SJW	D	0.13%
NWN	A	0.11%
MSEX	B	0.08%
CWEN	C	0.07%
UTL	B	0.07%
NOVA	F	0.05%
YORW	D	0.04%
AMPS	C	0.02%
MNTK	F	0.02%
ARTNA	D	0.02%

VPU Underweight 119 Positions Relative to QDF

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%
PRU	A	-0.61%
VIRT	B	-0.6%
KTB	B	-0.6%
JHG	A	-0.6%
PSA	D	-0.6%
AVB	B	-0.58%
EBAY	D	-0.58%
EA	A	-0.58%
CMA	A	-0.58%
GEN	B	-0.58%
TPR	B	-0.57%
MET	A	-0.56%
SNA	A	-0.56%
WTW	B	-0.56%
ORI	A	-0.55%
CHRW	C	-0.55%
EQR	B	-0.55%
MAA	B	-0.55%
VLO	C	-0.55%
MPC	D	-0.54%
NXPI	D	-0.52%
OMF	A	-0.52%
OHI	C	-0.52%
CPT	B	-0.51%
IVZ	B	-0.51%
XOM	B	-0.5%
SMG	D	-0.5%
RDN	C	-0.49%
STWD	C	-0.49%
NSA	D	-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%
WU	D	-0.45%
POOL	C	-0.44%
WSM	B	-0.43%
TT	A	-0.43%
CFR	B	-0.42%
NUE	C	-0.42%
WY	D	-0.42%
HST	C	-0.41%
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%
CUBE	D	-0.37%
SCCO	F	-0.36%
WMS	D	-0.36%
APLE	B	-0.35%
IRDM	D	-0.31%
BR	A	-0.3%
MA	C	-0.26%
OLN	D	-0.25%
COST	B	-0.24%
NNN	D	-0.23%
NTAP	C	-0.22%
WING	D	-0.2%
HRB	D	-0.17%
RMD	C	-0.17%
DPZ	C	-0.17%
PAYC	B	-0.16%
CL	D	-0.15%
COR	B	-0.14%
WMT	A	-0.13%
BSY	D	-0.13%
EXP	A	-0.08%
WFRD	D	-0.07%
CSWI	A	-0.07%
BKNG	A	-0.07%
MAR	B	-0.05%
COP	C	-0.04%
STNG	F	-0.02%
BAC	A	-0.02%
BBWI	D	-0.01%