FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund Holdings

QDEFETF · NYSE Arca

$91.16

-$0.03 (-0.03%)

EOD Oct 28, 2026

QDEF holds 133 stocks and 11 other positions (repurchase agreements, cash and equivalents, derivatives). The largest is Apple Inc at 8.31%, and the ten largest make up 40.3% of assets. Holdings as of Jul 31, 2026.

Quality of what it owns

Stock weight by each holding's Quality score

Dividend strength of what it owns

Stock weight by each holding's Dividend score: five years of payments, payout ratio, growth

All 133 stocks

Weight as a share of the fund's assets, Jul 31, 2026

QDEF holdings by weight
#	Company	Sector
1	Apple IncAAPL	Technology	8.31%	0.31%	80	66
2	NVIDIA CorporationNVDA	Technology	6.40%	0.14%	87	64
3	Broadcom Inc.AVGO	Technology	4.67%	0.78%	71	76
4	Alphabet Inc.GOOGL(2 share classes)	Communication	4.42%	0.28%	73	57
5	Microsoft Corp.MSFT	Technology	4.04%	0.65%	64	76
6	AbbVie Inc.ABBV	Healthcare	3.03%	2.33%	49	59
7	Johnson & JohnsonJNJ	Healthcare	2.76%	1.91%	53	59
8	Procter & Gamble CoPG	Consumer Staples	2.34%	2.65%	55	59
9	Cisco Systems, Inc.CSCO	Technology	2.27%	1.60%	42	66
10	JPMorgan Chase & Co.JPM	Financials	2.11%	1.87%	92	64
11	Philip Morris International Inc.PM	Consumer Staples	2.07%	2.79%	64	55
12	KLA CorporationKLAC	Industrials	1.69%	0.57%	67	80
13	Lam Research CorporationLRCX	Industrials	1.36%	0.47%	81	76
14	The TJX Companies, Inc.TJX	Consumer Discretionary	1.22%	1.22%	78	72
15	QUALCOMM IncorporatedQCOM	Technology	1.11%	2.07%	59	84
16	Gilead Sciences Inc.GILD	Healthcare	1.07%	1.90%	48	71
17	ConocoPhillipsCOP	Energy	1.06%	2.47%	44	55
18	Bristol-Myers Squibb CompanyBMY	Healthcare	0.93%	3.90%	61	80
19	Lockheed Martin CorporationLMT	Consumer Discretionary	0.84%	2.33%	67	80
20	Eli Lilly and CompanyLLY	Healthcare	0.83%	0.47%	73	76
21	Altria Group, Inc.MO	Consumer Staples	0.80%	5.48%	53	63
22	GE Vernova Inc.GEV	Industrials	0.76%	0.22%	93	43
23	Automatic Data Processing Inc.ADP	Technology	0.76%	2.23%	79	82
24	Valero Energy CorporationVLO	Energy	0.72%	1.38%	65	67
25	Newmont CorporationNEM	Materials	0.72%	0.90%	88	46

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Other positions (11)

Part of the fund's official holdings list, but not companies: cash, money market funds, futures and the like.

QDEF positions other than stocks
Position	Type	Weight
Cf Secured Llc	Repurchase agreement	2.17%
National Bk Of Canada Financial Inc	Repurchase agreement	0.92%
The Bank Of Nova Scotia, Toronto	Repurchase agreement	0.37%
Bofa Securities, Inc	Repurchase agreement	0.18%
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company	Repurchase agreement	0.18%
Tfdxx Lex Blackrock Fed Fund	Cash and equivalents	0.04%
Dreyfus Treasury & Agency Lex	Cash and equivalents	0.04%
Invesco Govt And Agcy Lex	Cash and equivalents	0.04%
Ms Govt US Lex	Cash and equivalents	0.04%
N/A	Derivative	0.00%
N/A	Derivative	-0.00%

Concentration

How much of the fund sits in its largest stocks

QDEF holdings questions

How many stocks does QDEF hold?+

133 stocks as of Jul 31, 2026, plus 11 cash or money-market lines worth 3.97% of assets.

What is QDEF's largest holding?+

Apple Inc (AAPL) at 8.31% of the fund. The ten largest positions add up to 40.3%.

Which sectors does QDEF invest in most?+

Technology (32.4%), Financials (11.9%), Healthcare (9.9%).

How often does QDEF change its holdings?+

In its last fiscal year the fund's turnover was 11%. Weights move every day with prices, so this list shows the weights on Jul 31, 2026.

More on QDEF: Overview · Dividend history

Holdings: the fund's SEC Form N-PORT for Jul 31, 2026. SEC filings come out about two months after the quarter, so recent changes may be missing. Quality and Dividend scores and yields: computed by Intrinsiqq from each company's SEC filings and today's price.