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Northern Trust Quality Dividend Defensive ETF (QDEF)

Large Value | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
91.02 USD -0.06 (-0.068%) ⇩ (Oct. 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 91.02
Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 6 a.m. EDT

The defensive nature of this quality ETF is currently being rewarded by the market, evidenced by a robust nine-year cumulative gain of nearly 110% and a consistent upward trajectory with no recent annual declines. While the trailing twelve-month performance shows a slight dip, the underlying business quality remains intact, supported by a solid 1.6% yield and a price that has recovered significantly from its lows. However, the short-term outlook faces headwinds; the asset is trading near its 52-week highs, and the immediate price action over the last two weeks has been flat to slightly negative, suggesting a potential consolidation phase before further upside can materialize.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.011416
AutoTheta0.013128
AutoETS0.013756
MSTL0.014689

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 69%
H-stat 0.67
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.176
Excess Kurtosis -1.18
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 19.60

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.38% 1.69% 1.86% 2.04%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-09-18 0.338 0.375848
2026-06-18 0.342 0.394737
2026-03-20 0.201 0.254979
2025-12-19 0.541 0.668809
2025-09-19 0.318 0.400504
2025-06-20 0.337 0.469621
2025-03-21 0.212 0.303812
2024-12-20 0.446 0.631818
2024-09-20 0.331 0.467977
2024-06-21 0.342 0.519362
2024-03-15 0.183 0.292800
2023-12-15 0.460 0.784849
2023-09-15 0.270 0.483871
2023-06-16 0.382 0.686927
2023-03-17 0.195 0.384540
2022-12-16 0.394 0.766090
2022-09-16 0.319 0.643534
2022-06-17 0.323 0.672356
2022-03-18 0.209 0.374150
2021-12-17 0.357 0.623472
2021-09-17 0.260 0.475929
2021-06-18 0.272 0.521572
2021-03-19 0.201 0.403048
2020-12-18 0.350 0.734523
2020-09-18 0.268 0.612292
2020-06-19 0.320 0.764270
2020-03-20 0.260 0.803958
2019-12-20 0.718 1.503035
2019-09-20 0.248 0.544098
2019-06-21 0.340 0.750718
2019-03-15 0.211 0.476836
2018-12-21 1.988 5.170351
2018-09-24 0.350 0.745156
2018-06-18 0.288 0.637591
2018-03-19 0.180 0.413698
2017-12-21 0.417 0.944935
2017-09-18 0.316 0.765504
2017-06-19 0.265 0.647289
2017-03-20 0.193 0.480219
2016-12-22 0.365 0.936137
2016-09-19 0.263 0.710043
2016-06-20 0.238 0.653308
2016-03-21 0.260 0.725244
2015-12-29 0.328 0.932083
2015-09-18 0.237 0.700562
2015-06-19 0.260 0.713894
2015-03-20 0.216 0.588396
2014-12-29 0.219 0.603472
2014-09-19 0.205 0.595238
2014-06-20 0.259 0.759976
2014-03-21 0.219 0.678229
2013-12-27 0.326 1.011480
2013-09-03 0.185 0.633562
2013-06-03 0.139 0.473917
2013-03-01 0.034 0.125740
2012-12-27 0.061 0.243416
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 1.6

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 91.97
All Time Low 24.74
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 100
Average Daily Volume10 Day 8,070
Average Daily Volume3 Month 6,334
Average Volume 6,334
Average Volume10Days 8,070
Beta3 Year 0.73
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 600
Category Large Value
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 91.1172
Day Low 90.93
Display Name Quality Dividend Defensive ETF
Dividend Yield 1.6
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 4.644095
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 90.5886
Fifty Day Average Change 0.43139648
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.00476215
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 14.912939
Fifty Two Week High 91.97
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.9500046
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.0103295045
Fifty Two Week Low 77.97
Fifty Two Week Low Change 13.049995
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.167372
Fifty Two Week Range 77.97 - 91.97
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,355,927,400,000
Five Year Average Return 0.1351873
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fullday Change -0.012001038
Fullday Change Percent -0.0131746335
Fullday Price 91.02
Fund Family Northern Trust
Fund Inception Date 1,355,443,200
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary The underlying index is designed to reflect the performance of a selection of companies that, in aggregate, provide exposure to a high quality income-oriented universe of long-only U.S. equity securities, with an emphasis on long-term capital growth and a targeted overall beta that is generally between 0.5 to 1.0 times that of the Northern Trust 1250 Index, a float-adjusted market-capitalization weighted index of U.S. domiciled large- and mid-capitalization companies.
Long Name Northern Trust Quality Dividend Defensive ETF
Market us_market
Market State PREPRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_223498830
Nav Price 91.1231
Net Assets 543,012,930.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.39
Open 90.99
Phone 1-855-353-9383
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 91.02
Post Market Time 1,791,935,284
Previous Close 91.082
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.0620041
Regular Market Change Percent -0.068075
Regular Market Day High 91.1172
Regular Market Day Low 90.93
Regular Market Day Range 90.93 - 91.1172
Regular Market Open 90.99
Regular Market Previous Close 91.082
Regular Market Price 91.02
Regular Market Time 1,791,921,600
Regular Market Volume 2,981
Short Name Northern Trust Quality Dividend
Source Interval 15
Symbol QDEF
Three Year Average Return 0.206808
Total Assets 543,012,928
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 19.599081
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 2.72662
Trailing Three Month Returns 2.72662
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 85.8981
Two Hundred Day Average Change 5.121895
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.059627566
Type Disp ETF
Volume 2,981
Yield 0.016
Ytd Return 11.16182