FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF)Large Value | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
84.59 USD
+1.03
(1.230%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 2:19 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 84.59 +0.08 (0.097%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4:04 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆ |
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 2:56 p.m. EDT
QDEF has shown relatively stable performance with a moderate dividend yield of 1.75%, which is consistent with its defensive nature. The recent price movements have been relatively flat, with a slight upward trend over the past few weeks, but it has not broken out significantly. The fund's fundamentals suggest it is a reasonably safe investment for long-term holding, but the short-term momentum is weak. The options activity indicates some caution, but overall, QDEF could be a good candidate for long-term investors seeking steady returns with moderate risk. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.015249 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.015249 |
| MSTL | 0.015283 |
| AutoTheta | 0.019121 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 46% |
| H-stat | 6.50 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.151 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.73 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 22.53 |
As of April 11, 2026, 2:56 p.m. EDT: The options activity for QDEF shows limited positioning with a single put option at the ATM strike price of 83.0, indicating some speculative interest in potential downside. However, the lack of significant call or put volume suggests limited market sentiment. The high IV (0.8) at the ATM strike suggests increased volatility expectations, possibly due to market uncertainty or upcoming events. Overall, the options data does not provide strong signals for a clear price direction in the short term.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.25% | 1.81% | 2.04% | 2.19% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-20 | 0.201 | 0.254979 |
| 2025-12-19 | 0.541 | 0.670494 |
| 2025-09-19 | 0.318 | 0.404213 |
| 2025-06-20 | 0.337 | 0.475875 |
| 2025-03-21 | 0.212 | 0.309302 |
| 2024-12-20 | 0.446 | 0.645185 |
| 2024-09-20 | 0.331 | 0.480922 |
| 2024-06-21 | 0.342 | 0.536224 |
| 2024-03-15 | 0.183 | 0.303874 |
| 2023-12-15 | 0.460 | 0.816906 |
| 2023-09-15 | 0.270 | 0.507569 |
| 2023-06-16 | 0.382 | 0.724022 |
| 2023-03-17 | 0.195 | 0.408089 |
| 2022-12-16 | 0.394 | 0.816099 |
| 2022-09-16 | 0.319 | 0.690746 |
| 2022-06-17 | 0.323 | 0.726313 |
| 2022-03-18 | 0.209 | 0.406896 |
| 2021-12-17 | 0.357 | 0.680599 |
| 2021-09-17 | 0.260 | 0.522742 |
| 2021-06-18 | 0.272 | 0.575581 |
| 2021-03-19 | 0.201 | 0.447070 |
| 2020-12-18 | 0.350 | 0.818036 |
| 2020-09-18 | 0.268 | 0.686911 |
| 2020-06-19 | 0.320 | 0.862611 |
| 2020-03-20 | 0.260 | 0.914295 |
| 2019-12-20 | 0.718 | 1.722347 |
| 2019-09-20 | 0.248 | 0.632915 |
| 2019-06-21 | 0.340 | 0.878004 |
| 2019-03-15 | 0.211 | 0.561867 |
| 2018-12-21 | 1.988 | 6.121538 |
| 2018-09-24 | 0.350 | 0.927421 |
| 2018-06-18 | 0.288 | 0.799431 |
| 2018-03-19 | 0.180 | 0.522012 |
| 2017-12-21 | 0.417 | 1.197214 |
| 2017-09-18 | 0.316 | 0.979045 |
| 2017-06-19 | 0.265 | 0.834208 |
| 2017-03-20 | 0.193 | 0.622930 |
| 2016-12-22 | 0.365 | 1.220151 |
| 2016-09-19 | 0.263 | 0.934105 |
| 2016-06-20 | 0.238 | 0.865582 |
| 2016-03-21 | 0.260 | 0.967220 |
| 2015-12-29 | 0.328 | 1.252103 |
| 2015-09-18 | 0.237 | 0.949948 |
| 2015-06-19 | 0.260 | 0.974694 |
| 2015-03-20 | 0.216 | 0.809063 |
| 2014-12-29 | 0.219 | 0.834727 |
| 2014-09-19 | 0.205 | 0.828309 |
| 2014-06-20 | 0.259 | 1.063861 |
| 2014-03-21 | 0.219 | 0.956658 |
| 2013-12-27 | 0.326 | 1.436375 |
| 2013-09-03 | 0.185 | 0.908814 |
| 2013-06-03 | 0.139 | 0.684102 |
| 2013-03-01 | 0.034 | 0.182362 |
| 2012-12-27 | 0.061 | 0.353473 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 84.76 |
| All Time Low | 24.74 |
| Ask | 89.34 |
| Ask Size | 700 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 6,490 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 10,574 |
| Average Volume | 10,574 |
| Average Volume10Days | 6,490 |
| Beta3 Year | 0.82 |
| Bid | 79.71 |
| Bid Size | 300 |
| Category | Large Value |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 84.725 |
| Day Low | 84.36 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.75 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 3.7554038 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | PCX |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 82.0868 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 2.5053024 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.030520162 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 30.018448 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 84.76 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -0.16790009 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.0019808882 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 64.43 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 20.162102 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.31293035 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 64.43 - 84.76 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,355,927,400,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | 0.1207534 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSEArca |
| Fund Family | Flexshares 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 | FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_223498830 |
| Nav Price | 84.5827 |
| Net Assets | 490,876,256.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.39 |
| Open | 83.74 |
| Phone | 1-855-353-9383 |
| Post Market Change | 0.082099915 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.097148165 |
| Post Market Price | 84.5921 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,456,284 |
| Previous Close | 83.5639 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 1.0282 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 1.23043 |
| Regular Market Day High | 84.725 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 84.36 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 84.36 - 84.725 |
| Regular Market Open | 83.74 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 83.5639 |
| Regular Market Price | 84.5921 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,449,999 |
| Regular Market Volume | 9,446 |
| Short Name | FlexShares Quality Dividend Def |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | QDEF |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.1871359 |
| Total Assets | 490,876,256 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing P E | 22.525434 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | -1.0922 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | -1.0922 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 80.03025 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 4.5618515 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.05700159 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 9,446 |
| Yield | 0.0175 |
| Ytd Return | -1.0922 |