IYJ vs. QDEF ETF Comparison

Comparison of iShares U.S. Industrials ETF (IYJ) to FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF)

IYJ

iShares U.S. Industrials ETF

IYJ Description

The investment seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. equities in the industrials sector. The fund generally invests at least 90% of its assets in securities of the index and in depositary receipts representing securities of the index. It seeks to track the investment results of the Dow Jones U.S. Industrials Index (the "underlying index"), which measures the performance of the industrials sector of the U.S. equity market.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$133.11

Average Daily Volume

38,133

Number of Holdings ^*

190

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

QDEF

FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund

QDEF 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 Defensive 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 that is lower than that of the Northern Trust 1250 IndexSM. It may also invest up to 20% of its assets in cash and cash equivalents.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$71.11

Average Daily Volume

5,791

Number of Holdings ^*

121

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	IYJ	QDEF
30 Days	5.70%	2.72%
60 Days	8.02%	6.48%
90 Days	10.07%	7.99%
12 Months	29.38%	30.41%

19 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in IYJ	Weight in QDEF	Overlap
ADP	B	1.76%	1.05%	1.05%
BAH	C	0.31%	0.12%	0.12%
BWXT	D	0.14%	0.5%	0.14%
CSL	B	0.3%	0.49%	0.3%
EME	B	0.28%	0.52%	0.28%
EXPD	C	0.26%	0.43%	0.26%
FIS	B	0.73%	0.58%	0.58%
ITW	C	1.15%	0.7%	0.7%
LMT	C	1.87%	1.13%	1.13%
LSTR	D	0.1%	0.49%	0.1%
MA	B	6.28%	0.22%	0.22%
MAS	B	0.27%	0.24%	0.24%
MMM	B	1.13%	0.68%	0.68%
MSM	D	0.06%	0.35%	0.06%
OTIS	C	0.59%	0.49%	0.49%
PAYX	C	0.67%	0.6%	0.6%
V	C	6.97%	0.36%	0.36%
VRSK	D	0.59%	0.55%	0.55%
WU	F	0.05%	0.49%	0.05%

IYJ Overweight 171 Positions Relative to QDEF

Symbol	Grade	Weight
ACN	C	3.38%
GE	B	2.99%
CAT	B	2.6%
RTX	C	2.44%
UNP	C	2.34%
AXP	B	2.26%
HON	D	2.05%
ETN	C	1.88%
FI	A	1.57%
DE	B	1.55%
UPS	D	1.43%
BA	F	1.4%
SHW	B	1.36%
GD	B	1.28%
TT	B	1.27%
PH	B	1.16%
TDG	B	1.15%
PYPL	B	1.13%
NOC	B	1.12%
CTAS	B	1.11%
CSX	D	1.01%
FDX	C	1.0%
CARR	B	0.99%
GEV	B	0.95%
CRH	B	0.92%
EMR	D	0.9%
NSC	C	0.86%
COF	B	0.81%
JCI	B	0.76%
URI	B	0.75%
PCAR	D	0.75%
FICO	B	0.69%
GWW	B	0.67%
LHX	C	0.67%
CMI	C	0.63%
FERG	D	0.6%
PWR	B	0.6%
HWM	B	0.59%
AME	C	0.59%
EFX	B	0.58%
ODFL	D	0.58%
IR	C	0.56%
SQ	D	0.55%
DOW	D	0.54%
DD	B	0.52%
XYL	C	0.49%
MLM	D	0.49%
VMC	D	0.48%
PPG	D	0.46%
ROK	D	0.46%
MTD	D	0.45%
WAB	B	0.45%
GPN	D	0.43%
VLTO	C	0.42%
AXON	B	0.42%
FTV	C	0.4%
KEYS	C	0.4%
DOV	B	0.39%
BLDR	C	0.34%
CPAY	B	0.33%
HUBB	B	0.33%
BALL	C	0.32%
TDY	B	0.31%
WAT	C	0.3%
TRU	B	0.3%
PKG	B	0.29%
SYF	C	0.29%
LII	B	0.29%
J	C	0.28%
ZBRA	B	0.27%
TXT	D	0.26%
HEI	B	0.25%
WSO	C	0.25%
RPM	B	0.24%
SWK	B	0.24%
AMCR	B	0.24%
PNR	B	0.23%
IEX	D	0.23%
JBHT	D	0.22%
OC	D	0.22%
NDSN	C	0.22%
SNA	C	0.22%
TRMB	C	0.21%
GGG	C	0.21%
JKHY	B	0.2%
ACM	B	0.2%
FIX	B	0.19%
BLD	D	0.19%
TTEK	C	0.19%
ALLE	B	0.19%
XPO	D	0.19%
HEI	B	0.18%
SAIA	D	0.18%
CHRW	B	0.18%
SW	B	0.18%
CW	B	0.18%
CCK	A	0.17%
NVT	D	0.17%
ITT	B	0.17%
AFRM	C	0.16%
ATR	B	0.16%
RRX	C	0.16%
HII	D	0.16%
FBIN	B	0.16%
AOS	D	0.15%
WMS	D	0.15%
WWD	D	0.15%
LECO	F	0.15%
CNH	D	0.14%
GPK	B	0.14%
EXP	B	0.14%
KNX	C	0.13%
GNRC	D	0.13%
WEX	C	0.13%
MHK	C	0.13%
DCI	C	0.13%
TTC	D	0.13%
BERY	B	0.12%
ATI	C	0.12%
ALSN	B	0.12%
AXTA	B	0.12%
SSD	D	0.12%
FCN	D	0.12%
APG	D	0.12%
AYI	B	0.12%
G	C	0.11%
KEX	C	0.11%
WCC	D	0.11%
PCTY	C	0.11%
MTZ	B	0.11%
MIDD	D	0.11%
TREX	D	0.11%
WSC	D	0.11%
MKSI	F	0.11%
CR	C	0.11%
LPX	B	0.1%
AZEK	C	0.1%
AAON	B	0.1%
RHI	D	0.1%
MSA	D	0.1%
OSK	F	0.1%
CGNX	F	0.1%
CNM	F	0.1%
ESAB	C	0.09%
MDU	C	0.09%
AGCO	D	0.09%
R	A	0.09%
GXO	D	0.09%
FLS	D	0.09%
LFUS	C	0.09%
FOUR	C	0.08%
VNT	F	0.08%
ST	D	0.08%
BILL	D	0.08%
BC	C	0.08%
SON	C	0.08%
VMI	D	0.08%
AWI	B	0.08%
EEFT	D	0.07%
SEE	D	0.07%
AL	D	0.07%
SPR	D	0.06%
SLGN	B	0.06%
MAN	C	0.05%
GTES	C	0.05%
CXT	D	0.04%
HAYW	C	0.03%
VSTS	D	0.03%
ADT	C	0.03%
SNDR	B	0.02%
LOAR	C	0.01%

IYJ Underweight 102 Positions Relative to QDEF

Symbol	Grade	Weight
AAPL	C	-6.03%
MSFT	C	-5.11%
NVDA	D	-4.97%
JNJ	C	-3.26%
ABBV	C	-3.04%
PG	C	-3.01%
HD	B	-2.93%
MRK	D	-2.71%
META	B	-2.56%
IBM	B	-1.78%
QCOM	D	-1.72%
PM	C	-1.65%
GOOGL	D	-1.24%
INTU	C	-1.23%
AMT	C	-1.03%
TJX	B	-1.01%
GOOG	D	-1.01%
TMUS	C	-0.99%
SBUX	C	-0.99%
GILD	B	-0.95%
CI	C	-0.95%
KLAC	D	-0.94%
AVGO	C	-0.88%
MO	C	-0.84%
DUK	C	-0.83%
T	C	-0.76%
KO	C	-0.76%
VZ	B	-0.72%
CME	C	-0.7%
MSI	B	-0.68%
PSA	B	-0.65%
JPM	D	-0.63%
MCK	F	-0.62%
BK	B	-0.61%
AFL	C	-0.61%
D	C	-0.59%
RMD	C	-0.59%
MAA	B	-0.58%
EQR	B	-0.58%
KMB	D	-0.57%
ESS	B	-0.57%
PPL	C	-0.55%
EA	D	-0.55%
OHI	B	-0.55%
ED	C	-0.55%
AVY	C	-0.54%
K	B	-0.54%
NSA	B	-0.54%
LDOS	B	-0.54%
CPT	B	-0.54%
WTW	C	-0.54%
VIRT	C	-0.53%
PNW	C	-0.53%
UMBF	B	-0.53%
CSCO	C	-0.53%
GIS	B	-0.52%
AIZ	B	-0.52%
UNM	B	-0.51%
FAST	C	-0.51%
WDFC	C	-0.51%
ORI	B	-0.51%
IPG	C	-0.5%
DOX	C	-0.5%
MET	B	-0.5%
BPOP	C	-0.5%
RDN	C	-0.5%
IRDM	D	-0.49%
NEP	D	-0.49%
SWKS	D	-0.49%
HRB	C	-0.49%
CSWI	B	-0.48%
CFR	C	-0.48%
XOM	C	-0.47%
OGE	C	-0.47%
STNG	D	-0.46%
WSM	D	-0.46%
CUBE	B	-0.46%
LOW	B	-0.45%
SAIC	C	-0.45%
OMF	D	-0.43%
EBAY	B	-0.42%
EXC	C	-0.42%
CHE	C	-0.41%
EVRG	B	-0.4%
DELL	D	-0.4%
DPZ	F	-0.39%
BSY	D	-0.39%
BMY	C	-0.38%
STWD	B	-0.34%
VRT	C	-0.33%
WEC	C	-0.29%
NNN	C	-0.25%
PEG	B	-0.25%
COST	B	-0.24%
AVB	B	-0.19%
CAH	C	-0.16%
SCCO	D	-0.16%
ROL	C	-0.13%
WMT	C	-0.12%
ZTS	C	-0.12%
DDS	F	-0.1%
BAC	D	-0.02%