QDEF vs. ABCS ETF Comparison

Comparison of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) to Alpha Blue Capital US Small-Mid Cap Dynamic ETF (ABCS)

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

$72.79

Average Daily Volume

6,852

Number of Holdings ^*

123

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

ABCS

Alpha Blue Capital US Small-Mid Cap Dynamic ETF

ABCS Description

The fund is an actively managed ETF that seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in a blend of domestic equity securities of small- and mid- capitalization companies and ETFs that provide broad exposure to domestic equity securities of small- and mid- capitalization companies. As it relates to the fund"s investments, a domestic equity security means common equity securities of companies domiciled and having their principal place of business in the U.S. and are traded on a major U.S. stock exchange and shares of ETFs that invest primarily in domestic equity securities.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$30.32

Average Daily Volume

1,922

Number of Holdings ^*

102

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	QDEF	ABCS
30 Days	1.58%	7.02%
60 Days	2.63%	7.41%
90 Days	4.66%	9.01%
12 Months	30.49%

5 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in QDEF	Weight in ABCS	Overlap
BK	A	0.67%	0.6%	0.6%
EQR	B	0.53%	0.5%	0.5%
OTIS	C	0.51%	0.47%	0.47%
STWD	C	0.32%	0.44%	0.32%
WU	D	0.43%	0.43%	0.43%

QDEF Overweight 118 Positions Relative to ABCS

Symbol	Grade	Weight
AAPL	C	6.07%
NVDA	C	6.0%
MSFT	F	4.97%
HD	A	3.07%
JNJ	D	2.93%
PG	A	2.83%
META	D	2.76%
ABBV	D	2.6%
MRK	F	2.25%
IBM	C	1.7%
QCOM	F	1.65%
PM	B	1.65%
GOOGL	C	1.36%
INTU	C	1.29%
TMUS	B	1.14%
ADP	B	1.13%
GOOG	C	1.1%
LMT	D	1.05%
GILD	C	1.03%
TJX	A	0.99%
SBUX	A	0.98%
AVGO	D	0.88%
MO	A	0.86%
CI	F	0.83%
AMT	D	0.82%
KLAC	D	0.79%
T	A	0.77%
DUK	C	0.77%
ITW	B	0.74%
MSI	B	0.74%
JPM	A	0.73%
CME	A	0.71%
MCK	B	0.71%
MMM	D	0.66%
VZ	C	0.65%
UNM	A	0.65%
KO	D	0.65%
EME	C	0.64%
BWXT	B	0.64%
PAYX	C	0.63%
UMBF	B	0.61%
CSCO	B	0.61%
FIS	C	0.6%
EA	A	0.6%
AFL	B	0.6%
CFR	B	0.6%
GEN	B	0.59%
PSA	D	0.59%
AIZ	A	0.58%
WTW	B	0.58%
FAST	B	0.58%
VIRT	B	0.57%
CSWI	A	0.57%
COR	B	0.57%
LDOS	C	0.57%
VRSK	A	0.57%
D	C	0.56%
WDFC	B	0.55%
PPL	B	0.55%
ORI	A	0.54%
ESS	B	0.54%
RMD	C	0.54%
K	A	0.53%
CSL	C	0.53%
OHI	C	0.53%
MET	A	0.53%
MAA	B	0.53%
PNW	B	0.52%
IRDM	D	0.52%
CPT	B	0.51%
KMB	D	0.51%
XOM	B	0.5%
OMF	A	0.5%
LSTR	D	0.49%
ED	D	0.49%
AVY	D	0.48%
DOX	D	0.48%
BPOP	B	0.48%
RDN	C	0.48%
LOW	D	0.47%
NSA	D	0.47%
OGE	B	0.47%
IPG	D	0.46%
DELL	C	0.46%
BMY	B	0.45%
GIS	D	0.45%
VRT	B	0.45%
HRB	D	0.45%
EXPD	D	0.42%
SAIC	F	0.41%
WSM	B	0.41%
DPZ	C	0.41%
CUBE	D	0.4%
EVRG	A	0.4%
EBAY	D	0.4%
EXC	C	0.39%
CHE	D	0.39%
SWKS	F	0.39%
V	A	0.38%
MSM	C	0.37%
BSY	D	0.37%
STNG	F	0.36%
NEP	F	0.32%
WEC	A	0.28%
PEG	A	0.26%
COST	B	0.24%
MA	C	0.23%
MAS	D	0.23%
NNN	D	0.21%
AVB	B	0.18%
CAH	B	0.17%
SCCO	F	0.16%
BAH	F	0.12%
DDS	B	0.12%
WMT	A	0.12%
ROL	B	0.12%
ZTS	D	0.11%
BAC	A	0.02%

QDEF Underweight 97 Positions Relative to ABCS

Symbol	Grade	Weight
VOE	A	-10.03%
VBR	A	-9.82%
GPN	B	-2.09%
EXPE	B	-1.85%
LPLA	A	-1.67%
LAD	A	-1.6%
LYV	A	-1.49%
KVUE	A	-1.47%
CTVA	C	-1.41%
GPK	C	-1.39%
CNC	D	-1.37%
MOH	F	-1.31%
DOCU	A	-1.16%
SLM	A	-1.03%
AMP	A	-0.96%
ET	A	-0.96%
WCC	B	-0.91%
FANG	D	-0.9%
NOMD	D	-0.88%
DFS	B	-0.87%
BYD	C	-0.84%
VLO	C	-0.81%
COF	B	-0.8%
GTLS	B	-0.78%
HUM	C	-0.74%
HOG	D	-0.74%
WH	B	-0.73%
ZBH	C	-0.73%
LNG	B	-0.72%
MOS	F	-0.69%
WTFC	A	-0.68%
BIIB	F	-0.67%
ZM	B	-0.67%
EG	C	-0.66%
RNR	C	-0.64%
HAL	C	-0.64%
CWK	B	-0.64%
CVS	D	-0.63%
SNX	C	-0.63%
PYPL	B	-0.62%
ARW	D	-0.61%
DAL	C	-0.6%
ALK	C	-0.59%
USB	A	-0.57%
NCLH	B	-0.56%
VTRS	A	-0.54%
TPX	B	-0.54%
FLEX	A	-0.54%
WKC	D	-0.54%
TAP	C	-0.54%
NTRS	A	-0.54%
TFC	A	-0.53%
ALSN	B	-0.52%
AGO	B	-0.52%
AXS	A	-0.52%
ICLR	D	-0.52%
HBI	B	-0.51%
LYFT	C	-0.5%
RGA	A	-0.5%
JLL	D	-0.48%
ULTA	F	-0.46%
AGCO	D	-0.46%
EFC	C	-0.46%
NVST	B	-0.45%
AEP	D	-0.45%
BECN	B	-0.44%
BMRN	D	-0.44%
JEF	A	-0.44%
MTH	D	-0.43%
AGM	C	-0.43%
IDCC	A	-0.43%
USPH	B	-0.42%
FAF	A	-0.42%
SJM	D	-0.42%
RWT	D	-0.41%
CAR	C	-0.4%
TER	D	-0.39%
SKX	D	-0.38%
MAT	D	-0.38%
KR	B	-0.37%
OLN	D	-0.36%
AAP	C	-0.36%
CRL	C	-0.35%
EWBC	A	-0.35%
EFX	F	-0.34%
IGT	F	-0.32%
PSX	C	-0.29%
PLAB	C	-0.29%
MKTX	D	-0.29%
NXST	C	-0.28%
ESNT	D	-0.27%
MCHP	D	-0.27%
SIRI	C	-0.27%
AMN	F	-0.26%
BCO	D	-0.25%
QRVO	F	-0.22%
FSLR	F	-0.2%