QDEF vs. DHS ETF Comparison

Comparison of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) to WisdomTree High-Yielding Equity Fund (DHS)
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

$71.13

Average Daily Volume

6,642

Number of Holdings *

123

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
DHS

WisdomTree High-Yielding Equity Fund

DHS Description The investment seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the WisdomTree Equity Income Index. Under normal circumstances, at least 95% of the fund's total assets (exclusive of collateral held from securities lending) will be invested in component securities of the index and investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the economic characteristics of such component securities. The index is a fundamentally weighted index that is comprised of companies with high dividend yields selected from the WisdomTree Dividend Index. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$94.16

Average Daily Volume

23,991

Number of Holdings *

363

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period QDEF DHS
30 Days 3.01% 2.25%
60 Days 9.72% 9.24%
90 Days 8.06% 13.28%
12 Months 35.58% 29.25%
34 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in QDEF Weight in DHS Overlap
ABBV C 3.06% 5.65% 3.06%
AVB C 0.18% 0.21% 0.18%
BK A 0.62% 0.82% 0.62%
BMY A 0.41% 1.88% 0.41%
CPT C 0.52% 0.09% 0.09%
CUBE C 0.45% 0.07% 0.07%
D A 0.58% 1.14% 0.58%
DUK C 0.82% 1.57% 0.82%
ED C 0.55% 0.81% 0.55%
EQR C 0.54% 0.19% 0.19%
ESS D 0.53% 0.12% 0.12%
EVRG C 0.4% 0.35% 0.35%
EXC C 0.42% 0.65% 0.42%
GILD A 0.95% 1.54% 0.95%
IBM A 1.8% 4.81% 1.8%
IPG D 0.5% 0.25% 0.25%
K B 0.53% 0.53% 0.53%
KMB D 0.56% 1.13% 0.56%
MAA D 0.54% 0.13% 0.13%
MO D 0.8% 4.83% 0.8%
NNN C 0.25% 0.06% 0.06%
NSA D 0.53% 0.03% 0.03%
OGE C 0.47% 0.3% 0.3%
OMF D 0.42% 0.32% 0.32%
PEG A 0.27% 1.02% 0.27%
PM D 1.58% 4.13% 1.58%
PNW C 0.53% 0.35% 0.35%
PPL C 0.55% 0.43% 0.43%
PSA C 0.65% 0.4% 0.4%
RDN D 0.49% 0.2% 0.2%
VIRT B 0.5% 0.16% 0.16%
WEC B 0.29% 0.49% 0.29%
WU D 0.49% 0.21% 0.21%
XOM A 0.5% 6.16% 0.5%
QDEF Overweight 89 Positions Relative to DHS
Symbol Grade Weight
AAPL C 6.09%
MSFT D 4.96%
NVDA B 4.84%
JNJ D 3.17%
HD A 3.13%
PG D 2.97%
META A 2.79%
MRK F 2.66%
QCOM D 1.69%
GOOGL B 1.31%
LMT A 1.19%
INTU F 1.13%
ADP A 1.06%
GOOG B 1.06%
TMUS A 1.0%
AMT D 0.99%
SBUX B 0.97%
TJX D 0.97%
KLAC B 0.93%
CI D 0.9%
AVGO B 0.88%
T B 0.77%
KO C 0.76%
ITW C 0.72%
VZ C 0.72%
CME A 0.72%
MMM C 0.69%
MSI A 0.68%
AFL A 0.63%
JPM C 0.63%
PAYX B 0.62%
MCK F 0.59%
BWXT A 0.57%
LDOS A 0.57%
FIS A 0.57%
IRDM C 0.56%
WTW C 0.56%
CSCO A 0.56%
RMD C 0.56%
EME B 0.55%
UNM A 0.54%
OTIS A 0.54%
AIZ B 0.54%
GEN A 0.54%
OHI C 0.54%
VRSK D 0.54%
GIS C 0.53%
EA D 0.53%
MET A 0.53%
CSL A 0.53%
COR F 0.53%
AVY D 0.53%
ORI A 0.52%
WDFC B 0.51%
UMBF C 0.51%
FAST C 0.51%
CSWI A 0.51%
NEP D 0.51%
DOX B 0.5%
HRB C 0.49%
LSTR F 0.49%
LOW C 0.48%
WSM C 0.48%
BPOP D 0.48%
STNG B 0.47%
CFR B 0.47%
EXPD D 0.46%
SAIC A 0.46%
SWKS F 0.45%
EBAY A 0.43%
CHE D 0.42%
DPZ D 0.41%
DELL C 0.4%
BSY D 0.39%
VRT B 0.37%
MSM D 0.37%
V B 0.34%
STWD C 0.33%
MAS C 0.25%
COST C 0.23%
MA A 0.22%
SCCO B 0.19%
CAH B 0.16%
ROL C 0.13%
BAH C 0.13%
WMT A 0.12%
ZTS C 0.12%
DDS D 0.11%
BAC B 0.02%
QDEF Underweight 329 Positions Relative to DHS
Symbol Grade Weight
CVX B -4.22%
MS A -2.88%
C B -2.14%
UPS D -1.62%
SO A -1.53%
USB C -1.38%
EOG B -1.37%
PNC C -1.33%
OKE A -1.18%
WMB A -1.09%
AEP C -0.95%
PRU B -0.93%
DOW B -0.87%
ETR A -0.79%
KHC F -0.78%
KVUE C -0.74%
GLW C -0.69%
EIX C -0.64%
HPQ B -0.61%
FITB C -0.6%
RF B -0.55%
TROW D -0.53%
MTB A -0.53%
BBY C -0.51%
FE C -0.51%
HBAN B -0.51%
STT A -0.48%
DTE B -0.44%
ES D -0.44%
IP C -0.41%
CRBG B -0.41%
AM A -0.37%
CAG D -0.35%
VTRS D -0.35%
FNF C -0.35%
SPG A -0.35%
NTRS B -0.34%
TSN D -0.34%
O C -0.33%
CG B -0.32%
DLR C -0.32%
NI A -0.3%
OGN F -0.29%
EMN C -0.29%
CCI D -0.29%
JXN A -0.28%
TPR B -0.28%
LNT B -0.28%
CHRD F -0.28%
CNA D -0.27%
CMA C -0.26%
LNC B -0.25%
SJM D -0.25%
CIVI F -0.25%
ALLY F -0.23%
DTM A -0.23%
EXR D -0.23%
OWL A -0.23%
BEN F -0.22%
VICI C -0.21%
FLO D -0.2%
ZION D -0.2%
IRM B -0.2%
COLB C -0.2%
SNV D -0.2%
NFG A -0.2%
CNS C -0.2%
TFSL D -0.19%
VCTR A -0.19%
TPG A -0.19%
MC B -0.18%
SON D -0.18%
NXST D -0.17%
MTN D -0.17%
FBP B -0.17%
WBS D -0.17%
AROC B -0.17%
JWN D -0.17%
SMG C -0.17%
UGI C -0.17%
WEN B -0.17%
CCOI B -0.16%
FAF C -0.16%
POR D -0.16%
VTR C -0.16%
SWX C -0.16%
ALE A -0.16%
KTB C -0.16%
FNB D -0.15%
BKH C -0.15%
OGS C -0.15%
UBSI D -0.15%
TNL B -0.15%
GBCI B -0.15%
PFS D -0.14%
SR D -0.14%
KNTK A -0.14%
NWE C -0.14%
CWEN C -0.14%
FIBK C -0.14%
CBU D -0.13%
PHIN D -0.13%
M D -0.13%
ARE D -0.13%
FULT D -0.13%
FFBC D -0.13%
PRK D -0.13%
KSS D -0.13%
HTLF B -0.13%
TRN C -0.13%
NJR C -0.13%
SFNC B -0.13%
AVA D -0.13%
VLY C -0.13%
CVI D -0.13%
FHB D -0.13%
VGR B -0.13%
ASB D -0.13%
HUN B -0.13%
TDS C -0.12%
LCII C -0.12%
AUB D -0.12%
BKU D -0.12%
NOG D -0.12%
MAN D -0.12%
IBTX B -0.12%
CRI D -0.12%
BKE B -0.11%
BANR B -0.11%
BOH D -0.11%
FRME D -0.11%
TOWN C -0.11%
PPBI D -0.11%
VAC D -0.11%
UDR C -0.1%
KIM C -0.1%
PINC F -0.1%
CVBF B -0.1%
INDB D -0.1%
STC D -0.1%
ENR B -0.1%
TRMK D -0.1%
WPC C -0.09%
GLPI C -0.09%
XRX D -0.09%
GEF B -0.09%
KRO C -0.09%
KLG F -0.09%
PDCO F -0.09%
CC D -0.09%
STBA D -0.09%
PTVE D -0.09%
FCF D -0.09%
NWBI D -0.09%
UVV D -0.08%
VBTX C -0.08%
SASR B -0.08%
WWW B -0.08%
BUSE D -0.08%
NWN D -0.08%
REG C -0.08%
NAVI D -0.08%
HMN B -0.08%
HST D -0.08%
HOPE B -0.08%
WSBC D -0.08%
VRTS D -0.08%
GES F -0.07%
SAFT D -0.07%
KALU D -0.07%
BLMN F -0.07%
LAMR C -0.07%
PBI C -0.07%
SBSI D -0.06%
CWEN C -0.06%
AMSF B -0.06%
FRT D -0.06%
PEBO F -0.06%
DCOM B -0.06%
OCFC C -0.06%
LEG D -0.06%
STAG D -0.05%
UVSP B -0.05%
ETD C -0.05%
TMP C -0.05%
BRX C -0.05%
DLX F -0.05%
PFC D -0.05%
CTBI B -0.05%
JBSS F -0.05%
MNRO B -0.05%
GRNT D -0.05%
CRGY B -0.05%
PLOW D -0.04%
TRST D -0.04%
SWBI F -0.04%
EGY D -0.04%
MBWM D -0.04%
BGS D -0.04%
HBT D -0.04%
UVE C -0.04%
HBNC D -0.04%
IBCP D -0.04%
SXC F -0.04%
RHP B -0.04%
CPF C -0.04%
HFWA D -0.04%
SPTN C -0.04%
FCBC D -0.04%
BRKL D -0.04%
CFFN D -0.04%
UWMC D -0.04%
ADC C -0.04%
MOFG D -0.03%
ALRS B -0.03%
GTN D -0.03%
KRNY C -0.03%
BHRB D -0.03%
IIPR C -0.03%
KRC C -0.03%
ITIC C -0.03%
SHBI D -0.03%
MSBI F -0.03%
NVEC D -0.03%
DHIL C -0.03%
BHB D -0.03%
NFBK D -0.03%
GCMG A -0.03%
SBRA C -0.03%
MPB B -0.03%
IRT D -0.03%
DIN D -0.03%
NPK F -0.03%
THFF D -0.03%
ANET A -0.03%
ACCO C -0.03%
HAFC D -0.03%
WASH C -0.03%
RYN C -0.03%
FMNB D -0.03%
REPX C -0.03%
CAC C -0.03%
EPRT C -0.03%
HTBK D -0.03%
EBF B -0.03%
CIVB B -0.02%
FLIC B -0.02%
FCPT C -0.02%
NEWT D -0.02%
AROW D -0.02%
SAVE F -0.02%
SPOK D -0.02%
CZNC D -0.02%
FNLC D -0.02%
FF B -0.02%
WTBA D -0.02%
AAN B -0.02%
RM D -0.02%
RGP F -0.02%
AKR B -0.02%
UE C -0.02%
LXP D -0.02%
EGBN C -0.02%
BMRC D -0.02%
PFIS D -0.02%
MSB B -0.02%
FRST D -0.02%
VLGEA D -0.02%
PK D -0.02%
WSBF D -0.02%
AMSWA C -0.02%
SKT A -0.02%
FMAO D -0.02%
FISI C -0.02%
BNL C -0.02%
EPR C -0.02%
NRIM C -0.02%
CTRE C -0.02%
HVT F -0.02%
MPX D -0.02%
CBRL D -0.02%
MAC B -0.02%
FFIC C -0.02%
PCH C -0.02%
DGICA D -0.02%
BSRR D -0.02%
BRY F -0.02%
CUZ C -0.02%
SLG C -0.02%
RBB C -0.02%
NHI C -0.02%
SVC D -0.01%
LAND D -0.01%
GMRE C -0.01%
OLP C -0.01%
INN A -0.01%
WSR C -0.01%
PLYM D -0.01%
AAT C -0.01%
NXRT D -0.01%
MOV F -0.01%
CBL D -0.01%
ROIC C -0.01%
LTC D -0.01%
ALEX D -0.01%
III F -0.01%
ALX D -0.01%
DEA D -0.01%
UMH D -0.01%
GTY C -0.01%
NWFL C -0.01%
KW C -0.01%
NUS F -0.01%
JBGS C -0.01%
PCB D -0.01%
DEI A -0.01%
PKBK C -0.01%
NXDT C -0.0%
BRT D -0.0%
CHCT F -0.0%
PSTL D -0.0%
PKST D -0.0%
RMR B -0.0%
NTST F -0.0%
CSR D -0.0%
AHH F -0.0%
CTO D -0.0%
BFS C -0.0%
EVC D -0.0%
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