QDEF vs. IGV ETF Comparison

Comparison of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) to iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (IGV)
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
IGV

iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF

IGV Description The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the S&P North American Technology Software IndexTM (the "underlying index"). The fund generally invests at least 90% of its assets in securities of the underlying index and in depositary receipts representing securities of the underlying index. The underlying index measures the performance of U.S.-traded stocks of software-related companies in the United States and Canada. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$106.04

Average Daily Volume

3,799,024

Number of Holdings *

109

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period QDEF IGV
30 Days 1.58% 16.80%
60 Days 2.63% 18.87%
90 Days 4.66% 22.77%
12 Months 30.49% 39.74%
5 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in QDEF Weight in IGV Overlap
BSY D 0.37% 0.26% 0.26%
EA A 0.6% 1.38% 0.6%
GEN B 0.59% 0.57% 0.57%
INTU C 1.29% 4.13% 1.29%
MSFT F 4.97% 7.19% 4.97%
QDEF Overweight 118 Positions Relative to IGV
Symbol Grade Weight
AAPL C 6.07%
NVDA C 6.0%
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%
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%
BK A 0.67%
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%
AFL B 0.6%
CFR B 0.6%
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%
EQR B 0.53%
MAA B 0.53%
PNW B 0.52%
IRDM D 0.52%
CPT B 0.51%
OTIS C 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%
WU D 0.43%
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%
STNG F 0.36%
STWD C 0.32%
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 104 Positions Relative to IGV
Symbol Grade Weight
CRM B -9.42%
ORCL B -8.34%
NOW A -7.13%
ADBE C -6.5%
PANW C -4.35%
PLTR B -4.17%
SNPS B -2.94%
CDNS B -2.91%
CRWD B -2.79%
ADSK A -2.31%
APP B -2.13%
ROP B -2.12%
FTNT C -2.1%
WDAY B -2.02%
MSTR C -2.0%
FICO B -1.99%
DDOG A -1.43%
TEAM A -1.39%
HUBS A -1.25%
TTWO A -1.04%
ANSS B -1.04%
TYL B -0.92%
PTC A -0.8%
ZM B -0.76%
ZS C -0.68%
NTNX A -0.61%
MANH D -0.6%
DOCU A -0.58%
GWRE A -0.57%
DT C -0.56%
SNAP C -0.4%
IOT A -0.36%
BILL A -0.3%
S B -0.28%
PCOR B -0.27%
ESTC C -0.27%
SMAR A -0.27%
CVLT B -0.26%
GTLB B -0.25%
CFLT B -0.25%
DBX B -0.23%
AZPN A -0.23%
SPSC C -0.23%
MARA C -0.22%
ALTR B -0.22%
VRNS D -0.21%
QTWO A -0.21%
CWAN B -0.2%
PATH C -0.2%
ACIW B -0.2%
AUR C -0.19%
APPF B -0.19%
U C -0.19%
QLYS C -0.19%
HCP B -0.18%
WK B -0.17%
CCCS B -0.17%
TENB C -0.17%
BOX B -0.17%
IDCC A -0.16%
DLB B -0.15%
PEGA A -0.14%
NCNO B -0.13%
BLKB B -0.12%
CLSK C -0.12%
ZETA D -0.12%
RNG B -0.11%
BL B -0.11%
RIOT C -0.11%
INTA A -0.1%
DV C -0.1%
TDC D -0.1%
PRGS A -0.1%
AI B -0.1%
FIVN C -0.1%
FRSH C -0.1%
ALRM C -0.1%
YOU D -0.09%
VERX B -0.09%
RPD C -0.09%
ENV B -0.09%
AGYS A -0.09%
BRZE C -0.08%
ALKT B -0.08%
PD C -0.07%
RAMP C -0.07%
VYX B -0.07%
AVPT A -0.06%
MTTR B -0.05%
ZUO B -0.05%
SPT C -0.05%
VRNT C -0.05%
APPN B -0.05%
PRO C -0.04%
ASAN C -0.04%
ATEN B -0.04%
ADEA D -0.04%
SWI B -0.03%
NABL F -0.03%
CXM C -0.03%
JAMF F -0.03%
SEMR B -0.02%
MLNK B -0.02%
ETWO F -0.02%
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