QDF vs. GYLD ETF Comparison

Comparison of FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) to Arrow Dow Jones Global Yield ETF ETF (GYLD)

QDF

FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund

QDF 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 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 similar to that of the Northern Trust 1250 IndexSM (the "Parent Index"). It may also invest up to 20% of its assets in cash and cash equivalents.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$72.76

Average Daily Volume

26,182

Number of Holdings ^*

127

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

GYLD

Arrow Dow Jones Global Yield ETF ETF

GYLD Description

The investment seeks investment results that generally correspond, before fees and expenses, to the price and yield performance of the Dow Jones Global Composite Yield Index (the "underlying index"). The fund uses a "passive" or "indexing" investment approach to seek to track the price and yield performance of the underlying index. It invests at least 80% of its total assets in the component securities of the underlying index (or depositary receipts representing those securities). The underlying index seeks to identify the 150 highest yielding investable securities in the world.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$12.89

Average Daily Volume

3,728

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	QDF	GYLD
30 Days	1.66%	-2.84%
60 Days	2.62%	-4.29%
90 Days	4.00%	-2.12%
12 Months	26.92%	13.00%

3 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in QDF	Weight in GYLD	Overlap
MO	A	0.89%	0.88%	0.88%
NEP	F	0.3%	0.42%	0.3%
OHI	C	0.52%	0.78%	0.52%

QDF Overweight 124 Positions Relative to GYLD

Symbol	Grade	Weight
AAPL	C	8.54%
NVDA	C	5.81%
MSFT	F	4.91%
META	D	3.1%
PG	A	3.03%
JNJ	D	3.01%
ABBV	D	2.58%
KO	D	2.16%
ACN	C	1.93%
GOOGL	C	1.84%
HD	A	1.77%
INTU	C	1.74%
QCOM	F	1.68%
GOOG	C	1.63%
PM	B	1.41%
LOW	D	1.27%
UNP	C	1.24%
ADP	B	1.11%
GILD	C	1.0%
MS	A	0.98%
AVGO	D	0.88%
LRCX	F	0.87%
VRT	B	0.83%
NKE	D	0.83%
SBUX	A	0.76%
KLAC	D	0.76%
CAT	B	0.75%
JPM	A	0.75%
ZTS	D	0.74%
ITW	B	0.74%
FAST	B	0.68%
BK	A	0.68%
MMM	D	0.65%
PAYX	C	0.63%
LMT	D	0.62%
FIS	C	0.62%
AFL	B	0.62%
PEG	A	0.61%
PRU	A	0.61%
VIRT	B	0.6%
KTB	B	0.6%
JHG	A	0.6%
PSA	D	0.6%
D	C	0.59%
AVB	B	0.58%
EBAY	D	0.58%
EA	A	0.58%
CMA	A	0.58%
GEN	B	0.58%
TPR	B	0.57%
MET	A	0.56%
SNA	A	0.56%
WTW	B	0.56%
ORI	A	0.55%
CHRW	C	0.55%
EQR	B	0.55%
MAA	B	0.55%
VLO	C	0.55%
MPC	D	0.54%
NXPI	D	0.52%
OMF	A	0.52%
CPT	B	0.51%
IVZ	B	0.51%
OGE	B	0.51%
XOM	B	0.5%
SMG	D	0.5%
RDN	C	0.49%
STWD	C	0.49%
UGI	A	0.49%
NSA	D	0.49%
BPOP	B	0.48%
WDFC	B	0.47%
FAF	A	0.47%
DVN	F	0.46%
MRK	F	0.45%
IPG	D	0.45%
MCHP	D	0.45%
WU	D	0.45%
POOL	C	0.44%
WSM	B	0.43%
TT	A	0.43%
CFR	B	0.42%
NUE	C	0.42%
EVRG	A	0.42%
WY	D	0.42%
HST	C	0.41%
SWKS	F	0.4%
V	A	0.4%
CTAS	B	0.39%
LNC	B	0.39%
PFG	D	0.39%
RHI	B	0.38%
ALLY	C	0.37%
CUBE	D	0.37%
SCCO	F	0.36%
WMS	D	0.36%
APLE	B	0.35%
EIX	B	0.34%
IRDM	D	0.31%
BR	A	0.3%
MA	C	0.26%
OLN	D	0.25%
COST	B	0.24%
NNN	D	0.23%
NTAP	C	0.22%
WING	D	0.2%
HRB	D	0.17%
RMD	C	0.17%
DPZ	C	0.17%
PNW	B	0.16%
PAYC	B	0.16%
CL	D	0.15%
COR	B	0.14%
WMT	A	0.13%
BSY	D	0.13%
EXP	A	0.08%
WFRD	D	0.07%
CSWI	A	0.07%
BKNG	A	0.07%
MAR	B	0.05%
COP	C	0.04%
STNG	F	0.02%
BAC	A	0.02%
BBWI	D	0.01%

QDF Underweight 36 Positions Relative to GYLD

Symbol	Grade	Weight
KNTK	B	-0.91%
MPLX	A	-0.83%
ET	A	-0.81%
ARLP	A	-0.8%
BDN	C	-0.79%
UAN	B	-0.79%
EPD	A	-0.78%
ENLC	A	-0.78%
CQP	B	-0.77%
DMLP	A	-0.77%
AM	A	-0.76%
GLP	A	-0.76%
HIW	D	-0.76%
PDM	D	-0.75%
BSM	B	-0.75%
PAGP	A	-0.73%
BNL	D	-0.73%
GMRE	F	-0.72%
SUN	B	-0.72%
EPR	D	-0.72%
CAPL	D	-0.71%
PAA	B	-0.71%
KRP	B	-0.71%
WES	C	-0.71%
HESM	B	-0.71%
IEP	F	-0.7%
DEA	D	-0.7%
USAC	B	-0.69%
DKL	C	-0.69%
GNL	F	-0.68%
SPH	B	-0.68%
GEL	D	-0.65%
IIPR	D	-0.6%
MPW	F	-0.56%
SVC	F	-0.43%
NRP	B	-0.0%