QDF vs. OPTZ ETF Comparison

Comparison of FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) to Optimize Strategy Index ETF (OPTZ)

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

OPTZ

Optimize Strategy Index ETF

OPTZ Description

OPTZ seeks to track a broad market index consisting of US-listed equities that meet certain market-cap threshold and liquidity requirements. To be included in the fund, eligible large-cap and small-cap companies are evaluated and ranked within their own sector. Large cap companies are ranked based on the ratio of current EPS over the trailing 10-year average EPS, the current P/E ratio, and the 2-year forward EPS growth estimate. Small-cap companies are ranked solely on their P/S ratio. Within these two groups, the top 20% are selected from each sector. The index weights the sectors using the sum of the market capitalization of all constituents in each sector and within each sector each constituent is equally weighted. Reconstitution and rebalancing are done semi-annually.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$31.04

Average Daily Volume

7,221

Number of Holdings ^*

321

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	QDF	OPTZ
30 Days	1.66%	8.47%
60 Days	2.62%	9.68%
90 Days	4.00%	11.36%
12 Months	26.92%

23 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in QDF	Weight in OPTZ	Overlap
AAPL	C	8.54%	1.06%	1.06%
BR	A	0.3%	0.22%	0.22%
CAT	B	0.75%	0.14%	0.14%
CL	D	0.15%	0.25%	0.15%
COR	B	0.14%	0.14%	0.14%
COST	B	0.24%	0.29%	0.24%
CPT	B	0.51%	0.09%	0.09%
DPZ	C	0.17%	0.34%	0.17%
EA	A	0.58%	0.66%	0.58%
EIX	B	0.34%	0.05%	0.05%
EXP	A	0.08%	0.18%	0.08%
LOW	D	1.27%	0.35%	0.35%
MAR	B	0.05%	0.39%	0.05%
META	D	3.1%	0.65%	0.65%
NVDA	C	5.81%	1.44%	1.44%
PAYC	B	0.16%	0.18%	0.16%
PRU	A	0.61%	0.23%	0.23%
TT	A	0.43%	0.15%	0.15%
V	A	0.4%	0.22%	0.22%
VRT	B	0.83%	0.21%	0.21%
WFRD	D	0.07%	0.05%	0.05%
WTW	B	0.56%	0.22%	0.22%
WY	D	0.42%	0.09%	0.09%

QDF Overweight 104 Positions Relative to OPTZ

Symbol	Grade	Weight
MSFT	F	4.91%
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%
UNP	C	1.24%
ADP	B	1.11%
GILD	C	1.0%
MS	A	0.98%
MO	A	0.89%
AVGO	D	0.88%
LRCX	F	0.87%
NKE	D	0.83%
SBUX	A	0.76%
KLAC	D	0.76%
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%
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%
CMA	A	0.58%
GEN	B	0.58%
TPR	B	0.57%
MET	A	0.56%
SNA	A	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%
OHI	C	0.52%
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%
CFR	B	0.42%
NUE	C	0.42%
EVRG	A	0.42%
HST	C	0.41%
SWKS	F	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%
IRDM	D	0.31%
NEP	F	0.3%
MA	C	0.26%
OLN	D	0.25%
NNN	D	0.23%
NTAP	C	0.22%
WING	D	0.2%
HRB	D	0.17%
RMD	C	0.17%
PNW	B	0.16%
WMT	A	0.13%
BSY	D	0.13%
CSWI	A	0.07%
BKNG	A	0.07%
COP	C	0.04%
STNG	F	0.02%
BAC	A	0.02%
BBWI	D	0.01%

QDF Underweight 298 Positions Relative to OPTZ

Symbol	Grade	Weight
APP	B	-2.03%
CRWD	B	-1.37%
CRM	B	-1.37%
TTMI	B	-1.36%
INTC	D	-1.31%
DELL	C	-1.29%
GDDY	A	-1.27%
NOW	A	-1.27%
FFIV	B	-1.25%
ANET	C	-1.24%
QLYS	C	-1.22%
CDNS	B	-1.21%
BHE	B	-1.2%
ITRI	B	-1.19%
MSI	B	-1.18%
SNPS	B	-1.16%
WIX	B	-1.15%
INFN	C	-1.11%
VZIO	A	-1.04%
AMD	F	-1.03%
VRSN	F	-1.03%
BAH	F	-1.02%
IBM	C	-1.02%
AMAT	F	-1.0%
ROP	B	-1.0%
FSLR	F	-0.96%
DJT	C	-0.93%
LUMN	C	-0.83%
CRUS	D	-0.8%
IDCC	A	-0.78%
ACLS	F	-0.78%
DIS	B	-0.77%
NFLX	A	-0.73%
TMUS	B	-0.72%
RNG	B	-0.72%
ZM	B	-0.71%
CMCSA	B	-0.64%
T	A	-0.64%
EAT	A	-0.55%
CVNA	B	-0.55%
AMC	C	-0.54%
NPAB	B	-0.52%
TSLA	B	-0.49%
WWW	B	-0.48%
NCLH	B	-0.48%
RCL	A	-0.47%
COIN	C	-0.42%
HBI	B	-0.42%
WOOF	D	-0.42%
UNFI	A	-0.41%
RL	B	-0.39%
LULU	C	-0.39%
SIG	B	-0.39%
DECK	A	-0.39%
AMZN	C	-0.38%
LVS	C	-0.38%
WHR	B	-0.37%
GRMN	B	-0.37%
ANF	C	-0.36%
SBH	C	-0.36%
WYNN	D	-0.36%
BZH	B	-0.35%
PCT	C	-0.34%
FIVE	F	-0.34%
PVH	C	-0.34%
ORLY	B	-0.34%
ALV	C	-0.33%
BURL	A	-0.33%
TAP	C	-0.32%
MCD	D	-0.32%
CHDN	B	-0.32%
APO	B	-0.31%
YETI	C	-0.31%
ENR	B	-0.31%
ETSY	D	-0.3%
CHD	B	-0.3%
ULTA	F	-0.3%
ROST	C	-0.29%
DKS	C	-0.29%
GPC	D	-0.29%
LC	A	-0.28%
LEA	D	-0.28%
TGT	F	-0.28%
LNW	D	-0.28%
DOLE	D	-0.27%
SQ	B	-0.27%
MELI	D	-0.27%
WBA	F	-0.27%
STZ	D	-0.27%
ODP	F	-0.27%
AX	A	-0.26%
DAN	D	-0.26%
PEP	F	-0.26%
CVS	D	-0.26%
APTV	D	-0.25%
GS	A	-0.25%
KKR	A	-0.25%
FI	A	-0.25%
AMP	A	-0.25%
CAL	D	-0.25%
BG	F	-0.25%
TROW	B	-0.24%
ARES	A	-0.24%
AXP	A	-0.24%
CROX	D	-0.24%
BLK	C	-0.24%
BHF	B	-0.24%
CINF	A	-0.23%
AGO	B	-0.23%
EWTX	C	-0.23%
AIZ	A	-0.23%
CPAY	A	-0.23%
PRG	C	-0.22%
SIGI	C	-0.22%
GPN	B	-0.22%
COOP	B	-0.22%
LBPH	A	-0.22%
TRV	B	-0.22%
NATL	B	-0.21%
GL	B	-0.21%
PGR	A	-0.21%
AXON	A	-0.21%
AER	B	-0.21%
BFH	B	-0.21%
MSCI	C	-0.21%
BRO	B	-0.21%
ALL	A	-0.21%
LDI	C	-0.2%
ICE	C	-0.2%
STRL	B	-0.2%
MKTX	D	-0.2%
CME	A	-0.2%
SPGI	C	-0.2%
HIG	B	-0.2%
CRS	A	-0.2%
MCO	B	-0.2%
GATO	D	-0.2%
RNR	C	-0.2%
ZIM	C	-0.2%
NAVI	C	-0.19%
ACGL	D	-0.19%
DAL	C	-0.19%
PMT	D	-0.19%
CBOE	B	-0.19%
CB	C	-0.19%
FIX	A	-0.18%
APD	A	-0.18%
VMC	B	-0.18%
EME	C	-0.18%
GTLS	B	-0.18%
XPO	B	-0.18%
LPX	B	-0.18%
SKYW	B	-0.18%
HQY	B	-0.17%
JBLU	F	-0.17%
AVNT	B	-0.17%
MLM	B	-0.17%
HASI	D	-0.17%
PEN	B	-0.16%
EMN	D	-0.16%
SHW	A	-0.16%
DOCU	A	-0.16%
PCTY	B	-0.16%
PWR	A	-0.16%
AIT	A	-0.16%
ACHR	B	-0.16%
INCY	C	-0.16%
VERA	B	-0.16%
GNRC	B	-0.16%
HON	B	-0.15%
ECL	D	-0.15%
HUBB	B	-0.15%
ESTC	C	-0.15%
GFF	A	-0.15%
ISRG	A	-0.15%
ETN	A	-0.15%
PCAR	B	-0.15%
PEGA	A	-0.15%
WAB	B	-0.15%
JAZZ	B	-0.15%
PH	A	-0.15%
URI	B	-0.15%
TPC	C	-0.15%
SAIA	B	-0.15%
PODD	C	-0.15%
CLOV	D	-0.15%
PNR	A	-0.15%
PHIN	A	-0.14%
THC	D	-0.14%
STGW	B	-0.14%
ZBH	C	-0.14%
MRC	B	-0.14%
DGX	A	-0.14%
WST	C	-0.14%
LECO	B	-0.14%
UTHR	C	-0.14%
CAH	B	-0.14%
LIVN	F	-0.14%
AKRO	B	-0.14%
REVG	B	-0.14%
LIN	D	-0.14%
DVA	B	-0.14%
SYK	C	-0.14%
UNH	C	-0.13%
WDAY	B	-0.13%
BV	B	-0.13%
VRSK	A	-0.13%
ALGN	D	-0.13%
FDX	B	-0.13%
NBIX	C	-0.13%
VRTX	F	-0.13%
SAVA	D	-0.13%
OSK	B	-0.13%
PBI	B	-0.13%
WWD	B	-0.13%
ASH	D	-0.13%
MANH	D	-0.13%
AHCO	F	-0.12%
SHC	F	-0.12%
AOS	F	-0.12%
KRYS	B	-0.12%
MOH	F	-0.12%
RPRX	D	-0.12%
XYL	D	-0.12%
STE	F	-0.12%
RSG	A	-0.12%
ETNB	C	-0.12%
DAWN	F	-0.12%
IQV	D	-0.11%
EFX	F	-0.11%
COGT	D	-0.11%
SRPT	D	-0.11%
BAX	D	-0.11%
DLR	B	-0.11%
SNDX	F	-0.11%
KURA	F	-0.11%
VNO	B	-0.11%
BA	F	-0.11%
ADBE	C	-0.11%
TMO	F	-0.11%
UHS	D	-0.11%
IDXX	F	-0.11%
DYN	F	-0.11%
UNIT	B	-0.1%
EQIX	A	-0.1%
RHP	B	-0.1%
CGEM	F	-0.1%
WELL	A	-0.1%
SPG	B	-0.1%
LNTH	D	-0.1%
EXPI	C	-0.1%
CBRE	B	-0.1%
OMI	F	-0.1%
HII	D	-0.09%
PEB	D	-0.09%
NEXT	B	-0.09%
ELS	C	-0.09%
PK	B	-0.09%
CE	F	-0.09%
LAMR	D	-0.09%
SBRA	C	-0.09%
OGN	D	-0.09%
NMRK	B	-0.09%
REXR	F	-0.08%
NVRI	F	-0.08%
RDFN	D	-0.08%
SBAC	D	-0.08%
EGP	F	-0.08%
TDW	F	-0.08%
ICLR	D	-0.08%
PRIM	A	-0.08%
CEG	D	-0.07%
KNTK	B	-0.07%
BKR	B	-0.07%
WMB	A	-0.07%
BKD	D	-0.07%
AMT	D	-0.07%
TRGP	B	-0.07%
DTM	B	-0.07%
ATO	A	-0.06%
WKC	D	-0.06%
ETR	B	-0.06%
SLB	C	-0.06%
OII	B	-0.06%
WHD	B	-0.06%
FTI	A	-0.06%
SANA	F	-0.06%
NRG	B	-0.06%
VAL	D	-0.05%
DUK	C	-0.05%
DTE	C	-0.05%
APA	D	-0.05%
SO	D	-0.05%
DK	C	-0.05%
SWX	B	-0.05%
AES	F	-0.04%
NFE	D	-0.04%
HE	C	-0.04%