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      VCSH vs. QDEF ETF Comparison

      Comparison of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCSH) to FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF)
      VCSH

      Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF

      VCSH Description

      The investment seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted corporate bond index with a short-term dollar-weighted average maturity. The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Barclays U.S. 1-5 Year Corporate Bond Index. This index includes U.S. dollar-denominated, investment-grade, fixed-rate, taxable securities issued by industrial, utility, and financial companies, with maturities between 1 and 5 years. At least 80% of the fund's assets will be invested in bonds included in the index.

      Grade (RS Rating)

      Last Trade

      $78.17

      Average Daily Volume

      2,823,257

      Number of Holdings *

      443

      * may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
      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

      $72.55

      Average Daily Volume

      6,797

      Number of Holdings *

      123

      * may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
      Performance
      Period VCSH QDEF
      30 Days -0.24% 0.50%
      60 Days -1.00% 2.57%
      90 Days 0.07% 4.32%
      12 Months 6.91% 30.06%
      84 Overlapping Holdings
      Symbol Grade Weight in VCSH Weight in QDEF Overlap
      AAPL C 0.03% 6.07% 0.03%
      ABBV F 0.02% 2.6% 0.02%
      ADP A 0.05% 1.13% 0.05%
      AFL B 0.02% 0.6% 0.02%
      AIZ A 0.02% 0.58% 0.02%
      AMT C 0.01% 0.82% 0.01%
      AVB B 0.01% 0.18% 0.01%
      AVGO D 0.01% 0.88% 0.01%
      BAC A 0.01% 0.02% 0.01%
      BK A 0.01% 0.67% 0.01%
      BMY B 0.02% 0.45% 0.02%
      CAH B 0.02% 0.17% 0.02%
      CI D 0.01% 0.83% 0.01%
      CME B 0.03% 0.71% 0.03%
      COST A 0.06% 0.24% 0.06%
      CPT B 0.02% 0.51% 0.02%
      CSCO B 0.02% 0.61% 0.02%
      CSL C 0.01% 0.53% 0.01%
      CUBE C 0.01% 0.4% 0.01%
      D C 0.01% 0.56% 0.01%
      DELL B 0.01% 0.46% 0.01%
      DUK C 0.01% 0.77% 0.01%
      EA A 0.02% 0.6% 0.02%
      EBAY D 0.03% 0.4% 0.03%
      ED C 0.01% 0.49% 0.01%
      EQR C 0.02% 0.53% 0.02%
      ESS B 0.01% 0.54% 0.01%
      EVRG A 0.01% 0.4% 0.01%
      EXC C 0.01% 0.39% 0.01%
      FIS C 0.03% 0.6% 0.03%
      GILD C 0.04% 1.03% 0.04%
      GIS D 0.03% 0.45% 0.03%
      GOOGL C 0.04% 1.36% 0.04%
      HD B 0.01% 3.07% 0.01%
      HRB D 0.02% 0.45% 0.02%
      IBM C 0.02% 1.7% 0.02%
      INTU B 0.02% 1.29% 0.02%
      IPG D 0.01% 0.46% 0.01%
      ITW B 0.04% 0.74% 0.04%
      JNJ C 0.02% 2.93% 0.02%
      JPM A 0.01% 0.73% 0.01%
      K A 0.02% 0.53% 0.02%
      KLAC F 0.06% 0.79% 0.06%
      KMB C 0.01% 0.51% 0.01%
      KO D 0.06% 0.65% 0.06%
      LDOS C 0.02% 0.57% 0.02%
      LMT D 0.05% 1.05% 0.05%
      LOW C 0.01% 0.47% 0.01%
      MA B 0.04% 0.23% 0.04%
      MAA B 0.01% 0.53% 0.01%
      MCK A 0.01% 0.71% 0.01%
      MET A 0.02% 0.53% 0.02%
      MMM D 0.01% 0.66% 0.01%
      MO A 0.01% 0.86% 0.01%
      MRK D 0.04% 2.25% 0.04%
      MSFT D 0.04% 4.97% 0.04%
      MSI B 0.03% 0.74% 0.03%
      NNN C 0.02% 0.21% 0.02%
      NVDA B 0.02% 6.0% 0.02%
      OHI C 0.02% 0.53% 0.02%
      ORI A 0.02% 0.54% 0.02%
      OTIS C 0.07% 0.51% 0.07%
      PEG A 0.01% 0.26% 0.01%
      PG C 0.01% 2.83% 0.01%
      PM B 0.02% 1.65% 0.02%
      PNW A 0.01% 0.52% 0.01%
      PPL A 0.01% 0.55% 0.01%
      PSA C 0.02% 0.59% 0.02%
      QCOM F 0.04% 1.65% 0.04%
      SBUX A 0.02% 0.98% 0.02%
      SCCO F 0.01% 0.16% 0.01%
      SWKS F 0.03% 0.39% 0.03%
      T A 0.01% 0.77% 0.01%
      TJX A 0.04% 0.99% 0.04%
      TMUS B 0.04% 1.14% 0.04%
      UNM A 0.02% 0.65% 0.02%
      V A 0.13% 0.38% 0.13%
      VRSK A 0.05% 0.57% 0.05%
      VZ C 0.06% 0.65% 0.06%
      WEC A 0.02% 0.28% 0.02%
      WMT A 0.02% 0.12% 0.02%
      WU F 0.01% 0.43% 0.01%
      XOM B 0.02% 0.5% 0.02%
      ZTS D 0.04% 0.11% 0.04%
      VCSH Overweight 359 Positions Relative to QDEF
      Symbol Grade Weight
      TAP C 0.1%
      CARR C 0.09%
      MDT D 0.08%
      BIIB F 0.08%
      DD C 0.08%
      STLA F 0.07%
      ETN A 0.07%
      CHTR C 0.07%
      OMC C 0.06%
      WBA F 0.06%
      AIG B 0.06%
      HCA F 0.06%
      ADM D 0.05%
      CRM B 0.05%
      DLTR F 0.05%
      BLK B 0.05%
      NI A 0.05%
      HPQ B 0.05%
      TGT F 0.05%
      NOC D 0.05%
      ORCL A 0.05%
      NTRS A 0.04%
      FTV C 0.04%
      VFC C 0.04%
      WLK D 0.04%
      RF A 0.04%
      WB D 0.04%
      ARCC A 0.04%
      FOXA A 0.04%
      RPRX D 0.04%
      GSK F 0.04%
      AZN F 0.04%
      AMZN C 0.04%
      JNPR D 0.03%
      JBHT C 0.03%
      DLR B 0.03%
      EMN C 0.03%
      AMAT F 0.03%
      FDX B 0.03%
      EL F 0.03%
      WAB B 0.03%
      APTV F 0.03%
      AGR A 0.03%
      HRL D 0.03%
      JD D 0.03%
      HAS D 0.03%
      MHK D 0.03%
      NUE C 0.03%
      DXC B 0.03%
      WAL B 0.03%
      ATO A 0.03%
      BAX F 0.03%
      CNO B 0.03%
      SPGI C 0.03%
      SNX D 0.03%
      PVH C 0.03%
      PHM D 0.03%
      BXP C 0.03%
      ADBE C 0.03%
      GLPI C 0.03%
      JEF A 0.03%
      HAL C 0.03%
      BG D 0.03%
      SYY D 0.03%
      SWK D 0.03%
      SYF B 0.03%
      PRU A 0.03%
      MOS F 0.03%
      MU D 0.03%
      PYPL B 0.03%
      PFE F 0.03%
      STT B 0.03%
      VLO C 0.03%
      WMB A 0.03%
      GPN B 0.03%
      DIS B 0.03%
      EPD A 0.03%
      MPLX A 0.03%
      BERY C 0.03%
      CB C 0.03%
      AER A 0.03%
      MPC D 0.03%
      AXP A 0.03%
      VTRS A 0.03%
      INTC C 0.03%
      FITB B 0.03%
      HPE B 0.03%
      CMCSA B 0.03%
      MS A 0.03%
      WPC C 0.02%
      SKT A 0.02%
      RL C 0.02%
      THG A 0.02%
      VNT C 0.02%
      STLD B 0.02%
      CF A 0.02%
      BKU A 0.02%
      CDNS B 0.02%
      A D 0.02%
      BEN C 0.02%
      GBDC D 0.02%
      BC C 0.02%
      ALLE C 0.02%
      HST C 0.02%
      HP C 0.02%
      HOG D 0.02%
      L A 0.02%
      JCI B 0.02%
      GXO B 0.02%
      KMPR A 0.02%
      EQH C 0.02%
      FTNT C 0.02%
      FRT B 0.02%
      SF B 0.02%
      SBRA C 0.02%
      TSLX C 0.02%
      VNO C 0.02%
      WM B 0.02%
      BKH A 0.02%
      APH A 0.02%
      DOV A 0.02%
      COKE C 0.02%
      ALB B 0.02%
      BWA D 0.02%
      BABA D 0.02%
      AWH F 0.02%
      AFG A 0.02%
      BRO B 0.02%
      BR A 0.02%
      CTVA C 0.02%
      KEYS A 0.02%
      GSBD F 0.02%
      IP A 0.02%
      ILMN C 0.02%
      GWW B 0.02%
      LNT A 0.02%
      LLY F 0.02%
      OCSL F 0.02%
      LAZ B 0.02%
      MRVL B 0.02%
      CSX C 0.02%
      KR B 0.02%
      LRCX F 0.02%
      DVN F 0.02%
      LYB F 0.02%
      PH A 0.02%
      TDY B 0.02%
      TT A 0.02%
      VOYA B 0.02%
      LIN C 0.02%
      LHX C 0.02%
      MCO B 0.02%
      NTAP C 0.02%
      IVZ B 0.02%
      HUM C 0.02%
      DOC C 0.02%
      VTR B 0.02%
      BRX A 0.02%
      AES F 0.02%
      CE F 0.02%
      AN C 0.02%
      CNA C 0.02%
      CMI A 0.02%
      EOG A 0.02%
      NKE F 0.02%
      DGX A 0.02%
      FANG C 0.02%
      FLEX B 0.02%
      EXPE B 0.02%
      CNH C 0.02%
      ADI D 0.02%
      DHR F 0.02%
      EFX F 0.02%
      ROST D 0.02%
      OKE A 0.02%
      NXPI D 0.02%
      MTB A 0.02%
      KDP F 0.02%
      BKNG A 0.02%
      ABT B 0.02%
      ICE C 0.02%
      FSK A 0.02%
      GD D 0.02%
      CPB D 0.02%
      UPS C 0.02%
      WEST C 0.02%
      MKC C 0.02%
      STZ D 0.02%
      SPG A 0.02%
      ET A 0.02%
      EQIX A 0.02%
      AL B 0.02%
      CM A 0.02%
      CCI C 0.02%
      SLB C 0.02%
      SHW B 0.02%
      ZBH C 0.02%
      PNC B 0.02%
      KMI A 0.02%
      LVS B 0.02%
      BDX F 0.02%
      CAT B 0.02%
      USB A 0.02%
      RTX D 0.02%
      RY A 0.02%
      PEP F 0.02%
      CVX A 0.02%
      GM C 0.02%
      TD D 0.02%
      CVS D 0.02%
      C A 0.02%
      NVT B 0.01%
      HIW C 0.01%
      FE C 0.01%
      FNB A 0.01%
      CACC D 0.01%
      VLY B 0.01%
      RPM A 0.01%
      JBL C 0.01%
      KSS F 0.01%
      G B 0.01%
      AMD F 0.01%
      EPR C 0.01%
      NEU D 0.01%
      NEM D 0.01%
      UHS D 0.01%
      UDR B 0.01%
      VMC B 0.01%
      WY F 0.01%
      TKR D 0.01%
      FAF A 0.01%
      HUBB B 0.01%
      LEG F 0.01%
      CHD A 0.01%
      FMC D 0.01%
      JHG B 0.01%
      HES B 0.01%
      IFF D 0.01%
      DAL B 0.01%
      WHR B 0.01%
      RNR C 0.01%
      SNV C 0.01%
      SLG B 0.01%
      RS B 0.01%
      PFG D 0.01%
      BDN C 0.01%
      BCSF C 0.01%
      TME D 0.01%
      RGA A 0.01%
      SITC D 0.01%
      TEL B 0.01%
      TRMB B 0.01%
      CL D 0.01%
      BHP F 0.01%
      FLS B 0.01%
      CLX A 0.01%
      GP F 0.01%
      H B 0.01%
      ES C 0.01%
      OGS A 0.01%
      MLM C 0.01%
      LNC C 0.01%
      ROK C 0.01%
      PSEC D 0.01%
      TXT D 0.01%
      ADSK A 0.01%
      CMS C 0.01%
      FHN A 0.01%
      MAIN A 0.01%
      LII A 0.01%
      OC A 0.01%
      PDM D 0.01%
      EMR B 0.01%
      KIM A 0.01%
      HSY F 0.01%
      HII F 0.01%
      KRC B 0.01%
      MAR A 0.01%
      NFG A 0.01%
      ORLY B 0.01%
      OPI F 0.01%
      LEN D 0.01%
      NSC B 0.01%
      APD A 0.01%
      CP F 0.01%
      CNP A 0.01%
      NDAQ A 0.01%
      DHI F 0.01%
      UNP C 0.01%
      AVT C 0.01%
      PCAR B 0.01%
      AMG B 0.01%
      XEL A 0.01%
      AEE A 0.01%
      ARW D 0.01%
      AZO C 0.01%
      AWK C 0.01%
      PPG F 0.01%
      SRE A 0.01%
      PKG A 0.01%
      DE B 0.01%
      DOW F 0.01%
      UAL A 0.01%
      ROP B 0.01%
      LH B 0.01%
      MDLZ F 0.01%
      ALL A 0.01%
      AEP C 0.01%
      AMP A 0.01%
      SYK B 0.01%
      R B 0.01%
      TXN C 0.01%
      PSX C 0.01%
      DFS B 0.01%
      DTE C 0.01%
      O C 0.01%
      MCHP F 0.01%
      KEY B 0.01%
      CMA B 0.01%
      BSX A 0.01%
      ARE F 0.01%
      AON A 0.01%
      HON C 0.01%
      HBAN A 0.01%
      CFG B 0.01%
      BIDU F 0.01%
      EIX B 0.01%
      MMC B 0.01%
      PAA B 0.01%
      ETR B 0.01%
      AMGN F 0.01%
      TSN B 0.01%
      ALLY C 0.01%
      RSG A 0.01%
      TMO F 0.01%
      DG F 0.01%
      NEE C 0.01%
      CAG F 0.01%
      SCHW B 0.01%
      MCD D 0.01%
      BNS A 0.01%
      COP C 0.01%
      SO C 0.01%
      COF C 0.01%
      VOD F 0.01%
      LUV C 0.01%
      GE D 0.01%
      WELL A 0.01%
      UNH B 0.01%
      TFC A 0.01%
      DB D 0.01%
      BMO A 0.01%
      PCG A 0.01%
      HSBC A 0.01%
      NWG A 0.01%
      MUFG B 0.01%
      WFC A 0.01%
      GS A 0.01%
      BA F 0.01%
      VCSH Underweight 39 Positions Relative to QDEF
      Symbol Grade Weight
      META D -2.76%
      GOOG C -1.1%
      EME A -0.64%
      BWXT B -0.64%
      PAYX B -0.63%
      UMBF B -0.61%
      CFR B -0.6%
      GEN B -0.59%
      WTW B -0.58%
      FAST B -0.58%
      VIRT A -0.57%
      CSWI B -0.57%
      COR B -0.57%
      WDFC B -0.55%
      RMD C -0.54%
      IRDM D -0.52%
      OMF A -0.5%
      LSTR D -0.49%
      AVY F -0.48%
      DOX D -0.48%
      BPOP C -0.48%
      RDN D -0.48%
      NSA C -0.47%
      OGE A -0.47%
      VRT B -0.45%
      EXPD C -0.42%
      SAIC F -0.41%
      WSM C -0.41%
      DPZ C -0.41%
      CHE D -0.39%
      MSM C -0.37%
      BSY F -0.37%
      STNG F -0.36%
      STWD C -0.32%
      NEP F -0.32%
      MAS D -0.23%
      BAH F -0.12%
      DDS B -0.12%
      ROL B -0.12%

      VCSH: Top Represented Industries & Keywords

      Industries: Utilities - Regulated Electric Asset Management Banks - Regional - US Banks - Global Credit Services Diversified Industrials Drug Manufacturers - Major Semiconductors REIT - Office REIT - Retail Specialty Chemicals Business Services Utilities - Diversified Aerospace & Defense Capital Markets Diagnostics & Research Insurance - Life Oil & Gas Midstream Packaged Foods Household & Personal Products
      Keywords: S&P 500 Nasdaq 100 Natural Gas Bank Insurance Banking Electricity Dow Jones Component Real Estate Investment Trust Investment Bank Electronics Computing Insurance Products Cash Management Chemical Financial Products Aerospace Commercial Banking Semiconductor Disability

      QDEF: Top Represented Industries & Keywords

      Industries: Utilities - Regulated Electric Business Services Drug Manufacturers - Major REIT - Residential Telecom Services Credit Services Semiconductors Banks - Regional - US Diversified Industrials Information Technology Services Insurance - Life Internet Content & Information Medical Distribution REIT - Industrial Software - Application Utilities - Diversified Aerospace & Defense Banks - Global Communication Equipment Conglomerates
      Keywords: S&P 500 Nasdaq 100 Dow Jones Component Computing Electricity Real Estate Investment Trust Natural Gas Insurance Telecommunications Bank Mobile Devices Smartphones Banking Broadband E-Commerce Electronics Payment Solutions Plumbing Work From Home Disability
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