VIG vs. QDEF ETF Comparison

Comparison of Vanguard Div Appreciation ETF - DNQ (VIG) to FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF)

VIG

Vanguard Div Appreciation ETF - DNQ

VIG Description

The investment seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of common stocks of companies that have a record of increasing dividends over time. The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the NASDAQ US Dividend Achievers Select Index, which consists of common stocks of companies that have a record of increasing dividends over time. It attempts to replicate the target index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$197.86

Average Daily Volume

699,816

Number of Holdings ^*

336

* 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

$71.73

Average Daily Volume

6,798

Number of Holdings ^*

123

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	VIG	QDEF
30 Days	-1.43%	-1.09%
60 Days	0.97%	1.41%
90 Days	3.56%	3.61%
12 Months	24.23%	28.67%

54 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in VIG	Weight in QDEF	Overlap
AAPL	C	4.74%	6.07%	4.74%
ABBV	F	1.94%	2.6%	1.94%
ADP	B	0.64%	1.13%	0.64%
AFL	C	0.29%	0.6%	0.29%
AIZ	A	0.05%	0.58%	0.05%
AVGO	C	4.24%	0.88%	0.88%
AVY	D	0.09%	0.48%	0.09%
BAC	A	1.52%	0.02%	0.02%
BAH	D	0.13%	0.12%	0.12%
BK	B	0.3%	0.67%	0.3%
CAH	B	0.14%	0.17%	0.14%
CFR	B	0.04%	0.6%	0.04%
CHE	F	0.04%	0.39%	0.04%
CME	A	0.44%	0.71%	0.44%
COR	B	0.22%	0.57%	0.22%
COST	A	2.08%	0.24%	0.24%
CSCO	B	1.18%	0.61%	0.61%
CSL	C	0.1%	0.53%	0.1%
DDS	B	0.01%	0.12%	0.01%
DOX	D	0.05%	0.48%	0.05%
DPZ	C	0.08%	0.41%	0.08%
EXPD	D	0.09%	0.42%	0.09%
FAST	B	0.24%	0.58%	0.24%
HD	A	2.11%	3.07%	2.11%
IBM	C	1.02%	1.7%	1.02%
INTU	B	0.92%	1.29%	0.92%
ITW	B	0.38%	0.74%	0.38%
JNJ	D	2.07%	2.93%	2.07%
JPM	A	3.4%	0.73%	0.73%
KLAC	F	0.48%	0.79%	0.48%
KO	D	1.36%	0.65%	0.65%
LMT	D	0.64%	1.05%	0.64%
LOW	C	0.81%	0.47%	0.47%
MA	B	2.23%	0.23%	0.23%
MAS	D	0.1%	0.23%	0.1%
MCK	A	0.35%	0.71%	0.35%
MET	A	0.25%	0.53%	0.25%
MRK	F	1.39%	2.25%	1.39%
MSFT	D	3.62%	4.97%	3.62%
MSI	B	0.4%	0.74%	0.4%
ORI	A	0.04%	0.54%	0.04%
PAYX	B	0.24%	0.63%	0.24%
PG	C	2.1%	2.83%	2.1%
QCOM	F	0.97%	1.65%	0.97%
RMD	C	0.19%	0.54%	0.19%
SBUX	A	0.6%	0.98%	0.6%
UMBF	B	0.03%	0.61%	0.03%
UNM	A	0.06%	0.65%	0.06%
V	A	2.5%	0.38%	0.38%
WDFC	B	0.02%	0.55%	0.02%
WMT	A	1.91%	0.12%	0.12%
WSM	D	0.09%	0.41%	0.09%
XOM	B	2.82%	0.5%	0.5%
ZTS	D	0.44%	0.11%	0.11%

VIG Overweight 282 Positions Relative to QDEF

Symbol	Grade	Weight
UNH	C	2.8%
ORCL	A	1.44%
PEP	F	1.23%
LIN	D	1.18%
ACN	C	1.16%
MCD	D	1.13%
ABT	A	1.06%
TXN	C	1.0%
CAT	C	0.98%
AMGN	D	0.93%
CMCSA	B	0.92%
NEE	C	0.88%
GS	B	0.88%
DHR	D	0.85%
SPGI	D	0.83%
UNP	D	0.76%
BLK	B	0.73%
HON	B	0.72%
ETN	B	0.71%
SYK	A	0.66%
MDT	D	0.62%
ADI	D	0.6%
MMC	D	0.58%
CB	C	0.57%
ELV	F	0.51%
MDLZ	F	0.5%
NKE	F	0.5%
ICE	C	0.48%
SHW	C	0.45%
AON	B	0.43%
APH	B	0.43%
WM	B	0.42%
CL	D	0.41%
PNC	B	0.4%
GD	D	0.4%
NOC	D	0.38%
CTAS	B	0.38%
MCO	D	0.38%
APD	A	0.37%
TGT	B	0.37%
BDX	F	0.36%
CSX	C	0.35%
AJG	B	0.33%
EMR	A	0.33%
ECL	D	0.33%
ROP	C	0.31%
TRV	A	0.3%
PSX	C	0.28%
SRE	A	0.28%
GWW	B	0.27%
DHI	D	0.27%
AMP	A	0.27%
ALL	A	0.26%
LHX	B	0.25%
CMI	A	0.24%
RSG	A	0.22%
MCHP	F	0.21%
GLW	B	0.2%
XEL	A	0.2%
DFS	B	0.2%
SYY	D	0.2%
HPQ	B	0.19%
VMC	B	0.19%
HIG	B	0.18%
NUE	D	0.18%
HUM	D	0.17%
PPG	F	0.16%
FITB	B	0.16%
XYL	D	0.16%
ROK	B	0.16%
NDAQ	A	0.16%
AWK	C	0.15%
RJF	A	0.15%
STT	B	0.15%
TSCO	D	0.15%
CDW	F	0.14%
VLTO	C	0.14%
DTE	C	0.14%
DOV	B	0.14%
HSY	F	0.14%
ADM	D	0.14%
KR	B	0.14%
CHD	A	0.13%
BR	B	0.13%
BRO	B	0.13%
STE	D	0.12%
TPL	A	0.12%
CINF	A	0.12%
CBOE	C	0.12%
WST	D	0.12%
HUBB	B	0.12%
CLX	A	0.11%
MKC	D	0.11%
PKG	B	0.11%
CMS	C	0.11%
ATO	A	0.11%
WSO	A	0.1%
STLD	B	0.1%
LII	A	0.1%
GPC	F	0.09%
IEX	B	0.09%
RPM	B	0.09%
PNR	B	0.09%
TSN	B	0.09%
FDS	B	0.09%
WRB	B	0.09%
SNA	B	0.09%
DGX	A	0.09%
PFG	C	0.09%
SWK	F	0.08%
HEI	A	0.08%
JBHT	C	0.08%
CASY	A	0.08%
LNT	A	0.08%
RBA	A	0.08%
FNF	A	0.08%
RS	B	0.08%
ALLE	D	0.07%
EMN	D	0.07%
JKHY	D	0.07%
NDSN	D	0.07%
RNR	C	0.07%
GGG	B	0.07%
CE	F	0.07%
POOL	D	0.07%
RGA	B	0.07%
FIX	A	0.07%
CHDN	C	0.06%
MKTX	D	0.06%
LECO	C	0.06%
ATR	B	0.06%
RRX	B	0.06%
ALB	B	0.06%
ERIE	F	0.06%
ITT	A	0.06%
AES	F	0.06%
SCI	A	0.06%
SJM	D	0.06%
CHRW	B	0.06%
INGR	B	0.05%
ENSG	D	0.05%
AIT	B	0.05%
MORN	B	0.05%
LAD	B	0.05%
HRL	D	0.05%
DCI	B	0.05%
AOS	F	0.05%
AFG	A	0.05%
PRI	A	0.05%
EVR	B	0.05%
GL	C	0.05%
RGLD	C	0.05%
WTRG	B	0.05%
HEI	A	0.05%
MSA	D	0.04%
RLI	A	0.04%
FAF	C	0.04%
OSK	C	0.04%
PB	A	0.04%
RHI	C	0.04%
HII	F	0.04%
CBSH	A	0.04%
SEIC	B	0.04%
UFPI	C	0.04%
SSB	B	0.04%
SSD	D	0.04%
WTFC	B	0.04%
ZION	B	0.04%
TTC	F	0.04%
FFIN	B	0.03%
AVT	C	0.03%
EXPO	D	0.03%
GATX	B	0.03%
HOMB	A	0.03%
MATX	B	0.03%
SON	F	0.03%
BC	D	0.03%
TKR	F	0.03%
WTS	B	0.03%
THG	A	0.03%
BCPC	B	0.03%
NFG	A	0.03%
IDA	A	0.03%
THO	C	0.03%
SIGI	B	0.03%
BMI	C	0.03%
CBT	C	0.03%
AXS	A	0.03%
LFUS	D	0.03%
CADE	B	0.03%
AGCO	F	0.03%
R	B	0.03%
NSP	F	0.02%
MGRC	B	0.02%
WSFS	B	0.02%
GHC	B	0.02%
MAN	F	0.02%
CWT	C	0.02%
AWR	A	0.02%
CBU	B	0.02%
BRC	C	0.02%
MGEE	A	0.02%
OTTR	C	0.02%
IBOC	B	0.02%
LANC	D	0.02%
AUB	B	0.02%
POWI	D	0.02%
ABM	B	0.02%
PRGO	C	0.02%
CNO	B	0.02%
PII	F	0.02%
FELE	B	0.02%
KAI	B	0.02%
FUL	F	0.02%
AGO	A	0.02%
ASH	F	0.02%
SLGN	A	0.02%
AVNT	B	0.02%
FLO	D	0.02%
WLK	F	0.02%
NJR	A	0.02%
AL	B	0.02%
OZK	B	0.02%
SRCE	B	0.01%
AMSF	B	0.01%
MSEX	B	0.01%
WOR	F	0.01%
GABC	B	0.01%
LNN	B	0.01%
WS	B	0.01%
CSGS	B	0.01%
WABC	B	0.01%
NHC	B	0.01%
TCBK	B	0.01%
ANDE	F	0.01%
SCL	D	0.01%
HMN	B	0.01%
CABO	C	0.01%
SJW	F	0.01%
APOG	B	0.01%
LKFN	B	0.01%
TNC	F	0.01%
AGM	B	0.01%
CHCO	B	0.01%
SYBT	B	0.01%
LMAT	A	0.01%
HI	C	0.01%
HWKN	B	0.01%
WLY	B	0.01%
KWR	D	0.01%
NBTB	B	0.01%
BANF	B	0.01%
MTRN	C	0.01%
SXI	B	0.01%
FRME	B	0.01%
TOWN	B	0.01%
HNI	B	0.01%
BOKF	B	0.01%
JJSF	C	0.01%
CPK	A	0.01%
CNS	B	0.01%
IOSP	C	0.01%
INDB	B	0.01%
GFF	B	0.01%
JOUT	F	0.0%
HVT	D	0.0%
ARTNA	F	0.0%
HIFS	B	0.0%
TR	B	0.0%
GSBC	B	0.0%
YORW	D	0.0%
CASS	B	0.0%
SMBC	B	0.0%
SCVL	F	0.0%
FMBH	B	0.0%
FCBC	B	0.0%
HY	D	0.0%
SPTN	F	0.0%
MATW	C	0.0%
GRC	B	0.0%
EMBC	D	0.0%
MNRO	C	0.0%

VIG Underweight 69 Positions Relative to QDEF

Symbol	Grade	Weight
NVDA	A	-6.0%
META	C	-2.76%
PM	A	-1.65%
GOOGL	B	-1.36%
TMUS	B	-1.14%
GOOG	B	-1.1%
GILD	C	-1.03%
TJX	A	-0.99%
MO	A	-0.86%
CI	D	-0.83%
AMT	D	-0.82%
T	A	-0.77%
DUK	C	-0.77%
MMM	D	-0.66%
VZ	C	-0.65%
EME	A	-0.64%
BWXT	A	-0.64%
FIS	C	-0.6%
EA	A	-0.6%
GEN	B	-0.59%
PSA	C	-0.59%
WTW	B	-0.58%
VIRT	A	-0.57%
CSWI	A	-0.57%
LDOS	C	-0.57%
VRSK	B	-0.57%
D	C	-0.56%
PPL	A	-0.55%
ESS	A	-0.54%
K	B	-0.53%
OHI	B	-0.53%
EQR	C	-0.53%
MAA	A	-0.53%
PNW	B	-0.52%
IRDM	F	-0.52%
CPT	C	-0.51%
OTIS	C	-0.51%
KMB	C	-0.51%
OMF	A	-0.5%
LSTR	D	-0.49%
ED	C	-0.49%
BPOP	C	-0.48%
RDN	D	-0.48%
NSA	C	-0.47%
OGE	A	-0.47%
IPG	F	-0.46%
DELL	B	-0.46%
BMY	A	-0.45%
GIS	F	-0.45%
VRT	A	-0.45%
HRB	D	-0.45%
WU	F	-0.43%
SAIC	F	-0.41%
CUBE	C	-0.4%
EVRG	A	-0.4%
EBAY	D	-0.4%
EXC	C	-0.39%
SWKS	F	-0.39%
MSM	D	-0.37%
BSY	D	-0.37%
STNG	D	-0.36%
STWD	C	-0.32%
NEP	F	-0.32%
WEC	A	-0.28%
PEG	C	-0.26%
NNN	C	-0.21%
AVB	B	-0.18%
SCCO	F	-0.16%
ROL	B	-0.12%