VSDA vs. QDEF ETF Comparison

Comparison of VictoryShares Dividend Accelerator ETF (VSDA) to FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF)

VSDA

VictoryShares Dividend Accelerator ETF

VSDA Description

The VictoryShares Dividend Accelerator ETF offers exposure to large-cap U.S. stocks, that feature not only a history of increasing dividends, but which also possess the highest probability of future dividend growth. It seeks to provide exposure to dividend growth, rather than yielding, offering a potential diversification benefit to high dividend yielding alternatives, particularly in a rising rate environment.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$54.41

Average Daily Volume

16,670

Number of Holdings ^*

* 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

$72.79

Average Daily Volume

6,852

Number of Holdings ^*

123

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	VSDA	QDEF
30 Days	3.21%	1.58%
60 Days	3.32%	2.63%
90 Days	5.45%	4.66%
12 Months	22.71%	30.49%

23 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in VSDA	Weight in QDEF	Overlap
AFL	B	1.25%	0.6%	0.6%
AIZ	A	1.04%	0.58%	0.58%
BMY	B	2.11%	0.45%	0.45%
CAH	B	0.95%	0.17%	0.17%
COR	B	0.59%	0.57%	0.57%
COST	B	0.78%	0.24%	0.24%
CSL	C	0.64%	0.53%	0.53%
DUK	C	2.02%	0.77%	0.77%
ED	D	1.88%	0.49%	0.49%
ITW	B	1.72%	0.74%	0.74%
JNJ	D	1.74%	2.93%	1.74%
KMB	D	2.23%	0.51%	0.51%
KO	D	1.37%	0.65%	0.65%
LOW	D	0.89%	0.47%	0.47%
LSTR	D	0.79%	0.49%	0.49%
MO	A	4.0%	0.86%	0.86%
MSFT	F	0.6%	4.97%	0.6%
ORI	A	1.75%	0.54%	0.54%
PG	A	1.36%	2.83%	1.36%
V	A	0.9%	0.38%	0.38%
WMT	A	1.16%	0.12%	0.12%
WSM	B	0.61%	0.41%	0.41%
XOM	B	1.85%	0.5%	0.5%

VSDA Overweight 50 Positions Relative to QDEF

Symbol	Grade	Weight
BEN	C	4.02%
TROW	B	3.08%
CVX	A	2.74%
HRL	D	2.62%
TRV	B	2.4%
EMR	A	2.24%
MDT	D	2.24%
PEP	F	1.84%
CLX	B	1.79%
BBY	D	1.69%
TGT	F	1.68%
ADM	D	1.67%
SEIC	B	1.57%
CL	D	1.52%
CBSH	A	1.51%
MCD	D	1.51%
GPC	D	1.45%
ECL	D	1.41%
SYY	B	1.39%
UNP	C	1.39%
PPG	F	1.38%
CINF	A	1.37%
AMP	A	1.32%
SWK	D	1.29%
APD	A	1.25%
MKC	D	1.2%
AFG	A	1.18%
JBHT	C	1.1%
RPM	A	1.05%
DOV	A	0.99%
CSX	B	0.97%
TPL	A	0.92%
NDSN	B	0.85%
BDX	F	0.8%
SHW	A	0.77%
ABT	B	0.76%
CB	C	0.76%
GWW	B	0.75%
NUE	C	0.73%
RLI	B	0.67%
OC	A	0.66%
LIN	D	0.66%
BRO	B	0.65%
LRCX	F	0.62%
SPGI	C	0.61%
AGCO	D	0.6%
DHR	F	0.59%
SSD	D	0.58%
FCNCA	A	0.56%
DHI	D	0.49%

VSDA Underweight 100 Positions Relative to QDEF

Symbol	Grade	Weight
AAPL	C	-6.07%
NVDA	C	-6.0%
HD	A	-3.07%
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%
INTU	C	-1.29%
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%
CI	F	-0.83%
AMT	D	-0.82%
KLAC	D	-0.79%
T	A	-0.77%
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%
EME	C	-0.64%
BWXT	B	-0.64%
PAYX	C	-0.63%
UMBF	B	-0.61%
CSCO	B	-0.61%
FIS	C	-0.6%
EA	A	-0.6%
CFR	B	-0.6%
GEN	B	-0.59%
PSA	D	-0.59%
WTW	B	-0.58%
FAST	B	-0.58%
VIRT	B	-0.57%
CSWI	A	-0.57%
LDOS	C	-0.57%
VRSK	A	-0.57%
D	C	-0.56%
WDFC	B	-0.55%
PPL	B	-0.55%
ESS	B	-0.54%
RMD	C	-0.54%
K	A	-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%
OMF	A	-0.5%
AVY	D	-0.48%
DOX	D	-0.48%
BPOP	B	-0.48%
RDN	C	-0.48%
NSA	D	-0.47%
OGE	B	-0.47%
IPG	D	-0.46%
DELL	C	-0.46%
GIS	D	-0.45%
VRT	B	-0.45%
HRB	D	-0.45%
WU	D	-0.43%
EXPD	D	-0.42%
SAIC	F	-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%
MSM	C	-0.37%
BSY	D	-0.37%
STNG	F	-0.36%
STWD	C	-0.32%
NEP	F	-0.32%
WEC	A	-0.28%
PEG	A	-0.26%
MA	C	-0.23%
MAS	D	-0.23%
NNN	D	-0.21%
AVB	B	-0.18%
SCCO	F	-0.16%
BAH	F	-0.12%
DDS	B	-0.12%
ROL	B	-0.12%
ZTS	D	-0.11%
BAC	A	-0.02%