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FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) Holdings List

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$87.37 -0.03 (-0.04%)
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What stocks does QDEF hold?

The FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) top stock holdings include Apple, NVIDIA, and Broadcom. The top 25 QDEF holdings ordered by weight make up 56.40% of the total fund. QDEF is an equity fund in the strategy category that invests in publicly traded companies, focused on high dividend yield strategies within the North America region. This page includes a complete QDEF stock holdings list ranked by weight, along with a full breakdown of sector, geographic, industry, and currency exposure.

Top 25 QDEF Holdings

RankCompanyCurrent PriceWeightShares Held
1
Apple Inc. stock logo
AAPL
Apple
$308.63
7.70%146,862
2
NVIDIA Corporation stock logo
NVDA
NVIDIA
$194.83
6.49%173,922
3
Broadcom Inc. stock logo
AVGO
Broadcom
$360.45
4.72%65,436
4
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
$390.49
3.19%47,478
5
AbbVie Inc. stock logo
ABBV
AbbVie
$260.88
-0.1%
3.05%65,928
6
Johnson & Johnson stock logo
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
$262.52
-0.2%
2.74%58,794
7
Procter & Gamble Company (The) stock logo
PG
Procter & Gamble
$151.30
-0.1%
2.51%88,560
8
KLA Corporation stock logo
KLAC
KLA
$235.55
2.49%50,485
9
Alphabet Inc. stock logo
GOOGL
Alphabet
$359.91
2.45%37,394
10
Cisco Systems, Inc. stock logo
CSCO
Cisco Systems
$112.69
2.42%106,764
11
JPMorgan Chase & Co. stock logo
JPM
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
$333.91
-0.2%
2.09%32,718
12
Philip Morris International Inc. stock logo
PM
Philip Morris International
$182.52
+0.1%
2.02%59,286
13
Alphabet Inc. stock logo
GOOG
Alphabet
$356.18
1.97%30,258
14
Lam Research Corporation stock logo
LRCX
Lam Research
$351.41
1.94%25,338
15
Qualcomm Incorporated stock logo
QCOM
Qualcomm
$176.25
1.60%41,082
16
The TJX Companies, Inc. stock logo
TJX
TJX Companies
$154.05
-0.1%
1.25%42,312
17
Gilead Sciences, Inc. stock logo
GILD
Gilead Sciences
$131.27
1.06%44,772
18
ConocoPhillips stock logo
COP
ConocoPhillips
$104.64
-0.1%
0.97%47,970
19
Altria Group, Inc. stock logo
MO
Altria Group
$72.77
+0.1%
0.89%63,960
20
GE Vernova Inc. stock logo
GEV
GE Vernova
$1,113.43
+0.0%
0.86%4,182
21
Eli Lilly and Company stock logo
LLY
Eli Lilly and Company
$1,208.37
-0.5%
0.85%3,936
22
Bristol Myers Squibb Company stock logo
BMY
Bristol Myers Squibb
$58.05
-0.1%
0.82%77,490
23
Trane Technologies plc stock logo
TT
Trane Technologies
$477.76
-0.1%
0.80%8,364
24
Newmont Corporation stock logo
NEM
Newmont
$96.95
-0.1%
0.76%41,820
25
Lockheed Martin Corporation stock logo
LMT
Lockheed Martin
$544.75
-0.2%
0.76%7,872

QDEF Geographic Exposure

QDEF's largest geographic exposure is United States at 96.1%, followed by Ireland at 1.6%.

  • United States
    96.1%
  • Ireland
    1.6%
  • Canada
    0.5%
  • United Kingdom
    0.4%
  • Bermuda
    0.1%

QDEF Currency Exposure

QDEF is predominantly exposed to USD at 99.3%, followed by CAD at 0.5%.

  • USD
    99.3%
  • CAD
    0.5%

QDEF Sector Exposure

QDEF's largest sector exposure is Technology at 36.3%, followed by Financials at 13.3%.

  • Technology
    36.3%
  • Financials
    13.3%
  • Health Care
    10.6%
  • Consumer Staples
    7.4%
  • Consumer Discretionary
    6.9%
  • Communications
    6.8%
  • Industrials
    5.4%
  • Energy
    3.8%
  • Materials
    3.7%
  • Utilities
    2.8%
  • Other
    2.4%

QDEF Industry Exposure

QDEF's largest industry exposure is Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment at 15.9%, followed by Communications Equipment at 10.7%.

  • Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
    15.9%
  • Communications Equipment
    10.7%
  • Biotechnology
    9.6%
  • Media
    6.0%
  • Banks
    5.8%
  • Software
    5.4%
  • Insurance
    4.0%
  • Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
    3.8%
  • Household Products
    3.5%
  • Specialty Retail
    3.1%
  • Other
    30.6%

QDEF Sub-Industry Exposure

QDEF's largest sub-industry exposure is Semiconductors at 14.2%, followed by Communications Equipment at 10.7%.

  • Semiconductors
    14.2%
  • Communications Equipment
    10.7%
  • Biotechnology
    9.6%
  • Diversified Banks
    5.3%
  • Interactive Media & Services
    5.0%
  • Systems Software
    3.5%
  • Household Products
    3.5%
  • REIT
    3.1%
  • Tobacco
    2.9%
  • Life & Health Insurance
    2.6%
  • Other
    38.0%

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This page (NYSEARCA:QDEF) was last updated on 7/5/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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