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FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) Holdings List

$91.93 +0.64 (+0.70%)
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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 55.73% 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
$329.49
+1.4%
8.01%148,338
2
NVIDIA Corporation stock logo
NVDA
NVIDIA
$227.61
+1.4%
6.98%175,644
3
Broadcom Inc. stock logo
AVGO
Broadcom
$355.57
-3.2%
4.59%66,174
4
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
$511.39
+2.9%
4.19%47,970
5
AbbVie Inc. stock logo
ABBV
AbbVie
$260.86
-0.3%
2.92%66,420
6
Johnson & Johnson stock logo
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
$278.12
+1.1%
2.72%59,286
7
Alphabet Inc. stock logo
GOOGL
Alphabet
$341.80
+1.4%
2.31%37,884
8
Procter & Gamble Company (The) stock logo
PG
Procter & Gamble
$147.83
+0.1%
2.28%89,544
9
Cisco Systems, Inc. stock logo
CSCO
Cisco Systems
$109.45
0.0%
2.12%107,748
10
JPMorgan Chase & Co. stock logo
JPM
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
$361.55
+1.5%
2.11%32,964
11
Philip Morris International Inc. stock logo
PM
Philip Morris International
$188.25
+0.2%
2.01%59,778
12
Alphabet Inc. stock logo
GOOG
Alphabet
$338.45
+1.4%
1.86%30,750
13
KLA Corporation stock logo
KLAC
KLA
$171.89
-0.2%
1.82%50,676
14
Lam Research Corporation stock logo
LRCX
Lam Research
$287.32
-0.3%
1.50%25,584
15
Qualcomm Incorporated stock logo
QCOM
Qualcomm
$169.05
-0.5%
1.21%41,328
16
The TJX Companies, Inc. stock logo
TJX
TJX Companies
$131.53
+0.2%
1.15%42,804
17
Gilead Sciences, Inc. stock logo
GILD
Gilead Sciences
$150.30
+0.5%
1.11%45,264
18
ConocoPhillips stock logo
COP
ConocoPhillips
$136.07
-0.8%
1.08%48,462
19
Newmont Corporation stock logo
NEM
Newmont
$129.55
+3.5%
0.88%42,558
20
Bristol Myers Squibb Company stock logo
BMY
Bristol Myers Squibb
$67.75
+0.1%
0.88%78,228
21
Lockheed Martin Corporation stock logo
LMT
Lockheed Martin
$531.95
+0.1%
0.87%8,118
22
Eli Lilly and Company stock logo
LLY
Eli Lilly and Company
$1,157.54
-0.2%
0.82%3,936
23
GE Vernova Inc. stock logo
GEV
GE Vernova
$945.19
+2.5%
0.78%4,182
24
Valero Energy Corporation stock logo
VLO
Valero Energy
$369.70
+1.0%
0.77%12,792
25
Paycom Software, Inc. stock logo
PAYC
Paycom Software
$239.25
+1.3%
0.76%19,680

QDEF Geographic Exposure

QDEF's largest geographic exposure is United States at 95.4%, followed by Ireland at 1.4%.

  • United States
    95.4%
  • Ireland
    1.4%
  • Canada
    0.7%
  • Bermuda
    0.6%
  • Marshall Islands
    0.5%
  • United Kingdom
    0.4%

QDEF Currency Exposure

QDEF is predominantly exposed to USD at 98.7%, followed by CAD at 0.7%.

  • USD
    98.7%
  • CAD
    0.7%

QDEF Sector Exposure

QDEF's largest sector exposure is Technology at 35.7%, followed by Financials at 12.1%.

  • Technology
    35.7%
  • Financials
    12.1%
  • Health Care
    11.0%
  • Communications
    7.7%
  • Consumer Staples
    6.6%
  • Consumer Discretionary
    5.9%
  • Industrials
    5.4%
  • Energy
    5.3%
  • Materials
    4.1%
  • Utilities
    3.3%
  • Other
    1.7%

QDEF Industry Exposure

QDEF's largest industry exposure is Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment at 15.4%, followed by Communications Equipment at 9.7%.

  • Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
    15.4%
  • Communications Equipment
    9.7%
  • Biotechnology
    9.5%
  • Media
    6.9%
  • Software
    5.9%
  • Banks
    5.5%
  • Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
    5.3%
  • IT Services
    3.6%
  • Utilities
    3.3%
  • Real Estate Management & Development
    3.0%
  • Other
    30.0%

QDEF Sub-Industry Exposure

QDEF's largest sub-industry exposure is Semiconductors at 14.1%, followed by Communications Equipment at 9.7%.

  • Semiconductors
    14.1%
  • Communications Equipment
    9.7%
  • Biotechnology
    9.5%
  • Interactive Media & Services
    5.9%
  • Diversified Banks
    5.3%
  • Systems Software
    4.6%
  • REIT
    3.5%
  • Tobacco
    2.8%
  • IT Consulting & Other Services
    2.5%
  • Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
    2.4%
  • Other
    37.8%

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