FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) Holdings List

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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 56.05% 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

Rank	Company	Current Price	Weight	Shares Held
1	AAPL Apple	$284.18 +2.7%	7.68%	148,552
2	NVDA NVIDIA	$196.48 -1.0%	7.28%	178,808
3	AVGO Broadcom	$427.38 +2.6%	5.38%	70,432
4	MSFT Microsoft	$411.29 -0.6%	4.05%	49,352
5	JNJ Johnson & Johnson	$225.59 +0.6%	2.58%	59,272
6	PG Procter & Gamble	$144.97 +1.1%	2.55%	89,528
7	GOOGL Alphabet	$388.46 +1.4%	2.52%	37,688
8	ABBV AbbVie	$206.12 -1.0%	2.51%	66,464
9	GOOG Alphabet	$384.34 +1.2%	2.01%	30,202
10	JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co.	$309.43 +0.6%	1.96%	32,984
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11	PM Philip Morris International	$169.42 +0.1%	1.95%	61,504
12	KLAC KLA	$1,732.90 +1.1%	1.80%	5,208
13	CSCO Cisco Systems	$94.30 +1.8%	1.79%	107,880
14	MRK Merck & Co., Inc.	$113.21 +0.1%	1.33%	63,240
15	TJX TJX Companies	$154.94 +0.2%	1.30%	43,152
16	QCOM Qualcomm	$186.67 +10.9%	1.19%	41,664
17	COP ConocoPhillips	$123.32 -1.3%	1.18%	49,848
18	GILD Gilead Sciences	$133.48 +0.6%	1.12%	45,384
19	NEM Newmont	$109.01 +0.6%	0.89%	42,408
20	GEV GE Vernova	$1,095.87 +2.0%	0.88%	4,216
21	BMY Bristol Myers Squibb	$56.94 -0.8%	0.88%	78,616
22	MO Altria Group	$72.80 -0.8%	0.86%	66,216
23	LMT Lockheed Martin	$509.12 -1.7%	0.80%	8,184
24	TT Trane Technologies	$477.35 -1.9%	0.80%	8,680
25	DUK Duke Energy	$127.63 +0.1%	0.76%	30,976

QDEF Geographic Exposure

QDEF's largest geographic exposure is United States at 95.7%, followed by Ireland at 1.6%.

United States
95.7%
Ireland
1.6%
Canada
0.7%
Puerto Rico
0.5%
United Kingdom
0.5%

QDEF Currency Exposure

QDEF is predominantly exposed to USD at 99.2%, followed by CAD at 0.7%.

USD
99.2%
CAD
0.7%

QDEF Sector Exposure

QDEF's largest sector exposure is Technology at 34.1%, followed by Financials at 13.9%.

Technology
34.1%
Financials
13.9%
Health Care
11.3%
Consumer Staples
7.3%
Communications
7.1%
Consumer Discretionary
6.7%
Industrials
5.1%
Energy
3.9%
Materials
3.7%
Real Estate
3.3%
Other
2.9%

QDEF Industry Exposure

QDEF's largest industry exposure is Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment at 15.4%, followed by Biotechnology at 10.1%.

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
15.4%
Biotechnology
10.1%
Communications Equipment
9.7%
Media
6.2%
Banks
5.7%
Software
5.6%
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
3.9%
Real Estate Management & Development
3.9%
Insurance
3.7%
Specialty Retail
3.7%
Other
29.9%

QDEF Sub-Industry Exposure

QDEF's largest sub-industry exposure is Semiconductors at 15.4%, followed by Biotechnology at 10.1%.

Semiconductors
15.4%
Biotechnology
10.1%
Communications Equipment
9.7%
Interactive Media & Services
5.6%
Diversified Banks
5.1%
REIT
4.4%
Systems Software
4.0%
Household Products
3.3%
Tobacco
2.9%
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
2.9%
Other
34.7%

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

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FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) Holdings List