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FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) Holdings List

$91.52 -0.19 (-0.21%)
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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 55.20% 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
$304.81
-0.1%
8.90%146,862
2
NVIDIA Corporation stock logo
NVDA
NVIDIA
$225.04
-0.1%
6.16%173,922
3
Broadcom Inc. stock logo
AVGO
Broadcom
$396.07
-5.2%
4.61%65,436
4
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
$499.05
+0.4%
3.89%47,478
5
AbbVie Inc. stock logo
ABBV
AbbVie
$249.26
-0.6%
3.08%65,928
6
Johnson & Johnson stock logo
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
$260.98
-0.4%
2.73%58,794
7
Procter & Gamble Company (The) stock logo
PG
Procter & Gamble
$143.91
-0.2%
2.32%88,560
8
Alphabet Inc. stock logo
GOOGL
Alphabet
$347.09
+0.2%
2.27%37,394
9
Cisco Systems, Inc. stock logo
CSCO
Cisco Systems
$111.54
-1.7%
2.20%106,764
10
JPMorgan Chase & Co. stock logo
JPM
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
$365.21
+0.6%
2.09%32,718
11
Philip Morris International Inc. stock logo
PM
Philip Morris International
$188.59
-0.2%
2.07%59,286
12
Alphabet Inc. stock logo
GOOG
Alphabet
$344.70
+0.2%
1.83%30,258
13
KLA Corporation stock logo
KLAC
KLA
$203.11
-3.0%
1.65%50,485
14
Lam Research Corporation stock logo
LRCX
Lam Research
$332.07
-1.5%
1.37%25,338
15
The TJX Companies, Inc. stock logo
TJX
TJX Companies
$152.71
-0.7%
1.22%42,312
16
Qualcomm Incorporated stock logo
QCOM
Qualcomm
$165.56
+0.5%
1.13%41,082
17
Gilead Sciences, Inc. stock logo
GILD
Gilead Sciences
$137.60
-0.4%
1.07%44,772
18
ConocoPhillips stock logo
COP
ConocoPhillips
$126.91
+1.9%
1.04%47,970
19
Bristol Myers Squibb Company stock logo
BMY
Bristol Myers Squibb
$63.83
-1.3%
0.91%77,490
20
Eli Lilly and Company stock logo
LLY
Eli Lilly and Company
$1,181.89
-2.2%
0.83%3,936
21
Lockheed Martin Corporation stock logo
LMT
Lockheed Martin
$606.50
+1.4%
0.82%7,872
22
Altria Group, Inc. stock logo
MO
Altria Group
$65.49
+0.6%
0.79%63,960
23
GE Vernova Inc. stock logo
GEV
GE Vernova
$1,056.93
+0.7%
0.75%4,182
24
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. stock logo
ADP
Automatic Data Processing
$272.59
-1.3%
0.74%15,498
25
Newmont Corporation stock logo
NEM
Newmont
$119.02
+4.2%
0.73%41,820

QDEF Geographic Exposure

QDEF's largest geographic exposure is United States at 95.6%, followed by Ireland at 1.7%.

  • United States
    95.6%
  • Ireland
    1.7%
  • Canada
    0.6%
  • United Kingdom
    0.4%
  • Bermuda
    0.1%

QDEF Currency Exposure

QDEF is predominantly exposed to USD at 99.3%, followed by CAD at 0.6%.

  • USD
    99.3%
  • CAD
    0.6%

QDEF Sector Exposure

QDEF's largest sector exposure is Technology at 37.5%, followed by Financials at 13.4%.

  • Technology
    37.5%
  • Financials
    13.4%
  • Health Care
    10.3%
  • Consumer Staples
    7.0%
  • Consumer Discretionary
    6.9%
  • Communications
    6.4%
  • Industrials
    5.1%
  • Materials
    4.1%
  • Energy
    3.8%
  • Utilities
    2.6%
  • Other
    1.7%

QDEF Industry Exposure

QDEF's largest industry exposure is Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment at 16.5%, followed by Communications Equipment at 10.2%.

  • Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
    16.5%
  • Communications Equipment
    10.2%
  • Biotechnology
    9.3%
  • Software
    6.0%
  • Banks
    5.9%
  • Media
    5.7%
  • Insurance
    4.0%
  • Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
    3.8%
  • IT Services
    3.3%
  • Household Products
    3.2%
  • Other
    29.7%

QDEF Sub-Industry Exposure

QDEF's largest sub-industry exposure is Semiconductors at 15.0%, followed by Communications Equipment at 10.2%.

  • Semiconductors
    15.0%
  • Communications Equipment
    10.2%
  • Biotechnology
    9.3%
  • Diversified Banks
    5.4%
  • Interactive Media & Services
    4.7%
  • Systems Software
    4.3%
  • Household Products
    3.2%
  • Tobacco
    2.7%
  • Life & Health Insurance
    2.6%
  • Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
    2.5%
  • Other
    37.9%

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This page (NYSEARCA:QDEF) was last updated on 8/14/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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