FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund Rating $78.10 +0.12 (+0.15%) Closing price 04:10 PM EasternExtended Trading$78.10 0.00 (-0.01%) As of 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Ratings Stock AnalysisChartDividendHoldingsOwnershipRatingsShort InterestBuy This Stock FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund Aggregate Rating and Price Target (2025)How MarketBeat Aggregates ETF Rating and Price TargetMarketBeat calculates the aggregate rating and price target for an ETF by considering the weight of each stock in its portfolio. These ratings and price targets are based on the most recent ratings given by Wall Street analysts over the past year. The aggregate rating reviews the ETF's overall performance and is categorized as strong sell, sell, reduce, hold, moderate buy, buy, or strong buy. The aggegreate price target represents the average potential upside for the consensus price target of individual holdings in the ETF.QDEF Aggregate RatingModerate Buy 2.76Holdings in QDEF have an aggregate rating of Moderate Buy based on 596 analyst ratings issued in the past year covering 24 companies (55.6% of the portfolio).QDEF Aggregate Price Target$78.10High Prediction$78.10Average Prediction$78.10Low Prediction$78.10Holdings in QDEF have an aggregate price target of $78.10 and a range of $78.10 to $78.10 covering 24 companies (55.6% of the portfolio).QDEF Consensus Ratings of HoldingsStrong Buy0 Strong Buy rating(s)Buy2 Buy rating(s)Moderate Buy16 Moderate Buy rating(s)Hold6 Hold rating(s)Reduce0 Reduce rating(s)Sell0 Sell rating(s)Strong Sell0 Strong Sell rating(s) Ratings for Stocks Held by FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund Strong Sell Sell Reduce Hold Moderate Buy Buy Strong Buy Ratings for the Top 24 QDEF Holdings Export to ExcelWeight In ETFCompanyShare PriceMarketRank™Consensus Rating ScoreConsensus Price TargetPossible UpsideNumber of RatingsIndicator(s)ViewRatings6.98%AAPLApple$229.31+0.9%4.5343 of 5 stars2.58$237.98 3.8%31Trending NewsAnalyst Forecast6.80%NVDANVIDIA$181.77+1.1%4.4778 of 5 stars2.93$194.31 6.9%42Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst Revision5.57%MSFTMicrosoft$502.04-0.4%4.9107 of 5 stars2.97$612.54 22.0%32Trending NewsAnalyst Revision5.32%AVGOBroadcom$298.01+1.3%4.7866 of 5 stars3.07$300.96 1.0%30Trending NewsAnalyst Forecast3.12%JNJJohnson & Johnson$176.63-1.0%4.8698 of 5 stars2.65$176.29 -0.2%20Trending NewsOptions Volume2.89%ABBVAbbVie$208.51+0.5%4.7443 of 5 stars2.96$214.95 3.1%27Trending NewsAnalyst Forecast2.67%PGProcter & Gamble$155.97-0.1%4.717 of 5 stars2.68$175.94 12.8%19Positive News2.24%METAMeta Platforms$754.10+0.1%4.1843 of 5 stars2.96$822.41 9.1%47Trending NewsAnalyst Revision2.18%PMPhilip Morris International$167.00-0.2%4.4684 of 5 stars2.92$186.27 11.5%13Positive News2.00%JPMJPMorgan Chase & Co.$298.60+1.3%4.7247 of 5 stars2.52$288.68 -3.3%23Trending News1.65%MRKMerck & Co., Inc.$85.14-0.2%4.997 of 5 stars2.35$107.44 26.2%20Positive News1.38%GOOGLAlphabet$207.14-0.6%4.0173 of 5 stars2.86$211.53 2.1%43Trending News1.32%QCOMQUALCOMM$159.17+1.8%4.954 of 5 stars2.48$182.82 14.9%23Trending NewsAnalyst Upgrade1.29%INTUIntuit$659.54+0.4%4.8453 of 5 stars2.84$797.62 20.9%25Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseInsider TradeHigh Trading Volume1.22%GILDGilead Sciences$114.75+0.5%4.9812 of 5 stars2.88$115.39 0.6%26Positive News1.20%TJXTJX Companies$136.64+0.8%4.6279 of 5 stars3.00$147.58 8.0%22Positive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst Upgrade1.13%GOOGAlphabet$207.95-0.6%4.6535 of 5 stars2.77$215.19 3.5%31Trending News1.12%LOWLowe's Companies$258.42-0.2%4.4185 of 5 stars2.58$283.92 9.9%26Earnings ReportAnalyst Revision1.05%TMUST-Mobile US$251.20-0.2%4.8545 of 5 stars2.56$256.31 2.0%25Positive NewsInsider Trade1.03%ADPAutomatic Data Processing$303.45-0.1%4.6791 of 5 stars2.17$317.00 4.5%12Positive NewsAnalyst Revision1.00%KLACKLA$888.10+1.0%4.5239 of 5 stars2.44$890.59 0.3%18Positive News0.90%MOAltria Group$66.54-0.8%4.1726 of 5 stars2.00$60.88 -8.5%9Positive NewsDividend Increase0.78%DUKDuke Energy$123.26+0.1%4.2605 of 5 stars2.63$130.07 5.5%16Positive News0.78%TTTrane Technologies$426.27+1.6%4.2502 of 5 stars2.25$458.60 7.6%16Positive NewsAnalyst Revision This page (NYSEARCA:QDEF) was last updated on 8/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners“Sell Nvidia before earnings”Eric Fry just went live with one of his most controversial calls yet: “Sell Nvidia.” While Wall Street has bee...InvestorPlace | SponsoredEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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