FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund Rating $74.91 +0.07 (+0.09%) Closing price 07/14/2025 04:10 PM EasternExtended Trading$74.82 -0.09 (-0.13%) As of 08:03 AM 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 2.74Holdings in QDEF have an aggregate rating of Moderate Buy based on 611 analyst ratings issued in the past year covering 24 companies (54.2% of the portfolio).QDEF Aggregate Price Target$74.91High Prediction$74.91Average Prediction$74.91Low Prediction$74.91Holdings in QDEF have an aggregate price target of $74.91 and a range of $74.91 to $74.91 covering 24 companies (54.2% of the portfolio).QDEF Consensus Ratings of HoldingsStrong Buy0 Strong Buy rating(s)Buy2 Buy rating(s)Moderate Buy15 Moderate Buy rating(s)Hold7 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)ViewRatings6.60%AAPLApple$208.62-1.2%4.8128 of 5 stars2.59$235.27 12.8%32Trending News6.23%NVDANVIDIA$164.07-0.5%4.4738 of 5 stars2.93$177.03 7.9%42Trending News5.46%MSFTMicrosoft$503.02-0.1%4.5201 of 5 stars2.91$534.14 6.2%32Trending News4.90%AVGOBroadcom$275.60+0.4%4.6374 of 5 stars3.03$290.21 5.3%29Positive News2.90%ABBVAbbVie$191.54-0.5%4.8038 of 5 stars2.81$211.29 10.3%27Analyst Revision2.90%JNJJohnson & Johnson$156.91+0.0%4.8029 of 5 stars2.55$171.00 9.0%20Trending NewsUpcoming Earnings2.81%PGProcter & Gamble$153.80-2.1%4.8218 of 5 stars2.74$177.45 15.4%23Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst Forecast2.36%PMPhilip Morris International$180.82+0.5%4.0325 of 5 stars2.92$186.73 3.3%12Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst Downgrade2.16%METAMeta Platforms$720.92+0.5%3.5718 of 5 stars2.93$729.38 1.2%44Trending News2.04%JPMJPMorgan Chase & Co.$288.60+0.6%4.8608 of 5 stars2.50$284.42 -1.4%22Trending News1.75%MRKMerck & Co., Inc.$83.72+0.4%4.9962 of 5 stars2.43$108.69 29.8%21Positive News1.45%QCOMQUALCOMM$154.29-2.0%4.982 of 5 stars2.39$186.39 20.8%28Trending News1.31%INTUIntuit$752.75+0.6%4.4487 of 5 stars2.88$800.55 6.3%24Positive News1.25%GOOGLAlphabet$181.56+0.8%3.6357 of 5 stars2.86$199.61 9.9%43Trending NewsUpcoming Earnings1.20%GILDGilead Sciences$112.09+2.2%4.9142 of 5 stars2.77$111.38 -0.6%26Positive NewsOptions Volume1.16%TJXTJX Companies$123.54-0.1%4.9331 of 5 stars3.00$141.06 14.2%20Positive News1.08%LOWLowe's Companies$222.59-0.7%4.9564 of 5 stars2.58$271.12 21.8%26Positive News1.06%ADPAutomatic Data Processing$303.36+0.2%4.8962 of 5 stars2.15$309.62 2.1%13Positive News1.04%KLACKLA$921.84-0.3%4.5232 of 5 stars2.47$840.33 -8.8%19Positive News1.02%GOOGAlphabet$182.81+0.8%4.8902 of 5 stars2.84$207.13 13.3%32Trending NewsUpcoming Earnings0.99%TMUST-Mobile US$228.15+0.2%4.9052 of 5 stars2.58$252.61 10.7%260.84%MOAltria Group$58.12+0.5%4.2829 of 5 stars2.00$56.75 -2.3%9Positive News0.84%LMTLockheed Martin$473.66+1.3%4.7195 of 5 stars2.42$532.69 12.5%19Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst Forecast0.83%BMYBristol Myers Squibb$47.36+1.1%4.915 of 5 stars2.32$57.69 21.8%22Trending NewsAnalyst Revision This page (NYSEARCA:QDEF) was last updated on 7/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredGoogle did what!?!?A new technology has sparked a modern-day gold rush in Silicon Valley. 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