QDEF is Flexshares Trust's FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (Large Value). Trading at $87.74. Current dividend yield: 1.64%.
Dividend snapshot
| Annual dividend rate | $1.44 |
| Current yield | 1.64% |
| Payment frequency | Quarterly |
| Next ex-dividend date | Jun 19, 2026 |
| Most recent payment date | Mar 26, 2026 |
| Last payment amount | $0.2011 |
| 5-year dividend CAGR | 3.28% |
| 3-year dividend CAGR | 4.19% |
| Expense ratio | 0.39% |
| Payout ratio | 0% |
| Market cap | $530M |
| Exchange | PCX |
Recent dividend payments
| Date | Amount / share |
|---|---|
| 2026-03-20 | $0.2010 |
| 2025-12-19 | $0.5410 |
| 2025-09-19 | $0.3180 |
| 2025-06-20 | $0.3370 |
| 2025-03-21 | $0.2120 |
| 2024-12-20 | $0.4460 |
| 2024-09-20 | $0.3310 |
| 2024-06-21 | $0.3420 |
About QDEF
The underlying index is designed to reflect the performance of a selection of companies that, in aggregate, provide exposure to a high quality income-oriented universe of long-only U.S. equity securities, with an emphasis on long-term capital growth and a targeted overall beta that is generally between 0.5 to 1.0 times that of the Northern Trust 1250 Index, a float-adjusted market-capitalization weighted index of U.S. domiciled large- and mid-capitalization companies.
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Data refreshed 2026-05-24. Not investment advice. Yields and prices change continuously; always verify the latest numbers in the live app before buying.