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FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

ETF Info

ISINUS33939L8607
CUSIP33939L860
IssuerNorthern Trust
Inception DateDec 14, 2012
RegionNorth America (U.S.)
CategoryAll Cap Equities, Dividend
Index TrackedNorthern Trust Quality Dividend Index
Asset ClassEquity

Asset Class Size

Multi-Cap

Asset Class Style

Blend

Expense Ratio

The FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund has a high expense ratio of 0.37%, indicating higher-than-average management fees.


Expense ratio chart for QDF: current value at 0.37% compared with the broader market ranging from 0.00% to 2.12%.0.50%1.00%1.50%2.00%0.37%

Share Price Chart


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FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund

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Performance

Performance Chart

The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.


0.00%5.00%10.00%15.00%20.00%NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
14.78%
17.96%
QDF (FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

S&P 500

Returns By Period

FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund had a return of 2.22% year-to-date (YTD) and 16.99% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund had an annualized return of 9.45%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 10.42%, indicating that FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund did not perform as well as the benchmark.


PeriodReturnBenchmark
Year-To-Date2.22%5.05%
1 month-4.35%-4.27%
6 months15.56%18.82%
1 year16.99%21.22%
5 years (annualized)9.22%11.38%
10 years (annualized)9.45%10.42%

Monthly Returns Heatmap


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
20240.86%3.69%2.73%
2023-5.04%-2.49%8.00%5.52%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of QDF is 74, suggesting that the investment has average results relative to the market in terms of risk-adjusted performance. This ranking is determined by the cumulative values of the indicators listed below.

The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of QDF is 7474
FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund(QDF)
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of QDF is 7373Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of QDF is 7373Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of QDF is 7171Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of QDF is 8282Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of QDF is 6969Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


QDF
Sharpe ratio
The chart of Sharpe ratio for QDF, currently valued at 1.42, compared to the broader market-1.000.001.002.003.004.001.42
Sortino ratio
The chart of Sortino ratio for QDF, currently valued at 2.13, compared to the broader market-2.000.002.004.006.008.002.13
Omega ratio
The chart of Omega ratio for QDF, currently valued at 1.25, compared to the broader market1.001.502.001.25
Calmar ratio
The chart of Calmar ratio for QDF, currently valued at 1.59, compared to the broader market0.002.004.006.008.0010.001.59
Martin ratio
The chart of Martin ratio for QDF, currently valued at 5.23, compared to the broader market0.0010.0020.0030.0040.0050.0060.005.23
^GSPC
Sharpe ratio
The chart of Sharpe ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 1.81, compared to the broader market-1.000.001.002.003.004.001.81
Sortino ratio
The chart of Sortino ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 2.64, compared to the broader market-2.000.002.004.006.008.002.64
Omega ratio
The chart of Omega ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 1.31, compared to the broader market1.001.502.001.32
Calmar ratio
The chart of Calmar ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 1.38, compared to the broader market0.002.004.006.008.0010.001.38
Martin ratio
The chart of Martin ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 7.21, compared to the broader market0.0010.0020.0030.0040.0050.0060.007.21

Sharpe Ratio

The current FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund Sharpe ratio is 1.42. A Sharpe ratio greater than 1.0 is considered acceptable.


Rolling 12-month Sharpe Ratio0.501.001.502.002.503.00NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
1.42
1.81
QDF (FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Dividends

Dividend History

FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund granted a 2.11% dividend yield in the last twelve months. The annual payout for that period amounted to $1.33 per share.


PeriodTTM20232022202120202019201820172016201520142013
Dividend$1.33$1.34$1.29$1.17$1.18$1.48$1.71$1.22$1.21$1.06$0.98$0.69

Dividend yield

2.11%2.19%2.45%1.90%2.38%3.05%4.29%2.70%3.07%3.04%2.70%2.08%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024$0.00$0.00$0.19
2023$0.00$0.00$0.21$0.00$0.00$0.39$0.00$0.00$0.29$0.00$0.00$0.45
2022$0.00$0.00$0.25$0.00$0.00$0.33$0.00$0.00$0.32$0.00$0.00$0.39
2021$0.00$0.00$0.23$0.00$0.00$0.27$0.00$0.00$0.29$0.00$0.00$0.37
2020$0.00$0.00$0.26$0.00$0.00$0.33$0.00$0.00$0.27$0.00$0.00$0.31
2019$0.00$0.00$0.20$0.00$0.00$0.39$0.00$0.00$0.25$0.00$0.00$0.63
2018$0.00$0.00$0.18$0.00$0.00$0.31$0.00$0.00$0.33$0.00$0.00$0.89
2017$0.00$0.00$0.24$0.00$0.00$0.28$0.00$0.00$0.30$0.00$0.00$0.40
2016$0.00$0.00$0.23$0.00$0.00$0.25$0.00$0.00$0.34$0.00$0.00$0.38
2015$0.00$0.00$0.25$0.00$0.00$0.26$0.00$0.00$0.24$0.00$0.00$0.31
2014$0.00$0.00$0.21$0.00$0.00$0.26$0.00$0.00$0.26$0.00$0.00$0.25
2013$0.06$0.00$0.00$0.13$0.00$0.00$0.20$0.00$0.00$0.30

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way.


-15.00%-10.00%-5.00%0.00%NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
-4.86%
-4.64%
QDF (FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund was 36.67%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 176 trading sessions.

The current FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund drawdown is 4.86%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-36.67%Feb 13, 202027Mar 23, 2020176Dec 1, 2020203
-22.06%Jan 5, 2022186Sep 30, 2022199Jul 19, 2023385
-19.91%Sep 24, 201864Dec 24, 2018207Oct 21, 2019271
-13.21%May 22, 2015167Jan 20, 201658Apr 13, 2016225
-10.63%Jan 29, 201839Mar 23, 2018104Aug 21, 2018143

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The current FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund volatility is 3.30%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


2.00%3.00%4.00%5.00%NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
3.30%
3.30%
QDF (FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)