Northern Trust Quality Dividend Defensive ETF
FlexShares · Exchange-traded fund
$90.66
TTM yield1.57%Trailing twelve months
Indicated yield1.49%Latest payment, annualized
12-month dividends$1.424 payments per share
Last dividend$0.3384Ex-date Sep 18, 2026
1Y total return+14.59%Reinvested at ex-date close
NAV erosion gradeAPrice +12.7% a year
Performance
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QDEF
QDEF
Total Return (%) · dividends reinvested · Oct 30, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026
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Returns
What $10,000 invested in QDEF became, with dividends reinvested at the ex-date closing price. Broker DRIP results can differ.
1 month$10,189
+1.89%
- Price change
- +1.89%
- Dividends
- —
3 months$10,235
+2.35%
- Price change
- +1.97%
- Dividends
- $38
6 months$10,722
+7.22%
- Price change
- +6.40%
- Dividends
- $80
1 year$11,459
+14.59%
- Price change
- +12.67%
- Dividends
- $177
2 years$13,137
+31.37%
- Price change
- +26.86%
- Dividends
- $383
5 years$17,913
+79.13%
- Price change
- +61.80%
- Dividends
- $1,160
Dividend history Payout steady −1%
Total paid per share each month, last 36 months.
Recent payments
Change versus the prior payment.
- Sep 18, 2026$0.3384−1.05%
- Jun 18, 2026$0.342+70.06%
- Mar 20, 2026$0.2011−62.83%
- Dec 19, 2025$0.5411+70.20%
- Sep 19, 2025$0.3179−5.72%
- Jun 20, 2025$0.3372+59.28%
- Mar 21, 2025$0.2117−52.55%
- Dec 20, 2024$0.4462—
Payments by month
Total dividends per share paid in each calendar month.
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | — | — | $0.2011 | — | — | $0.342 | — | — | $0.3384 | — | — | — | $0.8815 |
| 2025 | — | — | $0.2117 | — | — | $0.3372 | — | — | $0.3179 | — | — | $0.5411 | $1.41 |
| 2024 | — | — | $0.1832 | — | — | $0.3421 | — | — | $0.3309 | — | — | $0.4462 | $1.30 |
Distribution dates are reported ex-dividend dates. Read the full disclosure.