FLEXSHARES QUALITY DIVIDEND DEFENSIVE INDEX FUND
Symbol: QDEF
Exchange: NYSE
Sector: Technology
Category: Large Value
Inception date: 14/12/2012
Latest date: 15/10/2026
Current price: $91.40
Expense ratio: 0.39%
Period performance
Adjusted cumulative ETF performance, normalized to the first available adjusted price in the selected period.
Performance metrics
Period total return
1.70%
Ann. -37.83% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
13.28%
Sharpe ratio
-3.122
VaR 95%
-1.27%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
3.98%
Ann. -4.48% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
11.39%
Sharpe ratio
-0.712
VaR 95%
-1.27%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
10.37%
Ann. 1.31% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
10.69%
Sharpe ratio
-0.217
VaR 95%
-1.14%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
17.28%
Ann. 16.12% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
14.67%
Sharpe ratio
0.852
VaR 95%
-1.21%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
31.16%
Ann. 14.54% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
12.74%
Sharpe ratio
0.857
VaR 95%
-1.14%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
74.72%
Ann. 17.16% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
11.94%
Sharpe ratio
1.134
VaR 95%
-1.03%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Daily returns for period 12M
Daily simple returns from the same adjusted closes used by the performance chart: 15/10/2025 - 15/10/2026.
Average daily return
0.065%
Best day
2.059%
Worst day
-1.933%
Days with data
251
Recent price history (last 90 days)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/10/2026 | $91.02 | $91.43 | $91.02 | $91.40 | 9,800 |
| 14/10/2026 | $90.77 | $90.77 | $90.45 | $90.74 | 2,600 |
| 13/10/2026 | $90.99 | $91.12 | $90.93 | $91.02 | 3,000 |
| 12/10/2026 | $91.10 | $91.14 | $91.03 | $91.08 | 4,300 |
| 09/10/2026 | $90.79 | $91.00 | $90.79 | $90.85 | 1,900 |
| 08/10/2026 | $90.14 | $90.74 | $90.14 | $90.74 | 15,900 |
| 07/10/2026 | $90.29 | $90.38 | $90.28 | $90.38 | 9,700 |
| 06/10/2026 | $90.59 | $90.69 | $90.37 | $90.45 | 7,200 |
| 05/10/2026 | $90.03 | $90.36 | $89.99 | $90.11 | 18,600 |
| 02/10/2026 | $89.73 | $89.97 | $89.63 | $89.69 | 6,900 |