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Making its debut on 12/14/2012, smart beta exchange traded fund FlexShares Quality Dividend ETF (QDF) provides investors broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Blend category of the market.
Recession probability indicators are flashing caution. The yield curve has spent extended periods inverted, the Conference Board's Leading Economic Index has posted consecutive monthly declines, and manufacturing PMI readings have hovered in contraction territory. Investors who wait until a recession is officially declared typically reposition after damage is already done. The seven ETFs below are... 7 Dividend ETFs Built to Survive a Recession and Pay You Through It
Making its debut on 12/14/2012, smart beta exchange traded fund FlexShares Quality Dividend ETF (QDF) provides investors broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Blend category of the market.
If you want exposure to dividend-paying stocks with strong fundamentals but don't want to build a portfolio from scratch, the FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (NYSEARCA:QDF) offers a packaged solution. This ETF targets companies that can sustain their payouts over time rather than simply chasing the highest yields available today. Built for Income Stability, Not... Retirees Should Know One Third of FlexShares Dividend Fund Is Actually Technology Stocks.
Launched on 12/14/2012, the FlexShares Quality Dividend ETF (QDF) is a smart beta exchange traded fund offering broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Blend category of the market.
FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (NYSEARCA:QDF - Get Free Report) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 117,235 shares, an increase of 20.4% from the December 15th total of 97,366 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 40,502 shares, the
Dividend ETFs are a great way to create long-term passive income streams from your portfolio. Investors can target dividend growth, dividend quality, or high-yield strategies to generate income.
FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund ETF offers exposure to dividend stocks screened for quality, with an emphasis put on management efficiency, profitability, and cash flow. QDF has a robust factor mix with a value tilt (i.e., the weighted average adjusted EY of 4.3%) and healthy quality characteristics, but no clear edge over IVV. QDF's performance (including risk metrics) has not been particularly impressive. Over January 2013-November 2025, it underperformed IWB and IVV by 2.15% and 2.47% in annualized return, respectively.