Registry rank 1888 · Portfolio as of 2026-04-30

FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund

QDF

Best-fit active share60.5%vs IVV · fund as of 2026-04-30 · proxy as of 2026-03-31
Declared-benchmark active share61.7%Russell 1000® Index · benchmark mismatch · fund as of 2026-04-30 · proxy as of 2026-03-31 · declared source as of 2025-10-31
QDF expense ratio0.39%SEC expense filing · as of 2025-10-31
QDF fee per active unit0.64%expense as of 2025-10-31; fund as of 2026-04-30; proxy as of 2026-03-31

Filed fees in dollars

SEC-convention illustration

Computed from SEC filings

Assumptions for each dollar figure: $100,000 starting amount · 5.0% annual return · annual compounding · fees deducted annually · 0.01% computed index-control baseline. Methodology.

Illustrated difference between each class’s filed expense ratio and the computed index-control baseline. Computed from SEC filings.
Share class and filing10 years20 years30 years
QDF0.39% · SEC expense filing · as of 2025-10-31$5,795$18,525$44,420

Real trailing windows

Computed on licensed market-return history

Trailing windows use IVV adjusted-close total-return history through 2026-07-29 and the same filed index-control fee baseline as the convention table. Methodology.

Dollar fee drag over actual trailing proxy-return windows. Each result below is computed on licensed market-return history.
Share class and filing10 years20 years30 years
QDFFiled fee as of 2025-10-31$13,031Computed on licensed market-return history
2016-07-29 to 2026-07-29 · proxy return 14.88% annualized
$55,098Computed on licensed market-return history
2006-07-31 to 2026-07-29 · proxy return 11.19% annualized
Proxy history begins 2000 — no full 30-year window

Index-control tracking difference

Annualized fund NAV return minus the matched proxy return. Positive means the fund NAV return was higher over that window.

Derived annualized percentages only. Each result below is computed on licensed market-return history.
Fund NAV class10 years20 years30 years
QDFfund NAV history unavailable for QDFfund NAV history unavailable for QDFfund NAV history unavailable for QDF

These figures are illustrations, not predictions or personalized advice. Returns and fees can differ. Read the research disclaimer.

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Return mode

Computed from SEC filings

Assumptions for the dollar figures below: $100,000 starting amount; 5.0% annual return; 20 years; annual compounding; fees deducted annually; 0.01% computed index-control baseline. QDF SEC expense filing, as of 2025-10-31. Methodology.

SEC-convention illustration for QDF; expense ratio filed as of 2025-10-31.
ResultAmount
Ending value at baseline$264,825
Ending value at filed expense ratio$246,300
Difference attributed to fee drag$18,525

This is an illustration, not a prediction or personalized advice. Returns and fees can differ. Read the research disclaimer.

Largest active differences vs IVV

The bars are labeled and repeated in the table; color is not the only signal. Linked company names open Buy Like Buffett’s company record; Sensible Investor does not score stocks.

GE Aerospace+1.61%
Procter & Gamble Co. (The)+1.59%
HoldingFundIVVDifference
Amazon.com, Inc.0.00%3.64%-3.64%
Meta Platforms, Inc.0.00%2.24%-2.24%
Cisco Systems, Inc.2.65%0.55%+2.10%
Broadcom, Inc.4.62%2.63%+1.99%
AbbVie, Inc.2.66%0.69%+1.97%
Lam Research Corp.2.41%0.48%+1.94%
Tesla, Inc.0.00%1.87%-1.87%
Johnson & Johnson2.70%1.05%+1.65%
GE Aerospace2.14%0.53%+1.61%
Procter & Gamble Co. (The)2.19%0.60%+1.59%

Source and verification

SEC N-PORT filing · filed 2026-06-25 · period 2026-04-30

SEC expense filing · period 2025-10-31

Immutable verification record · Active-share method

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Best-fit active share

Sensible Investor, “FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund — best-fit active share,” 60.5% versus IVV, fund portfolio as of 2026-04-30. https://sensible-investor.com/registry/qdf/as-of/363649da-fcfb-4007-87ef-de06de7710ca

QDF filed expense ratio

Sensible Investor, “FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund — filed expense ratio,” 0.39% for QDF, as of 2025-10-31. https://sensible-investor.com/registry/qdf/as-of/363649da-fcfb-4007-87ef-de06de7710ca

QDF fee per active unit

Sensible Investor, “FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund — fee per unit of active management,” 0.64% using the QDF expense ratio as of 2025-10-31 and fund portfolio as of 2026-04-30. https://sensible-investor.com/registry/qdf/as-of/363649da-fcfb-4007-87ef-de06de7710ca