FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund
Shareclass
FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensv ETF (QDEF)
Type
Exchange-traded fund
Manager
Equity & Justice
Exclusions
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EQUITY & JUSTICE RATINGS
Gender Equality
Diversity Disclosures
Racial Justice
LGBTQ+ Equity
GENDER EQUALITY
Fund FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund
FUND COVERAGE
# of holdings126
% of assets99%
Gender equality ratings are calculated using data from the Equileap Gender Equality Scorecard from Equileap.
Sub-scores & KPIs
Gender Equality: Gender Balance in Leadership and Workforce
27 / 40
Gender Equality: Equal Compensation and Work Life Balance
9 / 30
Gender Equality: Policies Promoting Gender Equality
18 / 20
Gender Equality: Commitment, Transparency, and Accountability
1 / 10
Fund Holdings: Gender Equality
Highest scoring holdings
Top 10 holdings by Gender Equality score
- 1. Procter & Gamble Co2.51%$12M
- 2. Bank of America Corp0.06%$279,490
- 3. Mastercard Inc Class A0.25%$1.19M
- 4. Philip Morris International Inc1.77%$8.45M
- 5. Willis Towers Watson PLC0.5%$2.39M
- 6. JPMorgan Chase & Co2.07%$9.89M
- 7. Edison International0.49%$2.36M
- 8. Science Applications International Corp0.11%$537,521
- 9. Hasbro Inc0.46%$2.23M
- 10. Johnson & Johnson2.87%$13.72M
Lowest scoring holdings
Bottom 10 holdings by Gender Equality score
- 1. Rithm Capital Corp0.1%$495,526
- 2. Dillard's Inc Class A0.47%$2.24M
- 3. Chemed Corp0.13%$644,362
- 4. Rollins Inc0.12%$578,289
- 5. Cal-Maine Foods Inc0.39%$1.89M
- 6. Allison Transmission Holdings Inc0.28%$1.34M
- 7. Clear Secure Inc Ordinary Shares Class A0.08%$364,116
- 8. Prosperity Bancshares Inc0.48%$2.28M
- 9. American Financial Group Inc0.47%$2.27M
- 10. Pegasystems Inc0.14%$684,556
Fund manager statement
We invite fund managers to take our survey and provide more information on how they integrate principles of justice and equity in their investment strategy.
Manager surveyEXCLUSION RATINGS
Prisons & Borders
Military Weapons
PRISONS & BORDERS
Fund FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund
Totals
Holdings
Assets
Weight
Prisons
7
$48.13M
10%
Prisons high risk
0
$0
0%
Private prisons
0
$0
0%
Borders
7
$50.67M
11%
Borders high risk
4
$8.97M
1.87%
Total
11
$57.11M
12%
Holdings — 11 flagged holdings
1.
Microsoft Corp
:$25.25M
5.27%
2.
Alphabet Inc Class A
:$9.24M
1.93%
3.
Alphabet Inc Class C
:$7.21M
1.51%
4.
Lockheed Martin Corp
:$3.88M
0.81%
5.
Leidos Holdings Inc
:$2.64M
0.55%
6.
Yum Brands Inc
$2.37M
0.5%
7.
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp Class A
:$1.92M
0.4%
8.
Cal-Maine Foods Inc
$1.89M
0.39%
9.
Costco Wholesale Corp
$1.13M
0.24%
10.
Walmart Inc
$1.04M
0.22%
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