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IQDF
FlexShares International Quality Dividend Index Fund

Price: $21.04
Change: $0.18 (0.01%)
Category: Foreign Large Cap Equities
Last Updated:

Vitals

Investment Themes

Trading Data

Open - Volume -
Day Lo - Day Hi -
  • Open
  • Volume
  • Day Lo
  • Day Hi
  • 52 Week Lo $13.35
  • 52 Week Hi $24.25
  • AUM $476.8 M
  • Shares 22.7 M

Analyst Report

The FlexShares International Quality Dividend Index Fund (IQDF) is part of Northern Trust’s stable of proprietary factor strategies. This one has an international flair. The fund follows a Northern Trust index that selects dividend-paying companies in developed and emerging markets outside the U.S. Simple enough, but then the index weights the portfolio toward companies that earned the highest “dividend quality” scores. To prevent unintentional concentrations, the methodology caps the weighting of individual securities, industry groups, sectors and regions. Lastly, the fund aims to match market beta — jargon used to describe how volatile performance is relative to the market. It’s another way of saying IQDF aims to be no more or less risky than the market.

Investors can be excused for confusing IQDF with its sister funds: The FlexShares International Quality Dividend Dynamic Index Fund (IQDY) and the FlexShares International Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (IQDE). Like FlexShares’ domestic variations on the same theme, the three funds are distinguished by their approach to market beta. IQDY aims for a little more risk than the market, IQDE for a little less, and IQDF tries to match it. In practice, all three funds share many of the same top holdings, including Royal Bank of Canada, GlaxoSmithKline and L’Oreal. The difference comes down to weighting, with IQDY leaning a little more on volatile tech stocks than IQDE and IQDF.

Many FlexShares funds charge a premium for the Northern Trust expertise, but the FlexShares international dividend ETFs are priced competitively. Still, they are multiples more expensive than plain-vanilla international equity ETFs. Is it worth it? Investors can look at it several different ways. There are other international factor strategies out there, like the Vident International Equity Fund (VIDI) or the highly-concentrated (and extremely expensive) First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF. There are plenty of other international dividend ETFs like the WisdomTree Global ex-U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund (DNL), the SPDR S&P International Dividend ETF (DWX), or the iShares International Select Dividend ETF (IDV). There are dividend-focused funds that mix U.S. and international exposure, like the SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF (WDIV) and the GlobalX SuperDividend ETF (SDIV). Lastly, investors might want to compare returns and portfolio with an ultra-low-cost international index fund, like the iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (IXUS), which lacks fancy factors but offers more liquidity at a fraction of the price.

Historical Trading Data

  • 1 Month Avg. Volume 100,265
  • 3 Month Avg. Volume 124,468

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Top 15 Holdings

Concentration Analysis

This section compares how balanced and deep this ETF is relative to the peer group ETFdb.com Category.

212
Number of Holdings
27.03%
% Assets in Top 10
32.02%
% Assets in Top 15
57.53%
% Assets in Top 50
 
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Number of Holdings
212
Rank
83 of 136
Low
RWIU (2)
High
IXUS (4296)
% Assets in Top 10
27.03%
Rank
100 of 136
Low
ISZE (2.01%)
High
DFND (137.93%)
% Assets in Top 15
32.02%
Rank
45 of 136
Low
ISZE (2.86%)
High
DFND (144.48%)
% Assets in Top 50
57.53%
Rank
60 of 136
Low
ISZE (7.97%)
High
DFND (182.18%)

 
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Sector Breakdown

Asset Percentage
Common equity 88.9%
ETF Cash Component 10.4%
Preferred stock 0.71%
Sector Percentage
Financials 19.17%
ETF Cash Component 10.4%
Healthcare 8.92%
Industrials 8.27%
Basic Materials 8.24%
Consumer, Non-Cyclical 7.56%
Consumer, Cyclical 7.49%
Technology 6.81%
Energy 6.5%
Communications 6.0%
Utilities 4.51%
Other 3.25%
Real Estate 2.88%
Market Cap Percentage
Large cap 68.92%
Mid cap 15.73%
ETF Cash Component 10.4%
Small cap 4.4%
Micro cap 0.56%
Region Percentage
Europe 48.23%
Asia-Pacific 17.55%
Asia 15.23%
ETF Cash Component 10.4%
North America 5.7%
Africa 1.46%
Latin America 1.44%
Region Percentage
Developed Markets (ex-US) 66.39%
Emerging Markets 21.11%
ETF Cash Component 10.4%
United States 1.33%
Frontier Markets 0.77%
Country Percentage
United Kingdom 11.41%
Japan 11.05%
ETF Cash Component 10.4%
Switzerland 8.72%
China 6.32%
Australia 4.78%
France 4.71%
Taiwan 4.43%
Canada 4.37%
Finland 3.59%
Germany 3.18%
Netherlands 2.83%
Turkey 1.99%
Italy 1.85%
India 1.84%
Spain 1.81%
Russia 1.77%
Denmark 1.75%
South Africa 1.46%
Norway 1.34%
United States 1.33%
Belgium 1.2%
Brazil 1.11%
Hong Kong 0.85%
Sweden 0.84%
South Korea 0.83%
Cyprus 0.77%
Indonesia 0.66%
Singapore 0.61%
Malaysia 0.59%
Thailand 0.55%
Poland 0.41%
Mexico 0.33%
New Zealand 0.26%
Greece 0.07%
 
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Asset Percentage
Common equity 88.9%
ETF Cash Component 10.4%
Preferred stock 0.71%
 
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IQDF Valuation

This section shows how the P/E multiple of this ETF compares to the peer group ETFdb.com Category.

P/E Ratio
13.85
Rank
51 of 130
Low
GVAL (6.24)
High
IPOS (30.8)

IQDF Dividend

This section shows how the dividend yield of this ETF compares to the peer group ETFdb.com Category.

Dividend
$0.26
Dividend Date
2020-06-19
Annual Dividend Rate
$0.95

$0.26
Dividend
2020-06-19
Dividend Date
$0.95
Annual Dividend Rate
Annual Dividend Yield
4.57%
Rank
11 of 130
Low
IPOS (0.17%)
High
DMDV (7.57%)

IQDF Fund Flows

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5 Day Net Flows: 0 1 Month Net Flows: -12.57 M 3 Month Net Flows: -32.41 M 6 Month Net Flows: -252.09 M 1 Year Net Flows: -271.23 M 3 Year Net Flows: -215.95 M 5 Year Net Flows: 205.3 M 10 Year Net Flows: 614.77 M

Realtime Rating

The adjacent table gives investors an individual Realtime Rating for IQDF on several different metrics, including liquidity, expenses, performance, volatility, dividend, concentration of holdings in addition to an overall rating. The "A+ Metric Rated ETF" field, available to ETFdb Pro members, shows the ETF in the Foreign Large Cap Equities with the highest Metric Realtime Rating for each individual field. To view all of this data, sign up for a free 14-day trial for ETFdb Pro. To view information on how the ETFdb Realtime Ratings work, click here.

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Metric Metric Realtime Rating A+ Metric Rated ETF
Liquidity A- n/a
Expenses B n/a
Performance
Volatility
Dividend
Concentration

A+ Overall Rated ETF:

IQDF Expenses & Fees

This section compares the cost efficiency of this ETF to peers in the same ETFdb.com Category.

Expenses Ratio Analysis

ETF Average
0.534%
ETF Wtd. Average
0.19%
Category Average
0.43%
Expense Ratio
0.47%
Rank
82 of 133
Low
BKIE (0.04%)
High
DFND (1.21%)
ESG Themes and Scores
6.26/10
ESG Score
61.29%
Global Percentile
22.6%
Peer Percentile
Environmental
Social
Governance
  • Environmental Scores
    • Revenue Exposure to Environmental Impact (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    • Severe Environment Controversies (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Sustainable Impact Solutions (%)
      3.95%
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Carbon Intensity
    • Weighted Average Carbon Intensity (Tons of CO2e / $M Sales)
      425.4
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Fossil Fuel Reserves
    • Fossil Fuel Reserves (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • High Impact Fossil Fuel Reserves (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Water Stress
    • Water Stress High Risk Business Segment (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Water Stress High Risk Geography (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Water Stress Exposure Moderate (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Water Stress Exposure High (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Water Stress Exposure Low (%)
      Higher improves ESG score
    Energy Efficiency
    • Revenue Exposure to Energy Efficiency (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Alternative Energy
    • Revenue Exposure to Alternative Energy (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Green Building
    • Revenue Exposure to Green Building (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Pollution Prevention
    • Revenue Exposure to Pollution Prevention (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Water Sustainability
    • Revenue Exposure to Water Sustainability (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
  • Social Scores
    • Revenue Exposure to Social Impact (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    • Sustainable Impact Solutions (%)
      3.95%
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    • SRI Exclusion Criteria (%)
      8.76%
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Affordable Real Estate
    • Revenue Exposure to Affordable Real Estate (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Education
    • Revenue Exposure to Education (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Major Disease Treatment
    • Revenue Exposure to Major Disease Treatment (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Healthy Nutrition
    • Revenue Exposure to Nutrition (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Global Sanitation
    • Revenue Exposure to Sanitation (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    SME Finance
    • Revenue Exposure to SME Finance (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Human Rights Violations
    • Human Rights Norms Violation (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Human Rights Norms Violation OR Watch List (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Severe Human Rights Controversies (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Labor Rights Violations
    • Labor Norms Violation (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Labor Norms Violation OR Watch List (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Severe Labor Controversies (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Customer Controversies
    • Severe Customer Controversies (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    UN Principles Violations
    • Global Compact Compliance Violation (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Global Compact Compliance Violation OR Watch List (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Catholic Values
    • Catholic Values Fail (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Sharia Compliant Investing
    • Islamic Non-Compliant (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Adult Entertainment
    • Adult Entertainment Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Alcohol
    • Alcohol Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Gambling
    • Gambling Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Nuclear Power
    • Nuclear Power Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Tobacco
    • Tobacco Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Weapons Involvement
    • Weapons Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Controversies Weapons Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Firearms
    • Civilian Firearms Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Civilian Firearms Retailer (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Civilian Firearms Producer (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Predatory Lending
    • Direct Predatory Lending Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    GMO Involvement
    • Genetic Engineering Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
  • Responsible Governance Score
    • Severe Governance Controversies (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Board Flag
    • Board Flag (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Board Independence
    • Lack of Independent Board Majority (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Board Independence (0-25%) (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Board Independence (25-50%) (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Board Independence (50-75%) (%)
      Higher improves ESG score
    • Board Independence (75-100%) (%)
      Higher improves ESG score
    Board Diversity
    • No Female Directors (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Three OR More Female Directors (%)
      Higher improves ESG score
    • Females Represent 30% of Directors (%)
      Higher improves ESG score
    Entrenched Board
    • Entrenched Board (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Overboarding
    • Overboarding (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Shareholder Rights
    • Negative Director Votes (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Ownership AND Control Flag (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • One Share One Vote (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • No Annual Director Elections (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Does Not Use Majority Voting (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Significant Votes Against Pay Practices (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Fund Ownership
    • Controlling Shareholder (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Controlling Shareholder Concerns (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Cross Shareholdings (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Poison Pill
    • Poison Pill (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Executive Compensation
    • Pay Flag (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • No Pay Performance Link (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Lack of Internal Pay Equity (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Executive Pay Non-Disclosure (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Accounting Flags
    • Accounting Flag (%)
      Lower improves ESG score

IQDF Performance

This section shows how this ETF has performed relative to its peer group ETFdb.com Category.

-0.12%
1 Week Return
2.46%
4 Week Return
14.77%
13 Week Return
-9.88%
26 Week Return
-11.33%
Year to Date Return
1.92%
1 Year Return
-7.24%
3 Year Return
7.70%
5 Year Return
 
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1 Week Return
-0.12%
Rank
71 of 132
Low
ECH (-3.94%)
High
EMQQ (7.23%)
4 Week Return
2.46%
Rank
78 of 134
Low
ECH (-4.32%)
High
EMQQ (7.30%)
13 Week Return
14.77%
Rank
77 of 131
Low
DMRI (4.37%)
High
EMQQ (52.09%)
26 Week Return
-9.88%
Rank
91 of 130
Low
FIDI (-22.02%)
High
EMQQ (42.23%)
Year to Date Return
-11.33%
Rank
92 of 130
Low
DMDV (-29.43%)
High
EMQQ (50.37%)
1 Year Return
1.92%
Rank
75 of 122
Low
ECH (-24.02%)
High
EMQQ (81.62%)
3 Year Return
-7.24%
Rank
75 of 95
Low
ECH (-37.46%)
High
EMQQ (55.31%)
5 Year Return
7.70%
Rank
42 of 59
Low
ECH (-15.99%)
High
EMQQ (141.45%)

 
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IQDF Price and Volume Chart

IQDF Technicals

Volatility Analysis

This section shows how the volatility of this ETF compares to the peer group ETFdb.com Category.

 
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5 Day Volatility
220.35%
Rank
26 of 134
Low
ACSG (8.07%)
High
ECH (276.13%)
20 Day Volatility
13.69%
Rank
115 of 132
Low
DMRI (6.07%)
High
DWCR (102.50%)
50 Day Volatility
21.80%
Rank
84 of 131
Low
IJUL (6.52%)
High
DWCR (68.55%)
200 Day Volatility
37.36%
Rank
72 of 129
Low
DMRE (11.94%)
High
ECH (55.14%)
Beta
0.9
Rank
43 of 129
Low
IJUL (0.33)
High
WWJD (1.36)
Standard Deviation
2.04%
Rank
99 of 121
Low
IJUL (0.96%)
High
DIM (6.29%)

 
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Technicals

  • 20 Day MA $20.93
  • 60 Day MA $20.18
  • MACD 15 Period 0.02
  • MACD 100 Period 1.90
  • Williams % Range 10 Day 29.33
  • Williams % Range 20 Day 25.43
  • RSI 10 Day 55
  • RSI 20 Day 56
  • RSI 30 Day 55
  • Ultimate Oscillator 60

Bollinger Brands

  • Lower Bollinger (10 Day) $20.66
  • Upper Bollinger (10 Day) $21.34
  • Lower Bollinger (20 Day) $20.50
  • Upper Bollinger (20 Day) $21.32
  • Lower Bollinger (30 Day) $20.06
  • Upper Bollinger (30 Day) $21.41

Support & Resistance

  • Support Level 1 $20.93
  • Support Level 2 $20.82
  • Resistance Level 1 $21.10
  • Resistance Level 2 $21.15

Stochastic

  • Stochastic Oscillator %D (1 Day) 81.44
  • Stochastic Oscillator %D (5 Day) 56.59
  • Stochastic Oscillator %K (1 Day) 73.20
  • Stochastic Oscillator %K (5 Day) 57.90

Fact Sheet

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