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Northern TrustLarge ValueQDEF · NYSE Arca

Northern Trust Quality Dividend Defensive ETF (QDEF)

Price
$90.66
—30 Oct 2026
Assets
$543M
Total net assets
Expense ratio
0.39%
Category 0.85%
Yield
1.60%
Trailing distributions
3Y CAGR
21.8%+0.8%
Category 21.1%
5Y CAGR
12.4%+1.0%
Category 11.3%
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Northern Trust Quality Dividend Defensive ETF

Calendar-year returns

Fund only: no comparison series covers this fund's history.

Risk statistics

Five years of daily closes. Risk-free rate 4% a year.

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Trailing returns compared with benchmark
Period1M3M6MYTD1Y3YCAGR5YCAGR10YCAGRLaunchCAGR
ETF+1.9%+2.4%+7.3%+13.1%+14.6%+21.8%+12.4%+12.6%+12.7%
Large Value average4.5%2.6%9.0%17.5%21.6%21.1%11.3%12.6%13.4%
Difference-2.6%-0.2%-1.7%-4.4%-7.0%+0.8%+1.0%0.0%-0.7%

Holdings

The 10 largest positions make up 36.9% of the fund.

Top holdings

Largest holdings by weight
TickerHoldingWeight
AAPLApple Inc9.06%
NVDANVIDIA Corp7.34%
MSFTMicrosoft Corp4.57%
JNJJohnson & Johnson2.88%
AVGOBroadcom Inc2.73%
GOOGLAlphabet Inc Class A2.40%
PMPhilip Morris International Inc2.10%
JPMJPMorgan Chase & Co2.01%
GOOGAlphabet Inc Class C1.92%
LLYEli Lilly and Co1.87%

Portfolio valuation

Weighted averages of what the fund holds.

P/E
19.2
P/B
4.2
P/S
2.7
P/CF
13.5

Sector allocation

Share of the equity the fund holds.

11sectors
  1. Technology36.3%
  2. Health care11.0%
  3. Financial services9.3%
  4. Communication services7.7%
  5. Industrials6.6%
  6. Consumer discretionary6.6%
  7. Consumer staples6.5%
  8. Energy5.8%
  9. Real estate3.9%
  10. Materials3.2%
  11. Utilities3.2%

Asset mix

  • Stocks99.5%
  • Cash0.5%

ETF details

Issuer
Northern Trust
Category
Equity · Large Value
Ticker
QDEF
Exchange
NYSE Arca
Inception
14 Dec 2012 (13.9 years)
Structure
Exchange Traded Fund
Expense ratio
0.39% (category 0.85%)
Holdings turnover
41% (category 57%)
Distribution yield
1.60%
Beta, 3 years
0.73
Total net assets
$543M

Prices and returns as of 30 Oct 2026; total return with distributions reinvested, before brokerage and taxes. Not investment advice.

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