William Blair & Company’s FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund QDEF Stock Holding History

William Blair & Company’s Portfolio QDEF Stock Details QDEF Fund Activity

Bought

Maintained

Sold

Quarter	Market Value	Status	Shares	Change in Stake	Trade Value	Portfolio Weight	Portfolio Position
2026 Q1	$1.45M	Sell	18,167 -228	-1%	-$18.7K	﹤0.01%	832
2025 Q4	$1.49M	Buy	18,395 +356	+2%	+$28.6K	﹤0.01%	825
2025 Q3	$1.44M	Buy	18,039 +56	+0.3%	+$4.32K	﹤0.01%	825
2025 Q2	$1.33M	Buy	17,983 +64	+0.4%	+$4.49K	﹤0.01%	816
2025 Q1	$1.25M	Sell	17,919 -445	-2%	-$31.7K	﹤0.01%	821
2024 Q4	$1.29M	Buy	18,364 +86	+0.5%	+$6.19K	﹤0.01%	820
2024 Q3	$1.31M	Buy	18,278 +64	+0.4%	+$4.37K	﹤0.01%	826
2024 Q2	$1.19M	Buy	18,214 +71	+0.4%	+$4.52K	﹤0.01%	822
2024 Q1	$1.16M	Buy	18,143 +40	+0.2%	+$2.46K	﹤0.01%	817
2023 Q4	$1.07M	Sell	18,103 -1,956	-10%	-$110K	﹤0.01%	837
2023 Q3	$1.08M	Buy	20,059 +65	+0.3%	+$3.66K	﹤0.01%	807
2023 Q2	$1.12M	Buy	19,994 +13,933	+230%	+$752K	﹤0.01%	815
2023 Q1	$321K	Hold	6,061	–	–	﹤0.01%	1214
2022 Q4	$312K	Hold	6,061	–	–	﹤0.01%	1212
2022 Q3	$278K	Hold	6,061	–	–	﹤0.01%	1261
2022 Q2	$303K	Hold	6,061	–	–	﹤0.01%	1265
2022 Q1	$343K	Hold	6,061	–	–	﹤0.01%	1305
2021 Q4	$359K	Hold	6,061	–	–	﹤0.01%	1348
2021 Q3	$322K	Hold	6,061	–	–	﹤0.01%	1320
2021 Q2	$326K	Buy	6,061 +10	+0.2%	+$531	﹤0.01%	1318
2021 Q1	$309K	Sell	6,051 -992	-14%	-$48.9K	﹤0.01%	1319
2020 Q4	$337K	Buy	7,043 +15	+0.2%	+$690	﹤0.01%	1213
2020 Q3	$311K	Buy	7,028 +13	+0.2%	+$573	﹤0.01%	1132
2020 Q2	$293K	Buy	7,015 +2,015	+40%	+$81.7K	﹤0.01%	1100
2020 Q1	$182K	Sell	5,000 -5,600	-53%	-$248K	﹤0.01%	1192
2019 Q4	$507K	Hold	10,600	–	–	﹤0.01%	985
2019 Q3	$485K	Sell	10,600 -3,000	-22%	-$136K	﹤0.01%	952
2019 Q2	$612K	Sell	13,600 -7,289	-35%	-$327K	﹤0.01%	912
2019 Q1	$933K	Sell	20,889 -6,916	-25%	-$295K	0.01%	752
2018 Q4	$1.14M	Buy	27,805 +2,000	+8%	+$88.2K	0.01%	658
2018 Q3	$1.21M	Buy	+25,805	New	+$1.2M	0.01%	685

Other funds holding QDEF

Northern Trust Chicago, Illinois $757B AUM 28.64% 1-Year Est. Return

LPL Financial San Diego, California $445B AUM 25.58% 1-Year Est. Return

Bank of America Charlotte, North Carolina $1.37T AUM 24.88% 1-Year Est. Return

Raymond James Financial St Petersburg, Florida $324B AUM 22.36% 1-Year Est. Return

Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Milwaukee, Wisconsin $162B AUM 16.35% 1-Year Est. Return

RVW Wealth Los Angeles, California $1.52B AUM 23.06% 1-Year Est. Return

SDH

Sloy Dahl & Holst Vancouver, Washington $728M AUM 37.66% 1-Year Est. Return

Morgan Stanley New York $1.66T AUM 25.57% 1-Year Est. Return

TCBWMS

Texas Capital Bank Wealth Management Services Dallas, Texas $1.87B AUM 24.49% 1-Year Est. Return

Creative Planning Overland Park, Kansas $147B AUM 18.73% 1-Year Est. Return

William Blair & Company's QDEF Position: Q1 2026 in Review

William Blair & Company reduced its FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) stake by 1.2% in Q1 2026, selling an estimated $18.7K and leaving 18,167 shares worth $1.45M. The position accounts for ﹤0.01% of the portfolio, ranked #832.

William Blair & Company first reported a position in QDEF in Q3 2018 and has held it in 31 quarters since. The position peaked at $1.49M in Q4 2025. 90 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold QDEF as of Q1 2026.

William Blair & Company held 18,167 shares of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund worth $1.45M as of Q1 2026.
William Blair & Company sold 228 FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund shares in Q1 2026, an estimated $18.7K.
FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund made up ﹤0.01% of William Blair & Company's portfolio in Q1 2026, its #832 holding.
William Blair & Company first reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund in Q3 2018 and has held it in 31 quarters since.
William Blair & Company's FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund position peaked at $1.49M in Q4 2025.
90 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund as of Q1 2026.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q1 2026, filed 8 May 2026.