William Blair & Company’s Northern Trust Quality Dividend Defensive ETF QDEF Stock Holding History

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

Bought

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Quarter	Market Value	Status	Shares	Change in Stake	Trade Value	Portfolio Weight	Portfolio Position
2026 Q2	$1.59M	Buy	18,224 +57	+0.3%	+$4.87K	﹤0.01%	836
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 $860B AUM 41.15% 1-Year Est. Return

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

Morgan Stanley New York $1.89T AUM 35.08% 1-Year Est. Return

Bank of America Charlotte, North Carolina $1.55T AUM 33.47% 1-Year Est. Return

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

Raymond James Financial St Petersburg, Florida $369B AUM 28.27% 1-Year Est. Return

SDH

Sloy Dahl & Holst Vancouver, Washington $811M AUM 19.06% 1-Year Est. Return

VPW

Vaquero Private Wealth Dallas, Texas $486M AUM

MML Investors Services Springfield, Massachusetts $49B AUM 25.55% 1-Year Est. Return

TCBWMS

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

William Blair & Company's QDEF Position: Q2 2026 in Review

William Blair & Company increased its Northern Trust Quality Dividend Defensive ETF (QDEF) stake by 0.31% in Q2 2026, buying an estimated $4.87K and bringing the position to 18,224 shares worth $1.59M. The position accounts for ﹤0.01% of the portfolio, ranked #836.

William Blair & Company first reported a position in QDEF in Q3 2018 and has held it in 32 quarters since. 101 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold QDEF as of Q2 2026.

William Blair & Company held 18,224 shares of Northern Trust Quality Dividend Defensive ETF worth $1.59M as of Q2 2026.
William Blair & Company bought 57 Northern Trust Quality Dividend Defensive ETF shares in Q2 2026, an estimated $4.87K.
Northern Trust Quality Dividend Defensive ETF made up ﹤0.01% of William Blair & Company's portfolio in Q2 2026, its #836 holding.
William Blair & Company first reported a position in Northern Trust Quality Dividend Defensive ETF in Q3 2018 and has held it in 32 quarters since.
101 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Northern Trust Quality Dividend Defensive ETF as of Q2 2026.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q2 2026, filed 11 Aug 2026.