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Equity

Income Generation

FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund

For investors seeking an investment that emphasizes US quality.

The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Northern Trust Quality Dividend Index (Underlying Index).

$56.22 (-0.07%)

$56.20

0.37%

$57.05/$46.83

OBJECTIVE AND STRATEGY

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Visit the QDF Index Strategy Page

INDEX STRATEGY

Northern Trust Quality Dividend Index

Diagraming the index process

Visit the QDF Fund Focus Page

FUND FOCUS

Meeting the Challenge of US Dividend Investing

In depth discussion of the index and fund process

RESOURCES

Fact Sheet Daily Holdings Monthly Holdings Summary Prospectus Prospectus SAI Supplement (4/30/20) Semiannual Report Annual Report iXBRL Archive Capital Gains ICI Primary Layout ICI Secondary Layout NRA

Fact Sheet

pdf

Daily Holdings

csv

Monthly Holdings

csv

Summary Prospectus

Prospectus

SAI

Supplement (4/30/20)

Semiannual Report

Annual Report

iXBRL Archive

Capital Gains

pdf

ICI Primary Layout

xls

ICI Secondary Layout

xls

NRA

xlsx

 Tax & Legal Documents Archive

INDEX

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The Northern Trust Quality Dividend Index is designed to provide exposure to a high-quality income-oriented portfolio of long-only U.S. equity securities, with an emphasis on long-term capital growth and a targeted overall beta that is similar to that of the Northern Trust 1250 Index (Parent Index). Companies included in the index are selected based on expected dividend payment and fundamental factors such as profitability, solid management, and reliable cash flow.

Index Methodology

Before investing, carefully consider the FlexShares investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. This and other information is in the prospectus and a summary prospectus, copies of which may be obtained on this website. Read the prospectus carefully before you invest. Foreside Fund Services, LLC, distributor.

An investment in FlexShares is subject to numerous risks, including possible loss of principal. Fund returns may not match the return of the respective indexes. The Funds are subject to the following principal risks: ESG Investing; corporate bond; concentration; Income; currency; derivatives; LIBOR; emerging markets; equity securities; fluctuation of yield; foreign securities; geographic; industry concentration; interest rate / maturity risk; issuer; large cap; management; market; market trading; new funds; non-diversification; passive investment; privatization; small cap stock; tracking error; turnover; Authorized Participant Concentration; liquidity; high yield and volatility risk. A full description of risks is in the prospectus.

Individual investors should contact their financial advisor or broker dealer representative for more information on FlexShares ETFs.

Investment Products and Services are:

Not FDIC INSURED May lose value No bank guarantee

All registered investment companies, including FlexShares, are obliged to distribute portfolio gains to shareholders at year-end regardless of performance. Trading FlexShares Funds will also generate tax consequences and transaction expenses. The information provided is not intended to be tax advice. Tax consequences of dividend distributions may vary by individual taxpayer.

The FlexShares Funds, registered with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("Funds") are distributed by Foreside Fund Services, LLC, not affiliated with Northern Trust.

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FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) is passively managed and uses a representative sampling strategy to track its underlying index. Use of a representative sampling strategy creates tracking risk where the Fund’s performance could vary substantially from the performance of the underlying index along with the risk of high portfolio turnover. Additionally, the Fund is at increased dividend risk, as the issuers of the underlying stock might not declare a dividend, or the dividend rate may not remain at current levels. The Fund is also at increased risk of industry concentration, where it may be more than 25% invested in the assets of a single industry. Finally, the Fund may also be subject to increased volatility risk, where volatility may not equal the target of the underlying index.

The Northern Trust Quality Dividend Index is the intellectual property (including registered trademarks) of Northern Trust and/or its licensors ("Licensors"), which is used under license. The securities based on the Index are in no way sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Northern Trust and its Licensors and neither of the Licensors shall have any liability with respect thereto.

All data provided by: Northern Trust, J.P. Morgan, Refinitiv and Morningstar.