GQRE ETF — FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund

FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund (GQRE)

Updated October 16, 2026.

GQRE is an ETF. its distribution rate is 2.84%, its trailing-12-month yield is 4.45%, its expense ratio is 0.45%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 80/100 (Safe). Total return is 75.7% over the past 12.9 years, 360.3 points behind SPY at 436.0%.

FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund is an ETF that tracks a global index of real estate companies selected to emphasize quality, value, and momentum characteristics. The fund distributes quarterly with a current distribution rate in the low-to-mid single digits and carries an expense ratio of 0.45%. It appeals to income-focused investors seeking exposure to international real estate sectors with a factor-based investment approach.

GQRE performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 75.7% over the past 12.9 years, 360.3 points behind SPY at 436.0%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 3.3%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 11.6%.

GQRE key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

80 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.27%

Issuer

Northern Trust

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

11/05/2013

Expense ratio

0.45%

Distribution rate

2.84%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

4.45%

Last close

$59.56 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$439,536,363

Average volume

829906.0

Dividend

$0.423

Ex-dividend date

09/18/2026

Payment date

09/24/2026

Beta

0.92

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.84%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (4.45%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Northern Trust; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

GQRE risks and drawbacks

GQRE's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 11.6%.

Who may consider GQRE — and who may not

GQRE may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (GQRE pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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Frequently asked questions

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