IQDF ETF — FlexShares International Quality Dividend Index Fund

FlexShares International Quality Dividend Index Fund (IQDF)

Updated October 16, 2026.

IQDF is an ETF. its distribution rate is 5.12%, its trailing-12-month yield is 3.52%, its expense ratio is 0.47%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 76/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 147.0% over the past 13.5 years, 362.4 points behind SPY at 509.4%.

FlexShares International Quality Dividend Index Fund is an ETF that tracks an index of high-quality, dividend-paying companies based outside the United States, holding at least 80% of its assets in index securities and related ADRs and GDRs. The fund offers a moderate current distribution rate paid quarterly, with an expense ratio of 0.47%. It appeals to income-focused investors seeking international equity exposure with an emphasis on dividend-paying businesses.

IQDF performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 147.0% over the past 13.5 years, 362.4 points behind SPY at 509.4%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 22.5%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 10.0%.

IQDF key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

76 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

3.89%

Issuer

Northern Trust

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

04/12/2013

Expense ratio

0.47%

Distribution rate

5.12%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

3.52%

Last close

$33.82 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$1,135,688,465

Average volume

62534.0

Dividend

$0.433

Ex-dividend date

09/18/2026

Payment date

09/24/2026

Beta

0.87

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (5.12%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (3.52%) 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.

IQDF risks and drawbacks

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 10.0%.

Who may consider IQDF — and who may not

IQDF may suit someone looking for moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (IQDF 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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