Expense Ratio History

QDEF expense ratio history

FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund

Fund company
Flexshares
Type
Index mutual fund

0.40%

In basis points
40 basis points
Yearly cost per $10,000
$40
Prospectus dated
1 March 2026, filed with the SEC; rounded to 0.01%
Last change
Raised from 0.38% on 1 March 2026

Fee over time

QDEF expense ratio: 0.38% until 1 Mar 2026, then 0.40%; read at 0.40% on 1 Mar 2026.0.00%0.20%0.40%0.60%Dec 2012Mar 2015Jun 2017Sep 2019Dec 2021Mar 20240.38% before0.40% from 1 Mar 2026
QDEF expense ratio: 0.38% until 1 Mar 2026, then 0.40%; read at 0.40% on 1 Mar 2026.0.00%0.20%0.40%0.60%Dec 2012Jun 2017Dec 20210.38% before0.40% from 1 Mar 2026
Solid line: the fee in effect after each recorded change. Dashed: the fee before it. Dots: prospectuses filed with the SEC and dates we read the fee from a source.

Every figure we've recorded

DateFeeWhat happened
1 Mar 2026 0.40% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2026-03-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Mar 2026 0.40% Raised from 0.38% to 0.40%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2026-02-25
1 Mar 2025 0.38% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2025-03-01 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
1 Mar 2024 0.38% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2024-03-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Mar 2023 0.38% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2023-03-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Mar 2022 0.38% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2022-03-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Mar 2021 0.38% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2021-03-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Mar 2020 0.38% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2020-03-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Mar 2019 0.38% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2019-03-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Mar 2018 0.38% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2018-03-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Mar 2017 0.38% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2017-03-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Mar 2016 0.38% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2016-03-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Mar 2015 0.38% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2015-03-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Mar 2014 0.38% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2014-03-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Mar 2013 0.38% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2013-03-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
10 Dec 2012 0.38% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2012-12-10 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS

What this fee costs

Change the amount, years or return. The estimate keeps the fee at 0.40% and the return steady each year, the same assumptions as the cost example in a fund's prospectus.

$506 in fees over 10 years

After fees, $10,000 grows to $15,664.

Fees paid on $10,000 at 5% a year
AfterFees paid
1 year$41
3 years$129
5 years$225
10 years$506

How we read this figure

The figure is the total annual fund operating expenses line of the fee table in the fund's prospectus, as tagged in the fund company's filing with the SEC. The SEC publishes these figures rounded to four decimal places, so 0.015% appears as 0.02%. The fund company's own page may show a more precise number.

SEC filings give 15 prospectuses for this share class since 2012. Each one is listed above with a link to the filing.

How we read fees

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