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About FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund
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Inception date
Nov 5, 2013
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Ordinary income
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
Northern Trust Investments, Inc.(Investment Management)
Distributor
Foreside Fund Services LLC
GQRE provides exposure to global real estate companies that have been screened for quality, momentum, and value. The fund holds both non-mortgage REITs and real estate operating companies (REOCs - which avoid the reinvestment restrictions of REITs, but must pay corporate taxes). The fund excludes companies engaged in investment and ownership of property mortgages, and other real estate services. The index constituents are weighted by a mix of value, momentum and quality scores. Quality metrics consist of management expertise (e.g. corporate finance activities), profitability, and cash flow. Additionally, GQRE applies sector, style and security level constraints in order to manage its risk profile. The Index is reconstituted quarterly starting February.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Stocks98.47%
Finance97.58%
Industrial Services0.36%
Retail Trade0.28%
Consumer Durables0.25%
Bonds, Cash & Other1.53%
UNIT1.53%
Stock breakdown by region
North America66.70%
Asia17.20%
Europe10.72%
Oceania2.95%
Middle East2.43%
Latin America0.00%
Africa0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
GQRE invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Finance, with 97.58% stocks, and Industrial Services, with 0.36% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the North America region.
GQRE top holdings are Simon Property Group, Inc. and VICI Properties Inc, occupying 5.01% and 4.67% of the portfolio correspondingly.
GQRE last dividends amounted to 0.12 USD. The quarter before, the issuer paid 1.25 USD in dividends, which shows a 902.25% decrease.
GQRE assets under management is 417.49 M USD. It's risen 0.57% over the last month.
GQRE fund flows account for 80.03 M USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, GQRE pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 3.83%. The last dividend (Mar 27, 2025) amounted to 0.12 USD. The dividends are paid quarterly.
GQRE shares are issued by Northern Trust Corp. under the brand FlexShares. The ETF was launched on Nov 5, 2013, and its management style is Passive.
GQRE expense ratio is 0.45% meaning you'd have to pay 0.45% of your investment to help manage the fund.
GQRE follows the Northern Trust Global Quality Real Estate (NR). ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
GQRE invests in stocks.
GQRE price has risen by 2.48% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 5.39% increase. See more dynamics on GQRE price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 1.27% over the last month, showed a −0.09% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 8.30% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 1.27% over the last month, showed a −0.09% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 8.30% in a year.
GQRE trades at a premium (0.10%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.