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The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Northern Trust Quality Dividend Defensive IndexSM... Show more

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Oct 21, 2026

QDEF in upward trend: 10-day moving average crossed above 50-day moving average on October 14, 2026

The 10-day moving average for QDEF crossed bullishly above the 50-day moving average on October 14, 2026. This indicates that the trend has shifted higher and could be considered a buy signal. In 9 of 9 past instances when the 10-day crossed above the 50-day, the stock continued to move higher over the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are 90%.

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Technical Analysis (Indicators)

Bullish Trend Analysis

The Momentum Indicator moved above the 0 level on October 07, 2026. You may want to consider a long position or call options on QDEF as a result. In 60 of 73 past instances where the momentum indicator moved above 0, the stock continued to climb. The odds of a continued upward trend are 82%.

The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) for QDEF just turned positive on October 06, 2026. Looking at past instances where QDEF's MACD turned positive, the stock continued to rise in 47 of 55 cases over the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are 85%.

QDEF moved above its 50-day moving average on October 06, 2026 date and that indicates a change from a downward trend to an upward trend.

Following a +0.76% 3-day Advance, the price is estimated to grow further. Considering data from situations where QDEF advanced for three days, in 284 of 338 cases, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are 84%.

Bearish Trend Analysis

The Stochastic Oscillator may be shifting from an upward trend to a downward trend. In 43 of 67 cases where QDEF's Stochastic Oscillator exited the overbought zone, the price fell further within the following month. The odds of a continued downward trend are 64%.

Following a 3-day decline, the stock is projected to fall further. Considering past instances where QDEF declined for three days, the price rose further in 50 of 62 cases within the following month. The odds of a continued downward trend are 66%.

The Aroon Indicator for QDEF entered a downward trend on October 12, 2026. This could indicate a strong downward move is ahead for the stock. Traders may want to consider selling the stock or buying put options.

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Notable companies

The most notable companies in this group are NVIDIA Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG), Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO), Eli Lilly & Co (NYSE:LLY), Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU), JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM).

Industry description

The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Northern Trust Quality Dividend Defensive IndexSM. The underlying index is designed to reflect the performance of a selection of companies that, in aggregate, provide exposure to a high quality income-oriented universe of long-only U.S. equity securities, with an emphasis on long-term capital growth and a targeted overall beta that is generally between 0.5 to 1.0 times that of the Northern Trust 1250 Index, a float-adjusted market-capitalization weighted index of U.S. domiciled large- and mid-capitalization companies.

Market Cap

The average market capitalization across the Northern Trust Quality Dividend Defensive ETF (QDEF) ETF is 293.86B. The market cap for tickers in the group ranges from 4.12B to 5.36T. NVDA holds the highest valuation in this group at 5.36T. The lowest valued company is BBWI at 4.12B.

High and low price notable news

The average weekly price growth across all stocks in the Northern Trust Quality Dividend Defensive ETF (QDEF) ETF was 19%. For the same ETF, the average monthly price growth was 42%, and the average quarterly price growth was 121%. HAS experienced the highest price growth at 19%, while LRCX experienced the biggest fall at -9%.

Volume

The average weekly volume growth across all stocks in the Northern Trust Quality Dividend Defensive ETF (QDEF) ETF was -25%. For the same stocks of the ETF, the average monthly volume growth was -11% and the average quarterly volume growth was -35%

Fundamental Analysis Ratings

The average fundamental analysis ratings, where 1 is best and 100 is worst, are as follows

Valuation Rating: 68
P/E Growth Rating: 50
Price Growth Rating: 43
SMR Rating: 39
Profit Risk Rating: 52
Seasonality Score: 32 (-100 ... +100)
QDEF in upward trend: 10-day moving average crossed above 50-day moving average on October 14, 2026