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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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Nov 10, 2026

QDEF in downward trend: 10-day moving average moved below 50-day moving average on November 09, 2026

The 10-day moving average for QDEF crossed bearishly below the 50-day moving average on November 09, 2026. This indicates that the trend has shifted lower and could be considered a sell signal. In 7 of 9 past instances when the 10-day crossed below the 50-day, the stock continued to move higher over the following month. The odds of a continued downward trend are 78%.

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Technical Analysis (Indicators)

Bearish Trend Analysis

The Momentum Indicator moved below the 0 level on November 05, 2026. You may want to consider selling the stock, shorting the stock, or exploring put options on QDEF as a result. In 45 of 75 cases where the Momentum Indicator fell below 0, the stock fell further within the subsequent month. The odds of a continued downward trend are 60%.

The Moving Average Convergence Divergence Histogram (MACD) for QDEF turned negative on October 30, 2026. This could be a sign that the stock is set to turn lower in the coming weeks. Traders may want to sell the stock or buy put options. Tickeron's A.I.dvisor looked at 56 similar instances when the indicator turned negative. In 34 of the 56 cases the stock turned lower in the days that followed. This puts the odds of success at 61%.

QDEF moved below its 50-day moving average on November 05, 2026 date and that indicates a change from an upward trend to a downward trend.

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 65%.

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.

Bullish Trend Analysis

The Stochastic Oscillator suggests the stock price trend may be in a reversal from a downward trend to an upward trend. 42 of 51 cases where QDEF's Stochastic Oscillator exited the oversold zone resulted in an increase in price. Tickeron's analysis proposes that the odds of a continued upward trend are 82%.

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%.

QDEF may jump back above the lower band and head toward the middle band. Traders may consider buying the stock or exploring call options.

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Notable companies

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

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 275.17B. The market cap for tickers in the group ranges from 3.89B to 5T. AAPL holds the highest valuation in this group at 5T. The lowest valued company is AGX at 3.89B.

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 12%. For the same ETF, the average monthly price growth was 36%, and the average quarterly price growth was 91%. MOS experienced the highest price growth at 25%, while DOX experienced the biggest fall at -34%.

Volume

The average weekly volume growth across all stocks in the Northern Trust Quality Dividend Defensive ETF (QDEF) ETF was -2%. For the same stocks of the ETF, the average monthly volume growth was 12% and the average quarterly volume growth was -17%

Fundamental Analysis Ratings

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

Valuation Rating: 69
P/E Growth Rating: 50
Price Growth Rating: 41
SMR Rating: 39
Profit Risk Rating: 49
Seasonality Score: 13 (-100 ... +100)