QDF Dividend Yield
Northern Trust Quality Dividend ETF · Large Value · Northern Trust · ETF · quarterly payer
$89.43
Add to PortfolioAs of Nov 5, 2026, QDF (Northern Trust Quality Dividend ETF) yields 1.53%, paying $1.37 a share a year in quarterly distributions at its $89.43 price. It costs 0.39% a year and manages $2.2B. Over the last 5 years it returned 11.4% a year with distributions reinvested, against 12.0% for the S&P 500.
Dividend yield
1.53%
Paid a Year
$1.37
Expense Ratio
0.39%
Assets
$2.2B
5-Yr Return
11.4%/yr
Frequency
Quarterly
Key facts about QDF
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- As of Nov 5, 2026, QDF yields 1.53% and pays about $1.37 a share a year, quarterly.
- QDF paid $1.37 a share in distributions over the 12 months to Nov 5, 2026, in 4 payments.
- QDF's expense ratio is 0.39% a year, or $39.00 on $10,000.
- QDF is an ETF from Northern Trust with $2.2B in assets, started Dec 14, 2012.
- In the 5 years to Oct 2026, QDF returned 11.4% a year with distributions reinvested (9.2% a year from price alone), against 12.0% for the S&P 500.
- In the 10 years to Oct 2026, QDF returned 12.1% a year with distributions reinvested (9.3% a year from price alone), against 15.3% for the S&P 500.
- QDF's three largest holdings are Apple Inc (9.8%), NVIDIA Corp (7.1%), Microsoft Corp (4.6%).
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "QDF Dividend Yield, Expense Ratio and Total Return," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/QDF
What $10,000 in QDF became
Change the dates →From Dec 2012 to Oct 2026, month-end values
Payouts reinvested
$51,697
Payouts taken as cash
$43,105
$6,888 of it cash
S&P 500 (SPY)
$66,991
Since Dec 2012, QDF's share price is up 262%, and with distributions reinvested it returned 417%. Its payouts haven't come at the expense of the share price, so there is no NAV erosion over this period.
QDF total return
A year, through Oct 2026. Total return counts every payout, reinvested; price return doesn't.
| Period | Total return | Price return | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year | +14.5% | +12.7% | +12.0% |
| 3 years | +20.7% | +18.5% | +23.3% |
| 5 years | +11.4% | +9.2% | +12.0% |
| 10 years | +12.1% | +9.3% | +15.3% |
| Since Dec 2012 | +12.6% | +9.7% | +14.7% |
QDF distributions
Every payment →Paid per share, by year
| Ex-date | Paid | Per share |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2026 | — | $0.3470 |
| Jun 18, 2026 | — | $0.3560 |
| Mar 20, 2026 | — | $0.1980 |
| Dec 19, 2025 | — | $0.4690 |
| Sep 19, 2025 | — | $0.3230 |
| Jun 20, 2025 | — | $0.3480 |
| Mar 21, 2025 | — | $0.19 |
| Dec 20, 2024 | — | $0.4830 |
| Sep 20, 2024 | — | $0.3440 |
| Jun 21, 2024 | — | $0.3420 |
| Mar 15, 2024 | — | $0.1940 |
| Dec 15, 2023 | — | $0.4510 |
What QDF holds
Top ten holdings and sector weights as the fund reports them.
- AAPL Apple Inc9.8%
- NVDA NVIDIA Corp7.1%
- MSFT Microsoft Corp4.6%
- JNJ Johnson & Johnson3.0%
- JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co2.5%
- AVGO Broadcom Inc2.5%
- GE GE Aerospace2.2%
- LRCX Lam Research Corp2.1%
- PM Philip Morris International Inc2.1%
- GOOGL Alphabet Inc Class A1.9%
- Technology36.8%
- Financials12.5%
- Industrials9.2%
- Healthcare9.0%
- Consumer cyclical7.5%
- Communication6.8%
- Consumer defensive5.9%
- Real estate5.1%
- Energy3.2%
- Utilities2.9%
- Materials1.3%
QDF questions
What is QDF's dividend yield?
As of Nov 5, 2026, QDF yields 1.53%. Over the last 12 months it paid $1.37 a share in 4 payments, against a $89.43 share price.
How often does QDF pay dividends?
QDF pays quarterly, 4 times a year.
How much does 100 shares of QDF pay?
At about $1.37 a share a year, 100 shares of QDF pay about $137.00 a year, $34.25 each quarter, before tax.
What is QDF's expense ratio?
QDF's expense ratio is 0.39% a year: $39.00 on every $10,000 invested, taken from the fund's assets rather than billed to you.
What is QDF's total return?
In the 5 years to Oct 2026, QDF returned 11.4% a year with distributions reinvested, of which 9.2% a year came from the share price. The S&P 500 returned 12.0% a year.
Does QDF have NAV erosion?
Since Dec 2012, QDF's share price is up 262%, and with distributions reinvested it returned 417%. Its payouts haven't come at the expense of the share price, so there is no NAV erosion over this period.
What does QDF hold?
QDF's largest holdings are Apple Inc (9.8%), NVIDIA Corp (7.1%), Microsoft Corp (4.6%). Its top ten make up 38% of the fund.
Fund facts
- Type
- ETF
- Issuer
- Northern Trust
- Category
- Large Value
- Started
- Dec 14, 2012
- Expense ratio
- 0.39%
- Assets
- $2.2B
- Dividend yield
- 1.53%
- Paid in the last year
- $1.37 (4 payments)
- Last payment
- $0.3470 · ex Sep 18, 2026
- Beta (3 years)
- 0.84
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Fund facts from the fund's own reports via Yahoo Finance; payments and returns from SmarterDividends records. For information only, not investment advice.