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The largest Northern Trust ETFs

Northern Trust runs 28 US-listed ETFs with $26.84B in combined net assets.

The largest is FlexShares Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources Index Fund (GUNR) at $7.24B, followed by NFRA at $3.01B.

Expense ratios run from 0.08% to 0.57% a year (median 0.25%).

The 10 largest

The largest Northern Trust ETFs
# Fund 30 daysNet assetsCostYieldYTD1 yr3 yr5 yr
1 GUNR FlexShares Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Re… $7.24B0.46%2.3%+19.4%+26.3%+14.9%+10.3%
2 NFRA FlexShares STOXX Global Broad Infrastructure Inde… $3.01B0.47%5.8%+7.5%+6.2%+15.3%+5.5%
3 TDTT FlexShares iBoxx 3-Year Target Duration TIPS Inde… $2.55B0.18%4.89%+1.4%+1.4%+4.9%+2.3%
4 QDF FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund $2.22B0.39%1.51%+14.0%+14.3%+21.6%+11.7%
5 TILT FlexShares Morningstar US Market Factor Tilt Inde… $2.19B0.25%1.06%+14.2%+14.7%+23.8%+11.3%
6 RAVI FlexShares Ultra-Short Income Fund $1.49B0.25%4.23%+2.9%+3.7%+4.9%+3.8%
7 IQDF FlexShares International Quality Dividend Index F… $1.16B0.47%3.51%+14.9%+20.2%+24.4%+11.0%
8 HYGV FlexShares High Yield Value-Scored Bond Index Fund $1.10B0.37%7.66%+0.6%+1.4%+8.2%+3.0%
9 TDTF FlexShares iBoxx 5-Year Target Duration TIPS Inde… $1.04B0.18%5.11%0.0%0.0%+4.8%+0.8%
10 QLC FlexShares US Quality Large Cap Index Fund $1.01B0.25%0.94%+13.1%+15.1%+27.0%+14.2%

Returns are total returns with distributions reinvested (3 and 5 years annualized), as of Oct 27, 2026.

How the top 5 compare

    Growth of each fund’s value from the start of the range, distributions reinvested. The dashed gray line is the S&P 500 (SPY).

    All 28 Northern Trust ETFs

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    All Northern Trust ETFs
    Fund KindNet assetsCostYieldYTD1 yr5 yr
    GUNR FlexShares Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Re… Natural resources$7.24B0.46%2.3%+19.4%+26.3%+10.3%
    NFRA FlexShares STOXX Global Broad Infrastructure Inde… Infrastructure$3.01B0.47%5.8%+7.5%+6.2%+5.5%
    TDTT FlexShares iBoxx 3-Year Target Duration TIPS Inde… Inflation-protected (TIPS)$2.55B0.18%4.89%+1.4%+1.4%+2.3%
    QDF FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund Dividend$2.22B0.39%1.51%+14.0%+14.3%+11.7%
    TILT FlexShares Morningstar US Market Factor Tilt Inde… Factor and smart beta$2.19B0.25%1.06%+14.2%+14.7%+11.3%
    RAVI FlexShares Ultra-Short Income Fund Ultra-short bonds$1.49B0.25%4.23%+2.9%+3.7%+3.8%
    IQDF FlexShares International Quality Dividend Index F… Developed and emerging markets dividend$1.16B0.47%3.51%+14.9%+20.2%+11.0%
    HYGV FlexShares High Yield Value-Scored Bond Index Fund High yield$1.10B0.37%7.66%+0.6%+1.4%+3.0%
    TDTF FlexShares iBoxx 5-Year Target Duration TIPS Inde… Inflation-protected (TIPS)$1.04B0.18%5.11%0.0%0.0%+0.8%
    QLC FlexShares US Quality Large Cap Index Fund Factor and smart beta$1.01B0.25%0.94%+13.1%+15.1%+14.2%
    SKOR FlexShares Credit-Scored US Corporate Bond Index … Corporate$736.7M0.15%4.75%-0.5%-0.1%+1.6%
    TLTD FlexShares Morningstar Developed Markets ex-US Fa… Developed markets$670.1M0.39%3.31%+10.0%+14.7%+10.1%
    QDEF FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund Dividend$545.8M0.39%1.56%+13.8%+14.6%+12.7%
    GQRE FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund Global real estate$424.9M0.45%4.38%+4.5%+3.2%+0.4%
    TLTE FlexShares Morningstar Emerging Markets Factor Ti… Emerging markets$342.5M0.57%3.48%+13.8%+14.1%+7.0%
    BNDC FlexShares Core Select Bond Fund Core Select Bond… Broad market$169.4M0.35%4.25%-1.3%-1.8%-0.6%
    QLV FlexShares US Quality Low Volatility Index Fund Factor and smart beta$163.7M0.08%1.44%+15.0%+14.9%—
    ESG FlexShares STOXX US ESG Select Index Fund ESG and screened$132.1M0.32%0.82%+16.6%+17.3%+11.8%
    FEUS FlexShares ESG & Climate US Large Cap Core Index … ESG and screened$112.0M0.09%0.97%+14.5%+14.7%+11.3%
    IQDY FlexShares International Quality Dividend Dynamic… Developed and emerging markets dividend$111.0M0.47%3.44%+14.0%+19.5%+11.6%
    ESGG FlexShares STOXX Global ESG Select Index Fund World, including US$110.5M0.42%1.26%+17.9%+19.6%+12.1%
    MBSD FlexShares Disciplined Duration MBS Index Fund Mortgage-backed$88.6M0.2%4.21%-0.5%-0.1%+0.5%
    FEDM FlexShares ESG & Climate Developed Markets ex-US … Developed markets$79.1M0.12%2.87%+11.6%+13.8%+7.7%
    QLVD FlexShares Developed Markets ex-US Quality Low Vo… Developed markets$54.8M0.12%2.98%+11.3%+13.5%—
    FEIG FlexShares ESG & Climate Investment Grade Corpora… Corporate$48.0M0.12%4.96%-1.4%-2.1%-0.4%

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