0001137439-23-000812.txt : 20230623 0001137439-23-000812.hdr.sgml : 20230623 20230623105455 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001137439-23-000812 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20230623 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20230623 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20230623 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FLEXSHARES TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001491978 IRS NUMBER: 272560399 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-173967 FILM NUMBER: 231035404 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 50 SOUTH LASALLE STREET CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60603 BUSINESS PHONE: (855) 353-9383 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 50 SOUTH LASALLE STREET CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60603 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FlexShares Trust DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20110414 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NT ETF Trust DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20100513 0001491978 S000038878 FlexShares International Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund C000119642 FlexShares International Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund IQDE 497 1 flex497062023.htm
FLEXSHARES® TRUST
FlexShares® International Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (IQDE)
(the “Fund”)
SUPPLEMENT DATED JUNE 23, 2023 TO THE FUND’S SUMMARY PROSPECTUS, STATUTORY PROSPECTUS AND STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (“SAI”), EACH DATED MARCH 1, 2023, AS SUPPLEMENTED

This Supplement supersedes the information included in the Supplements dated May 2, 2023 and June 16, 2023 to the Fund’s Summary Prospectus, Statutory Prospectus and SAI.

Upon a recommendation of Northern Trust Investments, Inc. (“NTI”), investment adviser to the Fund, the Board of Trustees of FlexShares® Trust, on behalf of the Fund and FlexShares® International Quality Dividend Index Fund (“IQDF”), and NTI have agreed to terminate the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization for the Fund, which will result in the cancellation of the proposed reorganization of the Fund with and into IQDF.  Accordingly, the Fund will not be liquidated and dissolved, and shareholders of the Fund will continue to hold shares of the Fund, which will continue to trade on the NYSE Arca, Inc.  Authorized Participants may continue to purchase and redeem creation units of the Fund as described in the SAI, without reference to any modifications described in the Supplements dated May 2, 2023 and June 16, 2023.  The Fund will continue to invest its assets in accordance with its investment objective of seeking investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Northern Trust International Quality Dividend Defensive IndexSM.

Please retain this Supplement for future reference.