Morningstar Magazine - December 2017/January 2018 - 21

BUILT BY INVESTORS, FOR INVESTORS

Quality real estate,
at the intersection of
Value & Momentum.
FlexShares® Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund (GQRE) understands where to look for equity opportunity. GQRE uses a
multi-factor focus on quality, value and momentum to build a global portfolio of listed non-mortgage REITs and equities. Giving
investors a one-stop destination in the pursuit of inflation hedging and long-term growth potential.
For more information, visit flexshares.com/real-estate-value

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GQRE
Before investing visit www.flexshares.com/prospectus to obtain a prospectus or summary prospectus that includes the investment objectives, risks, fees,
expenses and other information you should read carefully and consider carefully. Foreside Fund Services, LLC, distributor.
Investment in FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund is subject to investment risk, including possible loss of principal. Fund's return may
not match the return of its respective index. Fund may invest in emerging and foreign markets, derivatives and concentrated sectors. In addition,
Fund may be subject to risks including: asset class; small-cap stock; value investing; non-diversification; fluctuation of yield; income; interest rate/
maturity; currency; passive investment; market; and manager risk. For a complete description of risks, please refer to the prospectus.
FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund is subject to real estate sector risk in addition to general stock market risk. Investing in securities
of real estate companies will make the Fund more susceptible to risks associated with ownership of real estate and with the real estate industry in
general, as well as risks that relate specifically to the way in which real estate companies are organized and operated. Real estate companies may
have lower trading volumes and may be subject to more abrupt or erratic price movements than the overall securities market. The value of real estate
securities may underperform other sectors of the economy or broader equity markets. To the extent that the Fund concentrates its investments in the real
estate sector, it may be subject to greater risk of loss than if it were diversified across different industry sectors. The
Fund is also subject to the risk that its investments will be affected by factors that impact REITs and the real estate
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sector generally. Investing in REITs involves certain unique risks in addition to those risks associated with investing in
the real estate industry in general. REITs whose underlying properties are concentrated in a particular industry or
geographic region are also subject to risks affecting such industries and regions. By investing in REITs through the
Fund, a shareholder will bear proportionate expenses of the REITs in addition to expenses of the Fund.

http://www.flexshares.com/real-estate-value http://www.flexshares.com/prospectus

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