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Shareholder Report
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2025
USD ($)
Holding
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Document Type N-CSR
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Registrant Name FlexShares Trust
Entity Central Index Key 0001491978
Entity Investment Company Type N-1A
Document Period End Date Oct. 31, 2025
C000212719  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name US QUALITY LOW VOLATILITY INDEX
Trading Symbol QLV
Security Exchange Name NYSEArca
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] ANNUAL
Material Fund Change Notice [Text Block] This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period.
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last year? 

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Fund
Costs of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference*
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference*
FlexShares® US Quality Low Volatility Index Fund
$10
0.10%

*Reflects applicable expense reimbursements and fee waivers. 

Expenses Paid, Amount $ 10
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.10%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]

What impacted Fund performance over the reporting period?

  • During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, the U.S. equity market moved higher. Within the U.S. market higher volatility stocks outperformed lower volatility stocks, leading the Fund to underperform the Russell 1000® Index. The quality factor was positive for the fiscal year, but was not enough to offset the negative performance derived from the low volatility exposure.

  • The Fund is passively managed and seeks to track the investment results (before fees and expenses) of the Northern Trust Quality Low Volatility IndexSM (“Underlying Index”). Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its total assets (exclusive of collateral held from securities lending) in the securities of the Underlying Index.

  • For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, the Fund’s performance on a net asset value (“NAV”) basis was 10.76%, differing from the 10.85% return of the Underlying Index, which is reflective of the Fund's management fee (-10 basis points, “bps”), stock selection/futures (+3 bps), securities lending (+1 bp) and the compounding effect of tracking error over time (-3 bps).

Performance Inception Date Jul. 15, 2019
AssetsNet $ 144,391,051
Holdings Count | Holding 119
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount $ 118,650
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover 46.00%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

KEY FUND STATISTICS

Net Assets
$144,391,051
Number of Portfolio Holdings
119
Portfolio Turnover Rate
46%
Net Investment Advisory Fees Paid
$118,650
Holdings [Text Block]

ASSET MARKET SECTOR (% of Net Assets)Footnote Reference1

Information Technology
29.3%
Health Care
13.5%
Financials
13.1%
Consumer Staples
8.3%
Communication Services
7.2%
Utilities
6.4%
Consumer Discretionary
6.3%
Industrials
5.1%
Materials
5.0%
Energy
4.6%
Other
0.1%
C000212720  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name DEVELOPED MARKETS EX-US QUALITY LOW VOLATILITY INDEX
Trading Symbol QLVD
Security Exchange Name NYSEArca
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] ANNUAL
Material Fund Change Notice [Text Block] This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period.
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last year? 

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Fund
Costs of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference*
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference*
FlexShares® Developed Markets ex-US Quality Low Volatility Index Fund
$16
0.15%

*Reflects applicable expense reimbursements and fee waivers. 

Expenses Paid, Amount $ 16
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.15%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]

What impacted Fund performance over the reporting period?

  • During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, international developed equity markets moved higher. Within developed markets higher volatility stocks outperformed lower volatility stocks, leading the Fund to underperform the MSCI World ex-US Index. The quality factor was also negative for the fiscal year, contributing to the Underlying Index’s underperformance to its policy benchmark.

  • The Fund is passively managed and seeks to track the investment results (before fees and expenses) of the Northern Trust Developed Markets ex-US Quality Low Volatility IndexSM (“Underlying Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 80% of its total assets (exclusive of collateral held from securities lending) in the components of the Underlying Index and in American Depositary Receipts and Global Depositary Receipts based on the securities in the Underlying Index.

  • For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, the Fund’s performance on a net asset value (“NAV”) basis was 14.84%, differing from the 14.70% return of the Underlying Index, which is reflective of the Fund's management fee (-15 basis points, “bps”), stock selection/futures (+3 bps), securities lending (+2 bps) and dividend tax differential (+24 bps).

Performance Inception Date Jul. 15, 2019
AssetsNet $ 60,183,254
Holdings Count | Holding 189
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount $ 57,030
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover 40.00%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

KEY FUND STATISTICS

Net Assets
$60,183,254
Number of Portfolio Holdings
189
Portfolio Turnover Rate
40%
Net Investment Advisory Fees Paid
$57,030
Holdings [Text Block]

COUNTRY DIVERSIFICATION (% of Net Assets)Footnote Reference1

Japan
20.1%
Canada
13.3%
Switzerland
10.7%
France
10.2%
United Kingdom
9.9%
Hong Kong
6.0%
Singapore
5.6%
Germany
5.2%
Netherlands
3.7%
Spain
3.4%
Other
10.5%
C000212721  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name EMERGING MARKETS QUALITY LOW VOLATILITY INDEX
Trading Symbol QLVE
Security Exchange Name NYSEArca
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] ANNUAL
Material Fund Change Notice [Text Block] This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period.
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last year? 

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Fund
Costs of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference*
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference*
FlexShares® Emerging Markets Quality Low Volatility Index Fund
$23
0.21%

*Reflects applicable expense reimbursements and fee waivers. 

Expenses Paid, Amount $ 23
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.21%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]

What impacted Fund performance over the reporting period?

  • During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, emerging market equities moved higher. Within emerging markets higher volatility stocks outperformed lower volatility stocks, leading the Fund to underperform the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The quality factor was positive for the fiscal year, but was not enough to offset the negative performance derived from the low volatility exposure.

  • The Fund is passively managed and seeks to track the investment results (before fees and expenses) of the Northern Trust Emerging Markets Quality Low Volatility IndexSM (“Underlying Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 80% of its total assets (exclusive of collateral held from securities lending) in the securities of the Underlying Index and in American Depositary Receipts and Global Depositary Receipts based on the securities in the Underlying Index.

  • For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, the Fund’s performance on a net asset value (“NAV”) basis was 18.14%, differing from the 18.27% return of the Underlying Index, which is reflective of the Fund's management fee (-22 basis points, “bps”), stock selection/futures (-18 bps), dividend tax differential (+7 bps), Indian Capital Gains Taxes (+6 bps), the compounding effect of tracking error over time (+10 bps) and other non-recurring factors (+4 bps).

Performance Inception Date Jul. 15, 2019
AssetsNet $ 14,958,316
Holdings Count | Holding 166
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount $ 27,321
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover 48.00%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

KEY FUND STATISTICS

Net Assets
$14,958,316
Number of Portfolio Holdings
166
Portfolio Turnover Rate
48%
Net Investment Advisory Fees Paid
$27,321
Holdings [Text Block]

COUNTRY DIVERSIFICATION (% of Net Assets)Footnote Reference1

China
22.2%
India
21.3%
Taiwan
19.0%
South Korea
7.8%
United Arab Emirates
4.6%
Malaysia
4.6%
Brazil
3.8%
Qatar
3.6%
Saudi Arabia
3.5%
Kuwait
1.8%
Other
7.5%
C000102368  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name MORNINGSTAR US MARKET FACTOR TILT INDEX
Trading Symbol TILT
Security Exchange Name CboeBZX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] ANNUAL
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last year? 

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Fund
Costs of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference*
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference*
FlexShares® Morningstar US Market Factor Tilt Index Fund
$28
0.25%

*Reflects applicable expense reimbursements and fee waivers. 

Expenses Paid, Amount $ 28
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.25%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]

What impacted Fund performance over the reporting period?

  • During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, the U.S. equity market moved higher. Within the U.S. market small cap stocks underperformed large caps, leading the Fund to underperform the Russell 3000 Index. The value factor was also negative for the fiscal year, contributing to the underperformance to the Russell 3000 Index.

  • The Fund is passively managed and seeks to track the investment results (before fees and expenses) of the Morningstar® US Market Factor Tilt IndexSM (“Underlying Index”). Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its total assets (exclusive of collateral held from securities lending) in the securities of the Underlying Index.

  • For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, the Fund’s performance on a net asset value (“NAV”) basis was 18.07%, differing from the 18.49% return of the Underlying Index, which is reflective of the Fund's management fee (-25 basis points, “bps”), stock selection/futures (-17 bps), securities lending (+3 bps), the compounding effect of tracking error over time (-5 bps) and other non-recurring factors (+2 bps).

AssetsNet $ 1,847,313,629
Holdings Count | Holding 2,017
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount $ 4,217,233
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover 13.00%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

KEY FUND STATISTICS

Net Assets
$1,847,313,629
Number of Portfolio Holdings
2,017
Portfolio Turnover Rate
13%
Net Investment Advisory Fees Paid
$4,217,233
Holdings [Text Block]

ASSET MARKET SECTOR (% of Net Assets)Footnote Reference1

Information Technology
27.7%
Financials
16.2%
Consumer Discretionary
10.9%
Industrials
10.5%
Health Care
9.5%
Communication Services
9.0%
Consumer Staples
4.2%
Energy
3.7%
Materials
2.7%
Utilities
2.6%
Other
2.4%
C000102369  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name MORNINGSTAR DEVELOPED MARKETS EX-US FACTOR TILT INDEX
Trading Symbol TLTD
Security Exchange Name NYSEArca
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] ANNUAL
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last year? 

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Fund
Costs of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference*
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference*
FlexShares® Morningstar Developed Markets ex-US Factor Tilt Index Fund
$45
0.39%

*Reflects applicable expense reimbursements and fee waivers. 

Expenses Paid, Amount $ 45
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.39%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]

What impacted Fund performance over the reporting period?

  • During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, international developed equity markets moved higher. Within developed markets value stocks outperformed growth stocks, leading the Fund to outperform the broad based securities market benchmark, the MSCI World ex-USA Index. The size factor was also positive for the fiscal year, contributing to the outperformance of the MSCI World ex-USA Index.

  • The Fund is passively managed and seeks to track the investment results (before fees and expenses) of the Morningstar® Developed Markets ex-US Factor Tilt IndexSM (“Underlying Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 80% of its total assets (exclusive of collateral held from securities lending) in the components of the Underlying Index and in American Depositary Receipts and Global Depositary Receipts based on the securities in the Underlying Index. 

  • For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, the Fund’s performance on a net asset value (“NAV”) basis was 29.37%, differing from the 29.54% return of the Underlying Index, which is reflective of the Fund's management fee (-39 basis points, “bps”), stock selection/futures (-12 bps), securities lending (+6 bps), dividend tax differential (+30 bps) and the compounding effect of tracking error over time (-2 bps).

AssetsNet $ 569,104,971
Holdings Count | Holding 2,383
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount $ 1,871,216
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover 25.00%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

KEY FUND STATISTICS

Net Assets
$569,104,971
Number of Portfolio Holdings
2,383
Portfolio Turnover Rate
25%
Net Investment Advisory Fees Paid
$1,871,216
Holdings [Text Block]

COUNTRY DIVERSIFICATION (% of Net Assets)Footnote Reference1

Japan
25.3%
United Kingdom
10.7%
Canada
10.6%
France
6.9%
Germany
6.3%
Australia
5.9%
United States
5.2%
Netherlands
2.9%
Switzerland
2.8%
Sweden
2.7%
Other
18.9%
C000102370  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name MORNINGSTAR EMERGING MARKETS FACTOR TILT INDEX
Trading Symbol TLTE
Security Exchange Name NYSEArca
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] ANNUAL
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last year? 

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Fund
Costs of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference*
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference*
FlexShares® Morningstar Emerging Markets Factor Tilt Index Fund
$64
0.57%

*Reflects applicable expense reimbursements and fee waivers. 

Expenses Paid, Amount $ 64
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.57%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]

What impacted Fund performance over the reporting period?

  • During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, emerging market equities moved higher. Within emerging markets small cap stocks underperformed large caps, leading the Fund to underperform the broad based securities market benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The value factor was positive for the fiscal year, but was not enough to offset the negative performance derived from size exposure.

  • The Fund is passively managed and seeks to track the investment results (before fees and expenses) of the Morningstar® Emerging Markets Factor Tilt IndexSM (“Underlying Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 80% of its total assets (exclusive of collateral held from securities lending) in the components of the Underlying Index and in American Depositary Receipts and Global Depositary Receipts based on the securities in the Underlying Index.

  • For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, the Fund’s performance on a net asset value (“NAV”) basis was 23.35%, differing from the 23.69% return of the Underlying Index, which is reflective of the Fund's management fee (-57 basis points, “bps”), stock selection/futures (+1 bp), securities lending (+7 bps), dividend tax differential (+7 bps), performance calculation differences between the Underlying Index and the Fund (+4 bps), Indian Capital Gains Taxes (-4 bps), the compounding effect of tracking error over time (-5 bps) and other non-recurring factors (+13 bps).

AssetsNet $ 294,157,538
Holdings Count | Holding 2,992
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount $ 1,483,143
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover 30.00%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

KEY FUND STATISTICS

Net Assets
$294,157,538
Number of Portfolio Holdings
2,992
Portfolio Turnover Rate
30%
Net Investment Advisory Fees Paid
$1,483,143
Holdings [Text Block]

COUNTRY DIVERSIFICATION (% of Net Assets)Footnote Reference1

China
24.3%
Taiwan
17.2%
South Korea
14.7%
India
13.1%
Brazil
5.2%
South Africa
4.4%
Mexico
2.6%
United Arab Emirates
2.3%
Indonesia
2.1%
Saudi Arabia
2.1%
Other
10.8%
C000159758  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name US QUALITY LARGE CAP INDEX
Trading Symbol QLC
Security Exchange Name CboeBZX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] ANNUAL
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last year? 

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Fund
Costs of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference*
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference*
FlexShares® US Quality Large Cap Index Fund
$29
0.25%

*Reflects applicable expense reimbursements and fee waivers. 

Expenses Paid, Amount $ 29
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.25%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]

What impacted Fund performance over the reporting period?

  • During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, the U.S. equity market moved higher. Within the U.S. market higher quality stocks outperformed poorer quality stocks and higher momentum stocks outperformed poorer momentum stocks, leading the Fund to outperform the S&P 500® Index. The value factor was negative for the fiscal year, but was not enough to offset the positive performance derived from both the quality and momentum exposures.

  • The Fund is passively managed and seeks to track the investment results (before fees and expenses) of the Northern Trust Quality Large Cap IndexSM (“Underlying Index”). Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its total assets (exclusive of collateral held from securities lending) in the securities of the Underlying Index.

  • For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, the Fund’s performance on a net asset value (“NAV”) basis was 25.00%, differing from the 25.41% return of the Underlying Index, which is reflective of the Fund's management fee (-25 basis points, “bps”), stock selection/futures (-7 bps), performance calculation differences between the Underlying Index and the Fund (+1 bp), and the compounding effect of tracking error over time (-10 bps).

AssetsNet $ 690,349,393
Holdings Count | Holding 169
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount $ 1,115,131
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover 19.00%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

KEY FUND STATISTICS

Net Assets
$690,349,393
Number of Portfolio Holdings
169
Portfolio Turnover Rate
19%
Net Investment Advisory Fees Paid
$1,115,131
Holdings [Text Block]

ASSET MARKET SECTOR (% of Net Assets)Footnote Reference1

Information Technology
33.3%
Financials
14.8%
Communication Services
11.8%
Health Care
9.7%
Consumer Discretionary
8.4%
Industrials
6.8%
Utilities
3.7%
Consumer Staples
2.8%
Real Estate
2.3%
Materials
1.5%
Other
1.4%
C000171075  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name STOXX<sup style="inset: 1.5px 0px 4px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700; grid-area: auto; line-height: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; position: relative; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">®</sup> US ESG SELECT INDEX
Trading Symbol ESG
Security Exchange Name CboeBZX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] ANNUAL
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last year? 

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Fund
Costs of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference*
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference*
FlexShares®STOXX® US ESG Select Index Fund
$36
0.32%

*Reflects applicable expense reimbursements and fee waivers. 

Expenses Paid, Amount $ 36
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.32%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]

What impacted Fund performance over the reporting period?

  • During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, the U.S. equity market moved higher. Within the U.S. market, higher sustainability-tilted stocks underperformed poorer sustainability-tilted stocks, leading the Fund to underperform the Russell 1000® Index.

  • The Fund is passively managed and seeks to track the investment results (before fees and expenses) of the STOXX® USA ESG Select KPIs IndexSM (“Underlying Index”). Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its total assets (exclusive of collateral held from securities lending) in the securities of the Underlying Index.

  • For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, the Fund’s performance on a net asset value (“NAV”) basis was 18.79%, differing from the 18.70% return of the Underlying Index, which is reflective of the Fund's management fee (-32 basis points, “bps”), stock selection/futures (-3 bps), dividend tax differential (+42 bps) and the compounding effect of tracking error over time (+2 bps).

Performance Inception Date Jul. 13, 2016
AssetsNet $ 129,152,805
Holdings Count | Holding 261
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount $ 411,662
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover 25.00%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

KEY FUND STATISTICS

Net Assets
$129,152,805
Number of Portfolio Holdings
261
Portfolio Turnover Rate
25%
Net Investment Advisory Fees Paid
$411,662
Holdings [Text Block]

ASSET MARKET SECTOR (% of Net Assets)Footnote Reference1

Information Technology
28.2%
Financials
17.9%
Consumer Discretionary
13.8%
Health Care
9.5%
Consumer Staples
9.3%
Communication Services
6.6%
Industrials
5.4%
Energy
3.7%
Real Estate
1.7%
Utilities
1.6%
Other
1.2%
C000171076  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name STOXX<sup style="inset: 1.5px 0px 4px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700; grid-area: auto; line-height: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; position: relative; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">®</sup> GLOBAL ESG SELECT INDEX
Trading Symbol ESGG
Security Exchange Name CboeBZX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] ANNUAL
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last year? 

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Fund
Costs of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference*
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference*
FlexShares®STOXX® Global ESG Select Index Fund
$47
0.42%

*Reflects applicable expense reimbursements and fee waivers. 

Expenses Paid, Amount $ 47
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.42%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]

What impacted Fund performance over the reporting period?

  • During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, global equity markets moved higher. Higher sustainability-tilted stocks underperformed poorer sustainability-tilted stocks, leading the Fund to underperform the MSCI World Index.

  • The Fund is passively managed and seeks to track the investment results (before fees and expenses) of the STOXX® Global ESG Select KPIs IndexSM (“Underlying Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 80% of its total assets (exclusive of collateral held from securities lending) in the components of the Underlying Index and in American Depositary Receipts and Global Depositary Receipts based on the securities in the Underlying Index.

  • For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, the Fund’s performance on a net asset value (“NAV”) basis was 22.47%, differing from the 22.58% return of the Underlying Index which is reflective of the Fund's management fee (-42 basis points, “bps”), stock selection/futures (-2 bps), securities lending (+1 bp), dividend tax differential (+35 bps), and the compounding effect of tracking error over time (-3 bps).

Performance Inception Date Jul. 13, 2016
AssetsNet $ 100,666,953
Holdings Count | Holding 765
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount $ 391,088
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover 47.00%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

KEY FUND STATISTICS

Net Assets
$100,666,953
Number of Portfolio Holdings
765
Portfolio Turnover Rate
47%
Net Investment Advisory Fees Paid
$391,088
Holdings [Text Block]

COUNTRY DIVERSIFICATION (% of Net Assets)Footnote Reference1

United States
70.4%
Japan
5.7%
United Kingdom
3.9%
France
3.0%
Australia
2.8%
Germany
1.7%
Canada
1.5%
Netherlands
1.4%
Spain
1.3%
Switzerland
1.2%
Other
6.0%
C000230177  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name ESG & CLIMATE US LARGE CAP CORE INDEX
Trading Symbol FEUS
Security Exchange Name NYSEArca
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] ANNUAL
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last year? 

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Fund
Costs of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference*
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference*
FlexShares® ESG & Climate US Large Cap Core Index Fund
$10
0.09%

*Reflects applicable expense reimbursements and fee waivers. 

Expenses Paid, Amount $ 10
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.09%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]

What impacted Fund performance over the reporting period?

  • During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, the U.S. equity market moved higher. Within the U.S. market, higher sustainability stocks underperformed poorer sustainability stocks, leading the Fund to underperform the S&P 500® Index.

  • The Fund is passively managed and seeks investment results (before fees and expenses) of the Northern Trust ESG & Climate US Large Cap Core IndexSM (“Underlying Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 80% of its total assets (exclusive of collateral held from securities lending) in the securities of the Underlying Index.

  • For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, the Fund’s performance on a net asset value (“NAV”) basis was 17.89%, differing from the 18.05% return of the Underlying Index, which is reflective of the Fund's management fee (-9 basis points, “bps”), stock selection/futures (-3 bps), performance calculation differences between the Underlying Index and the Fund (-1 bp), and the compounding effect of tracking error over the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025 (-3 bps).

Performance Inception Date Sep. 20, 2021
AssetsNet $ 83,299,180
Holdings Count | Holding 128
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount $ 60,221
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover 32.00%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

KEY FUND STATISTICS

Net Assets
$83,299,180
Number of Portfolio Holdings
128
Portfolio Turnover Rate
32%
Net Investment Advisory Fees Paid
$60,221
Holdings [Text Block]

ASSET MARKET SECTOR (% of Net Assets)Footnote Reference1

Information Technology
35.4%
Financials
13.1%
Consumer Discretionary
11.2%
Communication Services
11.0%
Health Care
8.8%
Industrials
7.4%
Consumer Staples
4.6%
Energy
2.5%
Utilities
2.0%
Real Estate
1.7%
Other
1.7%
C000230178  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name ESG & CLIMATE DEVELOPED MARKETS EX-US CORE INDEX
Trading Symbol FEDM
Security Exchange Name NYSEArca
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] ANNUAL
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last year? 

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Fund
Costs of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference*
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference*
FlexShares® ESG & Climate Developed Markets ex-US Core Index Fund
$14
0.12%

*Reflects applicable expense reimbursements and fee waivers. 

Expenses Paid, Amount $ 14
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.12%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]

What impacted Fund performance over the reporting period?

  • During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, the international developed equity markets moved higher. Within developed markets, higher sustainability stocks underperformed poorer sustainability stocks, leading the Fund to underperform the MSCI World ex-US Index.

  • The Fund is passively managed and seeks to track the investment results (before fees and expenses) of the Northern Trust ESG & Climate Developed Markets ex-US Core IndexSM (“Underlying Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 80% of its total assets (exclusive of collateral held from securities lending) in the securities of the Underlying Index and in American Depositary Receipts and Global Depositary Receipts based on the securities in the Underlying Index.

  • For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, the Fund’s performance on a net asset value (“NAV”) basis was 17.97%, differing from the 17.87% return of the Underlying Index, which is reflective of the Fund's management fee (-12 basis points, “bps”), stock selection/futures (+1 bp), securities lending (+3 bps), dividend tax differential (+16 bps), and performance calculation differences between the Underlying Index and the Fund (+2 bps).

Performance Inception Date Sep. 20, 2021
AssetsNet $ 70,634,284
Holdings Count | Holding 235
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount $ 49,629
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover 20.00%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

KEY FUND STATISTICS

Net Assets
$70,634,284
Number of Portfolio Holdings
235
Portfolio Turnover Rate
20%
Net Investment Advisory Fees Paid
$49,629
Holdings [Text Block]

COUNTRY DIVERSIFICATION (% of Net Assets)Footnote Reference1

Japan
19.4%
United Kingdom
14.2%
Canada
11.1%
France
10.3%
Germany
9.6%
Switzerland
7.1%
Australia
5.9%
Netherlands
4.9%
Spain
4.4%
Denmark
2.4%
Other
9.4%
C000102371  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name MORNINGSTAR GLOBAL UPSTREAM NATURAL RESOURCES INDEX
Trading Symbol GUNR
Security Exchange Name NYSEArca
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] ANNUAL
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last year? 

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Fund
Costs of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference*
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference*
FlexShares® Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources Index Fund
$49
0.46%

*Reflects applicable expense reimbursements and fee waivers. 

Expenses Paid, Amount $ 49
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.46%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]

What impacted Fund performance over the reporting period?

  • During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, global natural resource equities moved higher, but trailed global equity markets. Within global natural resources timber, energy and agriculture trailed global risk markets while metals outperformed, leading the Fund to underperform the MSCI ACWI Index.

  • The Fund is passively managed and seeks to track the investment results (before fees and expenses) of the Morningstar® Global Upstream Natural Resources IndexSM (“Underlying Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 80% of its total assets (exclusive of collateral held from securities lending) in the components of the Underlying Index and in American Depositary Receipts and Global Depositary Receipts based on the securities in the Underlying Index.

  • For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, the Fund’s performance on a net asset value (“NAV”) basis was 12.77%, differing from the 12.96% return of the Underlying Index, which is reflective of the Fund's management fee (-46 basis points, “bps”), stock selection/futures (-6 bps), securities lending (+2 bps), dividend tax differential (+34 bps), Indian Capital Gains Taxes (-1 bp), and the compounding effect of tracking error over time (-2 bps).

AssetsNet $ 5,274,577,645
Holdings Count | Holding 173
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount $ 22,800,931
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover 28.00%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

KEY FUND STATISTICS

Net Assets
$5,274,577,645
Number of Portfolio Holdings
173
Portfolio Turnover Rate
28%
Net Investment Advisory Fees Paid
$22,800,931
Holdings [Text Block]

COUNTRY DIVERSIFICATION (% of Net Assets)Footnote Reference1

United States
39.2%
Canada
16.7%
Australia
11.6%
Brazil
5.5%
Saudi Arabia
2.8%
France
2.5%
Norway
2.5%
South Africa
2.3%
India
2.0%
China
2.0%
Other
12.4%
C000130666  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name STOXX<sup style="inset: 1.5px 0px 4px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: inline; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700; grid-area: auto; line-height: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; position: relative; text-align: left; text-align-last: auto; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">®</sup> GLOBAL BROAD INFRASTRUCTURE INDEX
Trading Symbol NFRA
Security Exchange Name NYSEArca
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] ANNUAL
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last year? 

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Fund
Costs of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference*
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference*
FlexShares®STOXX® Global Broad Infrastructure Index Fund
$50
0.47%

*Reflects applicable expense reimbursements and fee waivers. 

Expenses Paid, Amount $ 50
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.47%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]

What impacted Fund performance over the reporting period?

  • During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, global listed infrastructure moved higher. Within global listed infrastructure transportation, communication infrastructure and government outsourced infrastructure outperformed while energy and utilities detracted from performance.

  • The Fund is passively managed and seeks to track the investment results (before fees and expenses) of the STOXX® Global Broad Infrastructure Index (“Underlying Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 80% of its total assets (exclusive of collateral held from securities lending) in the components of the Underlying Index and in American Depositary Receipts and Global Depositary Receipts based on the securities in the Underlying Index. 

  • For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, the Fund’s performance on a net asset value (“NAV”) basis was 12.16%, differing from the 12.08% return of the Underlying Index, which is reflective of the Fund's management fee (-47 basis points, “bps”), stock selection/futures (+7 bps), securities lending (+3 bp), dividend tax differential (+54 bps), Indian Capital Gains Taxes (-8 bps), and the compounding effect of tracking error over time (-1 bp).

AssetsNet $ 2,995,777,474
Holdings Count | Holding 195
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount $ 12,053,445
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover 13.00%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

KEY FUND STATISTICS

Net Assets
$2,995,777,474
Number of Portfolio Holdings
195
Portfolio Turnover Rate
13%
Net Investment Advisory Fees Paid
$12,053,445
Holdings [Text Block]

COUNTRY DIVERSIFICATION (% of Net Assets)Footnote Reference1

United States
42.2%
Japan
12.4%
Canada
11.3%
Germany
7.5%
Spain
4.3%
United Kingdom
3.3%
Australia
3.2%
India
2.6%
France
2.4%
Italy
2.0%
Other
8.1%
C000133169  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name GLOBAL QUALITY REAL ESTATE INDEX
Trading Symbol GQRE
Security Exchange Name NYSEArca
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] ANNUAL
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last year? 

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Fund
Costs of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference*
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference*
FlexShares® Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund
$46
0.45%

*Reflects applicable expense reimbursements and fee waivers. 

Expenses Paid, Amount $ 46
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.45%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]

What impacted Fund performance over the reporting period?

  • During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, global real estate equities moved higher. Within global real estate value Real Estate Investment Trusts ("REITs") underperformed growth REITs, and higher momentum equities underperformed poorer momentum equities, leading the Fund to underperform the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed IndexSM. The quality factor of the Fund's investments was positive for the fiscal year, but was not enough to offset the negative performance derived from both the value and momentum exposures.

  • The Fund is passively managed and seeks the investment results (before fees and expenses) of the Northern Trust Global Quality Real Estate IndexSM (“Underlying Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 80% of its total assets (exclusive of collateral held from securities lending) in the securities of the Underlying Index and in American Depositary Receipts and Global Depositary Receipts based on the securities in the Underlying Index.

  • For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, the Fund’s performance on a net asset value (“NAV”) basis was 3.37%, differing from the 3.25% return of the Underlying Index, which is reflective of the Fund's management fee (-45 basis points, “bps”), stock selection/futures (+4 bps), securities lending (+3 bps), dividend tax differential (+46 bps), performance calculation differences between the Underlying Index and the Fund (+2 bps), and the compounding effect of tracking error over time (+2 bps).

AssetsNet $ 355,944,269
Holdings Count | Holding 155
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount $ 1,737,730
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover 49.00%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

KEY FUND STATISTICS

Net Assets
$355,944,269
Number of Portfolio Holdings
155
Portfolio Turnover Rate
49%
Net Investment Advisory Fees Paid
$1,737,730
Holdings [Text Block]

COUNTRY DIVERSIFICATION (% of Net Assets)Footnote Reference1

United States
62.7%
Japan
7.5%
Hong Kong
5.3%
Singapore
4.2%
Australia
3.3%
United Kingdom
3.1%
France
3.1%
Canada
2.5%
Israel
2.2%
Switzerland
2.1%
Other
2.1%
C000119637  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name QUALITY DIVIDEND INDEX
Trading Symbol QDF
Security Exchange Name NYSEArca
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] ANNUAL
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last year? 

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Fund
Costs of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference*
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference*
FlexShares® Quality Dividend Index Fund
$40
0.37%

*Reflects applicable expense reimbursements and fee waivers. 

Expenses Paid, Amount $ 40
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.37%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]

What impacted Fund performance over the reporting period?

  • During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, the U.S. equity market moved higher. Within the U.S. market dividend paying stocks underperformed non-dividend payers, leading the Fund to underperform the Russell 1000® Index. The quality factor was positive for the fiscal year, but was not enough to offset the negative performance derived from the yield exposure.

  • The Fund is passively managed and seeks to track the investment results (before fees and expenses) of the Northern Trust Quality Dividend IndexSM (“Underlying Index”). Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its total assets (exclusive of collateral held from securities lending) in the securities of the Underlying Index.

  • For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, the Fund’s performance on a net asset value (“NAV”) basis was 15.84%, differing from the 16.28% return of the Underlying Index, which is reflective of the Fund's management fee (-37 basis points, “bps”), stock selection/futures (-3 bps), securities lending (+1 bp), and the compounding effect of tracking error over time (-5 bps). 

AssetsNet $ 2,002,250,092
Holdings Count | Holding 142
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount $ 6,784,142
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover 41.00%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

KEY FUND STATISTICS

Net Assets
$2,002,250,092
Number of Portfolio Holdings
142
Portfolio Turnover Rate
41%
Net Investment Advisory Fees Paid
$6,784,142
Holdings [Text Block]

ASSET MARKET SECTOR (% of Net Assets)Footnote Reference1

Information Technology
36.6%
Industrials
12.3%
Financials
10.9%
Health Care
10.0%
Consumer Discretionary
7.2%
Communication Services
6.8%
Consumer Staples
5.7%
Real Estate
4.9%
Energy
2.6%
Utilities
1.6%
Other
0.7%
C000119639  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name QUALITY DIVIDEND DEFENSIVE INDEX
Trading Symbol QDEF
Security Exchange Name NYSEArca
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] ANNUAL
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last year? 

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Fund
Costs of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference*
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference*
FlexShares® Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund
$40
0.37%

*Reflects applicable expense reimbursements and fee waivers. 

Expenses Paid, Amount $ 40
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.37%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]

What impacted Fund performance over the reporting period?

  • During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, the U.S. equity market moved higher. Within the U.S. market dividend paying stocks underperformed non-dividend payers, leading the Fund to underperform the Russell 1000® Index. The quality factor was positive for the fiscal year, but was not enough to offset the negative performance derived from the yield exposure.

  • The Fund is passively managed and seeks to track the investment results (before fees and expenses) of the Northern Trust Quality Dividend Defensive IndexSM (“Underlying Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 80% of its total assets (exclusive of collateral held from securities lending) in the components of the Underlying Index.

  • For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, the Fund’s performance on a net asset value (“NAV”) basis was 15.69%, differing from the 15.98% return of the Underlying Index, which is reflective of the Fund's management fee (-37 basis points, “bps”), stock selection/futures (+1 bp), securities lending (+1 bp), the compounding effect of tracking error over time (-4 bps), and other non-recurring factors (+10 bps).

AssetsNet $ 478,936,864
Holdings Count | Holding 133
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount $ 1,568,761
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover 41.00%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

KEY FUND STATISTICS

Net Assets
$478,936,864
Number of Portfolio Holdings
133
Portfolio Turnover Rate
41%
Net Investment Advisory Fees Paid
$1,568,761
Holdings [Text Block]

ASSET MARKET SECTOR (% of Net Assets)Footnote Reference1

Information Technology
33.0%
Health Care
12.1%
Financials
12.0%
Industrials
8.3%
Consumer Discretionary
7.3%
Consumer Staples
7.1%
Communication Services
6.9%
Utilities
4.9%
Real Estate
3.6%
Materials
2.0%
Other
1.8%
C000119640  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name INTERNATIONAL QUALITY DIVIDEND INDEX
Trading Symbol IQDF
Security Exchange Name NYSEArca
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] ANNUAL
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last year? 

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Fund
Costs of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference*
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference*
FlexShares® International Quality Dividend Index Fund
$53
0.47%

*Reflects applicable expense reimbursements and fee waivers. 

Expenses Paid, Amount $ 53
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.47%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]

What impacted Fund performance over the reporting period?

  • During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, international equity markets moved higher. Within international markets dividend paying stocks underperformed non-dividend payers, leading the Fund to underperform the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index. The quality factor was positive for the fiscal year, but was not enough to offset the negative performance derived from the yield exposure.

  • The Fund is passively managed and seeks to track the investment results (before fees and expenses) of the Northern Trust International Quality Dividend IndexSM (“Underlying Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 80% of its total assets (exclusive of collateral held from securities lending) in the components of the Underlying Index and in American Depositary Receipts and Global Depositary Receipts  based on the securities in the Underlying Index.

  • For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, the Fund’s performance on a net asset value (“NAV”) basis was 24.44%, differing from the 24.50% return of the Underlying Index, which is reflective of the Fund's management fee (-47 basis points, “bps”), stock selection/futures (-4 bps), securities lending (+4 bps), dividend tax differential (+17 bps), Indian Capital Gains Taxes (+3 bps), the compounding effect of tracking error over time (-2 bps), and other non-recurring factors (+23 bps).

AssetsNet $ 851,081,714
Holdings Count | Holding 231
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount $ 3,132,597
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover 61.00%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

KEY FUND STATISTICS

Net Assets
$851,081,714
Number of Portfolio Holdings
231
Portfolio Turnover Rate
61%
Net Investment Advisory Fees Paid
$3,132,597
Holdings [Text Block]

COUNTRY DIVERSIFICATION (% of Net Assets)Footnote Reference1

Japan
12.1%
China
10.2%
Taiwan
7.9%
United Kingdom
7.5%
Switzerland
5.8%
Canada
5.5%
Sweden
4.2%
Australia
4.2%
France
4.0%
Hong Kong
3.6%
Other
33.1%
C000119641  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name INTERNATIONAL QUALITY DIVIDEND DYNAMIC INDEX
Trading Symbol IQDY
Security Exchange Name NYSEArca
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] ANNUAL
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last year? 

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Fund
Costs of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference*
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference*
FlexShares® International Quality Dividend Dynamic Index Fund
$54
0.47%

*Reflects applicable expense reimbursements and fee waivers. 

Expenses Paid, Amount $ 54
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.47%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]

What impacted Fund performance over the reporting period?

  • During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, international equity markets moved higher. Within international markets, higher quality dividend payers outperformed poorer quality dividend payers, and the higher beta of the strategy was additive to performance, leading the Fund to outperform the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index. The yield factor was negative for the fiscal year, but was not enough to offset the positive performance derived from the quality exposure.

  • The Fund is passively managed and seeks to track the investment results (before fees and expenses) of the Northern Trust International Quality Dividend Dynamic IndexSM (“Underlying Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 80% of its total assets (exclusive of collateral held from securities lending) in the components of the Underlying Index and in American Depositary Receipts and Global Depositary Receipts based on the securities in the Underlying Index.

  • For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, the Fund’s performance on a net asset value (“NAV”) basis was 28.01%, differing from the 28.06% return of the Underlying Index, which is reflective of the Fund's management fee (-47 basis points, “bps”), stock selection/futures (-5 bps), securities lending (+5 bps), dividend tax differential (+20 bps), performance calculation differences between the Underlying Index and the Fund (+1 bp), the compounding effect of tracking error over time (-1 bp), and other non-recurring factors (+22 bps).

AssetsNet $ 84,429,395
Holdings Count | Holding 204
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount $ 308,051
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover 65.00%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

KEY FUND STATISTICS

Net Assets
$84,429,395
Number of Portfolio Holdings
204
Portfolio Turnover Rate
65%
Net Investment Advisory Fees Paid
$308,051
Holdings [Text Block]

COUNTRY DIVERSIFICATION (% of Net Assets)Footnote Reference1

Japan
16.4%
China
10.2%
Taiwan
7.6%
United Kingdom
7.6%
Switzerland
7.4%
Canada
5.3%
Australia
3.9%
France
3.8%
Sweden
3.4%
Italy
3.3%
Other
29.8%
C000102372  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name IBOXX 3-YEAR TARGET DURATION TIPS INDEX
Trading Symbol TDTT
Security Exchange Name NYSEArca
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] ANNUAL
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last year? 

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Fund
Costs of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference*
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference*
FlexShares® iBoxx 3-Year Target Duration TIPS Index Fund
$19
0.18%

*Reflects applicable expense reimbursements and fee waivers. 

Expenses Paid, Amount $ 19
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.18%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]

What impacted Fund performance over the reporting period?

  • U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (“TIPS”) inflation breakeven spreads were little changed during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, yet oscillated considerably throughout the period. 5-year, 10-year, and 30-year breakevens declined to a low in April 2025 before trending wider throughout the remaining fiscal year. During the fiscal year, the short-to-intermediate segment of the TIPS yield curve outperformed the broader U.S. bond market.

  • The Fund is passively managed and seeks to provide investment results (before fees and expenses) of the iBoxx 3-Year Target Duration TIPS Index (“Underlying Index”). Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its total assets (exclusive of collateral held from securities lending) in the securities of the Underlying Index.

  • For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, the Fund's performance on a net asset value ("NAV") basis was 6.26%, differing from the 6.36% return of the Underlying Index, which is reflective of the Fund’s management fee (-18 basis points ("bps")), and small net positive contributions from duration/curve positioning, security selection, and trading costs (+8 bps).

 

 

AssetsNet $ 2,556,859,648
Holdings Count | Holding 22
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount $ 4,142,682
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover 86.00%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

KEY FUND STATISTICS

Net Assets
$2,556,859,648
Number of Portfolio Holdings
22
Portfolio Turnover Rate
86%
Net Investment Advisory Fees Paid
$4,142,682
Holdings [Text Block]

YEARS TO MATURITY (% of Net Assets)Footnote Reference1

3-5 years
48.7%
1-3 years
47.6%
5-10 years
3.5%
0-1 year
0.0%
Cash and/or Derivatives
0.2%
C000105758  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name IBOXX 5-YEAR TARGET DURATION TIPS INDEX
Trading Symbol TDTF
Security Exchange Name NYSEArca
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] ANNUAL
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last year? 

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Fund
Costs of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference*
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference*
FlexShares® iBoxx 5-Year Target Duration TIPS Index Fund
$19
0.18%

*Reflects applicable expense reimbursements and fee waivers. 

Expenses Paid, Amount $ 19
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.18%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]

What impacted Fund performance over the reporting period?

  • U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (“TIPS”) inflation breakeven spreads were little changed during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, yet oscillated considerably throughout the period. 5-year, 10-year, and 30-year breakevens declined to a low in April 2025 before trending wider throughout the remaining fiscal year. During the fiscal year, the broad U.S. TIPS market underperformed the U.S. bond market.

  • The Fund is passively managed and seeks to track the investment results (before fees and expenses) of the iBoxx 5-Year Target Duration TIPS Index (“Underlying Index”). Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its total assets (exclusive of collateral held from securities lending) in the securities of the Underlying Index.

  • For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, the Fund's performance on a net asset value ("NAV") basis was 6.89%, differing from the 6.99% return of the Underlying Index, which is reflective of the Fund’s management fee (-18 basis points ("bps")), and small net positive contributions from duration/curve positioning, security selection, trading costs, and other factors (+8 bps).

 

 

AssetsNet $ 897,259,876
Holdings Count | Holding 19
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount $ 1,409,199
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover 59.00%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

KEY FUND STATISTICS

Net Assets
$897,259,876
Number of Portfolio Holdings
19
Portfolio Turnover Rate
59%
Net Investment Advisory Fees Paid
$1,409,199
Holdings [Text Block]

YEARS TO MATURITY (% of Net Assets)Footnote Reference1

3-5 years
51.8%
5-10 years
48.0%
0-1 year
0.0%
Cash and/or Derivatives
0.2%
C000144481  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name DISCIPLINED DURATION MBS INDEX
Trading Symbol MBSD
Security Exchange Name NYSEArca
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] ANNUAL
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last year? 

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Fund
Costs of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference*
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference*
FlexShares® Disciplined Duration MBS Index Fund
$21
0.20%

*Reflects applicable expense reimbursements and fee waivers. 

Expenses Paid, Amount $ 21
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.20%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]

What impacted Fund performance over the reporting period?

  • During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, interest rates declined and the yield curve steepened, which brought the 10-year and 2-year spread from 12 basis points to 50 basis points("bps"). Overall, mortgage-backed security spreads generally tightened throughout the trailing 12-month period. During the fiscal year, the mortgage-backed market, represented by the Bloomberg U.S. Mortgage Backed Securities Index, outperformed the total aggregate bond market, defined by the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, by 116 bps. During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, the Fund underperformed the Bloomberg U.S. Mortgage Backed Securities Index by -109 bps due to exposure to a selection of higher coupon, more seasoned mortgage backed securities with a significantly lower overall duration.

  • The Fund is passively managed and seeks to track the investment results (before fee and expenses) of the ICE BofA® Constrained Duration US Mortgage-Backed Securities IndexSM (“Underlying Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 80% of its total assets in the components of the Underlying Index.

  • For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, the Fund's performance on a net asset value ("NAV") basis was 6.23%, differing from the 6.67% return of the Underlying Index, which is reflective of the Fund’s management fee (-20 bps), trading costs and fees (-20 bps), yield curve positioning (-4 bps), sector allocation (-1 bp), and combined effect of security selection and other factors (+1 bp).

AssetsNet $ 88,794,499
Holdings Count | Holding 383
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount $ 168,175
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover 38.00%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

KEY FUND STATISTICS

Net Assets
$88,794,499
Number of Portfolio Holdings
383
Portfolio Turnover Rate
38%
Net Investment Advisory Fees Paid
$168,175
Holdings [Text Block]

YEARS TO MATURITY (% of Net Assets)Footnote Reference1

20+ years
41.8%
10-20 years
38.1%
5-10 years
10.7%
3-5 years
4.5%
1-3 years
4.2%
0-1 year
0.0%
Cash and/or Derivatives
0.7%
C000148066  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name CREDIT-SCORED US CORPORATE BOND INDEX
Trading Symbol SKOR
Security Exchange Name NASDAQ
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] ANNUAL
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last year? 

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Fund
Costs of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference*
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference*
FlexShares® Credit-Scored US Corporate Bond Index Fund
$16
0.15%

*Reflects applicable expense reimbursements and fee waivers. 

Expenses Paid, Amount $ 16
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.15%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]

What impacted Fund performance over the reporting period?

  • Credit fundamentals remained strong through most of the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, with low defaults relative to historical averages, resilient earnings, and manageable leverage levels. The introduction of "reciprocal" tariffs in April 2025 did introduce economic uncertainty, which resulted in spread volatility and widening, but spreads across investment grade and high yield retraced back to tight levels during the remainder of the fiscal year. During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) outperformed the Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Corporate Bond Index return of 7.12% by 8 basis points (“bps”).

  • The Fund is passively managed and seeks to track the investment results (before fees and expenses) of the Northern Trust US Corporate Bond Quality Value IndexSM (“Underlying Index”). Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its total assets (exclusive of collateral held from securities lending) in the securities of the Underlying Index.

  • For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, the Fund's performance on a NAV basis was 7.20%, differing from the 7.29% return of the Underlying Index, which is reflective of the Fund’s management fee (-15 bps), trading costs (-3 bps), sampling and other factors (+9 bps).

AssetsNet $ 639,731,084
Holdings Count | Holding 1,800
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount $ 748,577
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover 65.00%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

KEY FUND STATISTICS

Net Assets
$639,731,084
Number of Portfolio Holdings
1,800
Portfolio Turnover Rate
65%
Net Investment Advisory Fees Paid
$748,577
Holdings [Text Block]

ASSET MARKET SECTOR (% of Net Assets)Footnote Reference1

Financials
38.6%
Information Technology
10.4%
Energy
7.3%
Industrials
6.5%
Consumer Staples
6.4%
Real Estate
6.3%
Consumer Discretionary
6.1%
Health Care
5.4%
Utilities
5.0%
Materials
3.7%
Other
3.6%
C000159757  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name CREDIT-SCORED US LONG CORPORATE BOND INDEX
Trading Symbol LKOR
Security Exchange Name CboeBZX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] ANNUAL
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last year? 

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Fund
Costs of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference*
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference*
FlexShares® Credit-Scored US Long Corporate Bond Index Fund
$16
0.15%

*Reflects applicable expense reimbursements and fee waivers. 

Expenses Paid, Amount $ 16
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.15%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]

What impacted Fund performance over the reporting period?

  • Credit fundamentals remained strong through most of the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025 with low defaults relative to historical averages, resilient earnings, and manageable leverage levels. The introduction of "reciprocal" tariffs in April 2025 did introduce economic uncertainty, which resulted in spread volatility and widening, but spreads across investment grade and high yield retraced back to tight levels during the remainder of the fiscal year. During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) outperformed the Bloomberg Long U.S. Corporate Bond Index return of 5.69% by 7 basis points (“bps”).

  • The Fund is passively managed and seeks to track the investment results (before fees and expenses) of the Northern Trust US Long Corporate Bond Quality Value IndexSM (“Underlying Index”). Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its total assets (exclusive of collateral held from securities lending) in the securities of the Underlying Index.

  • For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, the Fund's performance on a NAV basis was 5.76%, differing from the 5.75% return of the Underlying Index, which is reflective of fees (-15 bps), trading costs (-7 bps), sampling and other factors (+23 bps).

AssetsNet $ 47,735,092
Holdings Count | Holding 825
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount $ 57,572
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover 88.00%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

KEY FUND STATISTICS

Net Assets
$47,735,092
Number of Portfolio Holdings
825
Portfolio Turnover Rate
88%
Net Investment Advisory Fees Paid
$57,572
Holdings [Text Block]

ASSET MARKET SECTOR (% of Net Assets)Footnote Reference1

Financials
17.5%
Information Technology
12.2%
Energy
11.3%
Utilities
10.7%
Communication Services
9.8%
Health Care
9.6%
Consumer Staples
7.8%
Industrials
6.8%
Consumer Discretionary
5.5%
Materials
3.8%
Other
3.4%
C000201101  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name HIGH YIELD VALUE-SCORED BOND INDEX
Trading Symbol HYGV
Security Exchange Name NYSEArca
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] ANNUAL
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last year? 

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Fund
Costs of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference*
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference*
FlexShares® High Yield Value-Scored Bond Index Fund
$39
0.37%

*Reflects applicable expense reimbursements and fee waivers. 

Expenses Paid, Amount $ 39
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.37%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]

What impacted Fund performance over the reporting period?

  • Credit fundamentals remained strong through most of the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025 with low defaults relative to historical averages, resilient earnings, and manageable leverage levels. The introduction of "reciprocal" tariffs in April 2025 did introduce economic uncertainty, which resulted in spread volatility and widening, but spreads across investment grade and high yield retraced back to tight levels during the remainder of the fiscal year. During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) performance underperformed the ICE BofA® US High Yield Index return of 8.03% by 54 basis points (“bps”).

  • The Fund is passively managed and investment results (before fees and expenses) of the Northern Trust High Yield Value-Scored US Corporate Bond IndexSM (“Underlying Index”). Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its total assets (exclusive of collateral held from securities lending) in the securities of the Underlying Index.

  • For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, the Fund's performance on a NAV basis was 7.49%, differing from the 7.93% return of the Underlying Index, which is reflective of the Fund’s management fee (-37 bps), trading costs (-26 bps), sampling and other factors (+19 bps).

Performance Inception Date Jul. 17, 2018
AssetsNet $ 1,230,481,014
Holdings Count | Holding 1,054
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount $ 4,888,238
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover 100.00%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

KEY FUND STATISTICS

Net Assets
$1,230,481,014
Number of Portfolio Holdings
1,054
Portfolio Turnover Rate
100%
Net Investment Advisory Fees Paid
$4,888,238
Holdings [Text Block]

ASSET MARKET SECTOR (% of Net Assets)Footnote Reference1

Consumer Discretionary
19.4%
Financials
14.0%
Energy
14.0%
Communication Services
12.7%
Industrials
11.5%
Materials
8.1%
Health Care
4.9%
Information Technology
4.5%
Consumer Staples
4.4%
Real Estate
3.3%
Other
2.1%
C000230181  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name ESG & CLIMATE INVESTMENT GRADE CORPORATE CORE INDEX
Trading Symbol FEIG
Security Exchange Name NYSEArca
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] ANNUAL
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last year? 

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Fund
Costs of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference*
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference*
FlexShares® ESG & Climate Investment Grade Corporate Core Index Fund
$13
0.12%

*Reflects applicable expense reimbursements and fee waivers. 

Expenses Paid, Amount $ 13
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.12%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]

What impacted Fund performance over the reporting period?

  • Credit fundamentals remained strong through most of the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025 with low defaults relative to historical averages, resilient earnings, and manageable leverage levels. The introduction of "reciprocal" tariffs in April 2025 did introduce economic uncertainty, which resulted in spread volatility and widening, but spreads across investment grade and high yield retraced back to tight levels during the remainder of the fiscal year. During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) underperformed the Bloomberg U.S. Corporate Total Return Value Unhedged Index return of 6.62% by 29 basis points (“bps”).

  • The Fund is passively managed and seeks investment results (before fees and expenses) of the Northern Trust ESG & Climate Investment Grade U.S. Corporate Core IndexSM (the “Underlying Index”). Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its total assets (exclusive of collateral held from securities lending) in the securities of the Underlying Index.

  • For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, the Fund's performance on a NAV basis was 6.33%, differing from the 6.54% return of the Underlying Index, which is reflective of the Fund’s management fee (-12 bps), trading costs (-3 bps), and sampling (-6 bps).

Performance Inception Date Sep. 20, 2021
AssetsNet $ 41,692,734
Holdings Count | Holding 739
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount $ 51,464
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover 39.00%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

KEY FUND STATISTICS

Net Assets
$41,692,734
Number of Portfolio Holdings
739
Portfolio Turnover Rate
39%
Net Investment Advisory Fees Paid
$51,464
Holdings [Text Block]

ASSET MARKET SECTOR (% of Net Assets)Footnote Reference1

Financials
32.7%
Health Care
13.5%
Information Technology
9.2%
Communication Services
6.8%
Energy
6.4%
Industrials
5.6%
Consumer Discretionary
5.2%
Utilities
5.1%
Consumer Staples
4.3%
Real Estate
4.1%
Other
2.3%
C000109007  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name ULTRA-SHORT INCOME
Trading Symbol RAVI
Security Exchange Name NYSEArca
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] ANNUAL
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last year? 

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Fund
Costs of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference*
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference*
FlexShares® Ultra-Short Income Fund
$26
0.25%

*Reflects applicable expense reimbursements and fee waivers. 

Expenses Paid, Amount $ 26
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.25%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]

What impacted Fund performance over the reporting period?

  • During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, interest rates declined and the yield curve steepened. Overall, credit performed well as investment grade spreads generally tightened throughout the trailing 12-month period.

  • The Fund is actively managed and seeks maximum current income consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity. The Fund attempts to achieve its investment objective by investing under normal circumstances at least 80% of its total assets (exclusive of collateral held from securities lending) in a portfolio of fixed-income instruments, including bonds, debt securities and other similar instruments issued by U.S. and non-U.S. public and private sector entities. Such issuers include, without limitation, U.S. and non-U.S. governments and their agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises, U.S. state and local governments and municipalities and U.S. and non-U.S. private-sector entities, such as corporations and banks.

  • For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, the Fund’s return of 4.99% outperformed the Bloomberg 1-3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index return of 4.44% by 55 basis points, net of fees. During this period, Treasury rates declined as the inflation rate declined and the Federal Open Market Committee continued to normalize monetary policy. The Fund's underweight to Treasuries, as well as its long to duration positioning, contributed to the Fund’s relative outperformance. The Fund’s exposure to the Investment Grade sector contributed to performance.

AssetsNet $ 1,365,806,797
Holdings Count | Holding 267
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount $ 3,092,628
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover 68.00%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

KEY FUND STATISTICS

Net Assets
$1,365,806,797
Number of Portfolio Holdings
267
Portfolio Turnover Rate
68%
Net Investment Advisory Fees Paid
$3,092,628
Holdings [Text Block]

ASSET MARKET SECTOR (% of Net Assets)Footnote Reference1

Financials
44.9%
Health Care
8.9%
Information Technology
7.6%
Asset-Backed Securities
7.4%
Consumer Staples
5.9%
Industrials
5.1%
Consumer Discretionary
5.0%
Energy
4.2%
Materials
3.5%
Communication Services
2.5%
Other
6.9%
C000174705  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name CORE SELECT BOND
Trading Symbol BNDC
Security Exchange Name NYSEArca
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] ANNUAL
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund costs for the last year? 

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Fund
Costs of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference*
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference*
FlexShares® Core Select Bond Fund
$16
0.15%

*Reflects applicable expense reimbursements and fee waivers. 

Expenses Paid, Amount $ 16
Expense Ratio, Percent 0.15%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]

What impacted Fund performance over the reporting period?

  • During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, interest rates declined and the yield curve steepened. Credit markets experienced significant volatility in April 2025 driven by tariff related uncertainty, however, investment grade spreads tightened over the fiscal year. Mortgage spreads tightened meaningfully over this period.

  • The Fund is actively managed and seeks total return and preservation of capital. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets in U.S. dollar-denominated investment-grade fixed-income securities either directly or indirectly through exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) and other registered investment companies (together with ETFs, “Underlying Funds”).

  • For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, the Fund underperformed the broad fixed income market, as defined by the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, by 4 basis points, net of fees. The Fund had an overweight to duration periodically during the year, and this contributed to performance. Additionally, the Fund had a modest overweight to mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) through the 12-month period. Overall, the allocation to MBS had a modest positive effect, which was partially offset by other factors.

Performance Inception Date Nov. 18, 2016
AssetsNet $ 144,913,074
Holdings Count | Holding 19
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount $ 202,899
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover 23.00%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

KEY FUND STATISTICS

Net Assets
$144,913,074
Number of Portfolio Holdings
19
Portfolio Turnover Rate
23%
Net Investment Advisory Fees Paid
$202,899
Holdings [Text Block]

TOP HOLDINGS (% of Net Assets)

iShares MBS ETF
24.57%
iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
17.27%
CF Secured LLC
15.00%
FlexShares® Ultra-Short Income Fund
12.77%
FlexShares® Disciplined Duration MBS Index Fund
12.53%
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
12.33%
U.S. Treasury 2 Year Note
12.07%
FlexShares® Credit-Scored US Corporate Bond Index Fund
9.46%
U.S. Treasury 5 Year Note
5.13%
iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF
5.03%