FlexShares Disciplined Duration MBS Index Fund — new fund registration

FlexShares Trust registered fund series on Form 485APOS, filed 2014-08-13. Featured series: FlexShares Disciplined Duration MBS Index Fund.

Registration

Registrant / trust: FlexShares Trust
CIK: 0001491978
Form: 485APOS
Filed: 2014-08-13
State of incorporation: MD
Accession: 0001193125-14-308557
Reported net assets: $94.0M

Series & classes (1)

Series	Class	Ticker	New
FlexShares Disciplined Duration MBS Index Fund	FlexShares Disciplined Duration MBS Index Fund	MBSD	—

Fees (from the effective prospectus)

12b-1 fee: 0.00%
Gross expense ratio: 0.21%
Management fee: 0.20%
Net expense ratio: 0.20%
Other expenses: 0.01%

Investment objective

The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of The ICE BofA Constrained Duration US Mortgage Backed Securities Index SM (the Underlying Index).

Advisers

Northern Trust Investments, Inc. (Advisor)