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FlexShares US Quality Low Volatility Index Fund

ETF
QLV
Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$52.08 -0.12 -0.23%
primary theme
U.S. Large-Cap Blend Equity
QLV (ETF)

FlexShares US Quality Low Volatility Index Fund

Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$52.08 -0.12 -0.23%
primary theme
U.S. Large-Cap Blend Equity
QLV (ETF)

FlexShares US Quality Low Volatility Index Fund

Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$52.08 -0.12 -0.23%
primary theme
U.S. Large-Cap Blend Equity

Name

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Exp Ratio

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FlexShares US Quality Low Volatility Index Fund

QLV | ETF

$52.08

$163 M

1.11%

$0.58

0.22%

Vitals

YTD Return

3.9%

1 yr return

3.2%

3 Yr Avg Return

10.0%

5 Yr Avg Return

N/A

Net Assets

$163 M

Holdings in Top 10

33.4%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$52.2
$46.33
$53.52

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 0.22%

SALES FEES

Front Load N/A

Deferred Load N/A

TRADING FEES

Turnover 47.00%

Redemption Fee N/A

Min Investment

Standard (Taxable)

N/A

IRA

N/A

Fund Classification

Fund Type

Exchange Traded Fund

Name

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Exp Ratio

Watchlist

FlexShares US Quality Low Volatility Index Fund

QLV | ETF

$52.08

$163 M

1.11%

$0.58

0.22%

QLV - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return 3.9%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return 10.0%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return N/A
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency N/A
  • Net Income Ratio N/A
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 1.1%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency Quarterly

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    FlexShares US Quality Low Volatility Index Fund
  • Fund Family Name
    Flexshares Trust
  • Inception Date
    Jul 15, 2019
  • Shares Outstanding
    3150001
  • Share Class
    N/A
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    United States
  • Manager
    Robert Anstine

Fund Description

The Underlying Index is designed to reflect the performance of a selection of companies that, in aggregate, possess lower overall absolute volatility characteristics relative to the Northern Trust 1250 Index (the “Parent Index”), a float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index of U.S. domiciled large- and mid-capitalization companies. In addition, the Underlying Index is designed to select companies from the Parent Index that exhibit financial strength, stability and enhanced risk-return characteristics, which Northern Trust Investments, Inc. (“NTI” or the “Investment Adviser”) believes can provide equity-market participation while seeking to protect against downside risks during certain market environments.
To derive the Underlying Index, NTI, acting in its capacity as the index provider (the “Index Provider”) ranks all constituents of the Parent Index using a Northern Trust proprietary quality factor. This factor is a quantitative ranking based on: (a) management expertise (e.g. corporate finance activities); (b) profitability (e.g. reliability and sustainability of financial performance); and (c) cash flow (e.g., cash flow generation). The Index Provider then excludes the lowest quintile of constituents ranked accord- 
ing to the quality factor and uses an optimization process to select and weight eligible securities in order to (a) seek to reduce overall portfolio volatility and (b) maximize the overall quality factor relative to the Parent Index. The optimization also includes sector, industry group, single-security weight, historical beta (i.e. market sensitivity, relative to the Parent Index) and turnover constraints so that these characteristics of the Underlying Index vary within acceptable bands relative to the Parent Index. 
As of December 31, 2021, the Underlying Index was comprised of 110 constituent securities with market capitalizations ranging from $3.9 billion to $2.9 trillion. The Underlying Index is governed by published, objective rules for security selection, exclusion, weighting, rebalancing and adjustments for corporate actions. It is reconstituted quarterly. The Fund generally reconstitutes its portfolio in accordance with the Underlying Index. 
 NTI uses a “passive” or indexing approach to try to achieve the Fund’s investment objective. Unlike many investment companies, the Fund does not try to “beat” the index it tracks and does not seek temporary defensive positions when markets decline or appear overvalued. 
NTI uses a representative sampling strategy to manage the Fund. “Representative sampling” is investing in a representative sample of securities that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Underlying Index. The Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Underlying Index. The Fund reserves the right to invest in substantially all of the securities in its Underlying Index in approximately the same proportions (i.e., replication) if NTI determines that it is in the best interest of the Fund. 
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. The Fund may also invest up to 20% of its assets in cash and cash equivalents, including shares of money market funds advised by NTI or its affiliates, futures contracts and options on futures contracts, as well as securities not included in the Underlying Index, but which NTI believes will help the Fund track its Underlying Index. 
The Underlying Index is created and sponsored by NTI, as the Index Provider. NTI also serves as the investment adviser to the Fund. The Index Provider determines the 
composition and relative weightings of the securities in the Underlying Index and publishes information regarding the market value of the Underlying Index. 
The Fund may lend securities representing up to one-third of the value of the Fund’s total assets (including the value of the collateral received). 
The Fund is “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”), as amended, and may invest more of its assets in fewer issuers than “diversified” funds. 
Industry Concentration Policy. The Fund will concentrate its investments (i.e., hold 25% or more of its total assets) in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that the Underlying Index is concentrated. 
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QLV - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period QLV Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 3.9% -51.8% 22.1% 89.56%
1 Yr 3.2% -58.9% 46.9% 8.10%
3 Yr 10.0%* -25.7% 197.6% 26.06%
5 Yr N/A* -29.1% 93.8% N/A
10 Yr N/A* -17.2% 37.0% N/A

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period QLV Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2022 -10.0% -69.4% 53.7% 7.28%
2021 12.3% -94.0% 152.6% 12.04%
2020 3.1% -13.9% 183.6% 65.03%
2019 N/A -18.2% 8.9% N/A
2018 N/A -80.2% 35.2% N/A

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period QLV Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 3.9% -97.2% 22.1% 89.63%
1 Yr 3.2% -58.9% 67.6% 9.50%
3 Yr 10.0%* -25.7% 197.6% 27.50%
5 Yr N/A* -28.1% 93.8% N/A
10 Yr N/A* -11.8% 37.0% N/A

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period QLV Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2022 -10.0% -69.4% 53.7% 7.35%
2021 12.3% -94.0% 152.6% 12.58%
2020 3.1% -13.9% 183.6% 64.95%
2019 N/A -12.8% 8.9% N/A
2018 N/A -60.0% 35.2% N/A

QLV - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

QLV Category Low Category High QLV % Rank
Net Assets 163 M 177 K 1.21 T 77.28%
Number of Holdings 122 2 4154 45.64%
Net Assets in Top 10 54.2 M 1.74 K 270 B 76.83%
Weighting of Top 10 33.38% 1.8% 100.0% 40.96%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. Microsoft Corp 7.50%
  2. Johnson & Johnson 4.94%
  3. Apple Inc 4.88%
  4. Mastercard Inc Class A 3.17%
  5. Amazon.com Inc 3.07%
  6. Adobe Inc 2.98%
  7. Eli Lilly and Co 2.95%
  8. Verizon Communications Inc 2.82%
  9. The Home Depot Inc 2.45%
  10. PepsiCo Inc 2.41%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High QLV % Rank
Stocks 		98.61% 0.00% 130.24% 60.10%
Cash 		1.39% -102.29% 100.00% 37.34%
Preferred Stocks 		0.00% 0.00% 2.23% 74.83%
Other 		0.00% -13.91% 134.98% 75.10%
Convertible Bonds 		0.00% 0.00% 5.54% 73.10%
Bonds 		0.00% -0.04% 95.81% 72.89%

Stock Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High QLV % Rank
Healthcare 		18.79% 0.00% 60.70% 11.27%
Technology 		17.83% 0.00% 48.94% 83.26%
Financial Services 		12.34% 0.00% 55.59% 75.28%
Consumer Defense 		12.13% 0.00% 49.14% 7.35%
Industrials 		9.10% 0.00% 29.90% 49.16%
Communication Services 		8.71% 0.00% 27.94% 43.14%
Utilities 		7.39% 0.00% 25.44% 4.34%
Consumer Cyclical 		5.96% 0.00% 50.47% 90.62%
Real Estate 		3.73% 0.00% 37.52% 21.01%
Basic Materials 		2.81% 0.00% 26.10% 40.41%
Energy 		1.22% 0.00% 41.64% 80.81%

Stock Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High QLV % Rank
US 		94.75% 0.00% 127.77% 63.49%
Non US 		3.86% 0.00% 33.51% 30.29%

QLV - Expenses

Operational Fees

QLV Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 0.22% 0.01% 2.95% 85.31%
Management Fee 0.22% 0.00% 2.00% 19.61%
12b-1 Fee 0.00% 0.00% 1.00% 19.54%
Administrative Fee N/A 0.00% 0.85% N/A

Sales Fees

QLV Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load N/A 0.00% 5.75% N/A
Deferred Load N/A 1.00% 5.00% N/A

Trading Fees

QLV Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Max Redemption Fee N/A 0.25% 2.00% N/A

Related Fees

Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.

QLV Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover 47.00% 0.00% 496.00% 74.46%

QLV - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

QLV Category Low Category High QLV % Rank
Dividend Yield 1.11% 0.00% 19.15% 3.56%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

QLV Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency Quarterly Annually Quarterly Annually

Net Income Ratio Analysis

QLV Category Low Category High QLV % Rank
Net Income Ratio N/A -54.00% 6.06% 10.32%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

QLV Category Low Category High Capital Mode
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually Annually Annually

Distributions History

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QLV - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

Robert Anstine

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Jul 15, 2019

2.88

2.9%

Robert Anstine is Vice President of NTI. Mr. Anstine joined NTI in 2011 and is responsible for managing various global index equity portfolios. In addition, he has been involved with the investment management of the FlexShares equity index funds since their inception. Prior to joining NTI and since 2007, Mr. Anstine worked at Northern Trust as an operations manager.

Brendan Sullivan

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Jul 15, 2019

2.88

2.9%

Brendan Sullivan is a Vice President of Northern Trust Investments Inc. Mr. Sullivan joined NTI in 2012 and is a Senior Portfolio Manager responsible for the management of international equity index portfolios, overlay mandates and equity exchange-traded funds. Prior to joining NTI in May 2012, Mr. Sullivan was an Index Strategist at RBC Capital Markets, where he produced research and advised clients on implementing strategies around index events.

Volter Bagriy

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Mar 01, 2021

1.25

1.3%

Mr. Bagriy joined Northern Trust Investments, Inc. in 2014 and serves as a portfolio manager on the Global Index team.

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
0.04 39.02 7.17 2.42

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