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FlexShares US Quality Low Volatility Index Fund
ETF
QLV
Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$58.4936
-0.1
-0.17%
primary theme
U.S. Large-Cap Blend Equity
QLV (ETF)
FlexShares US Quality Low Volatility Index Fund
Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$58.4936
-0.1
-0.17%
primary theme
U.S. Large-Cap Blend Equity
QLV (ETF)
FlexShares US Quality Low Volatility Index Fund
Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$58.4936
-0.1
-0.17%
primary theme
U.S. Large-Cap Blend Equity
Name
As of 04/16/2024Price
Aum/Mkt Cap
YIELD
Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.
Exp Ratio
Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.
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Vitals
YTD Return
4.4%
1 yr return
14.0%
3 Yr Avg Return
7.5%
5 Yr Avg Return
N/A
Net Assets
$214 M
Holdings in Top 10
34.0%
52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH
$58.6
$50.52
$60.96
Expenses
OPERATING FEES
Expense Ratio 0.18%
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
As of 04/16/2024Price
Aum/Mkt Cap
YIELD
Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.
Exp Ratio
Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.
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QLV - Profile
Distributions
- YTD Total Return 4.4%
- 3 Yr Annualized Total Return 7.5%
- 5 Yr Annualized Total Return N/A
- Capital Gain Distribution Frequency N/A
- Net Income Ratio N/A
- Dividend Yield 0.2%
- Dividend Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Fund Details
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Legal NameFlexShares US Quality Low Volatility Index Fund
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Fund Family NameFlexshares Trust
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Inception DateJul 15, 2019
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Shares Outstanding3150001
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Share ClassN/A
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CurrencyUSD
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Domiciled CountryUS
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ManagerRobert 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. The Underlying Index places an emphasis on a company’s income and capital growth, while also reducing overall volatility of returns relative to the Parent Index.
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 efficiency (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 according 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, style factor,single-security weight, historical beta (i.e., market sensitivity, relative to the Parent Index), liquidity and turnover constraints so that these characteristics of the Underlying Index vary within acceptable bands relative to the Parent Index.
As of December 31, 2023, the Underlying Index was comprised of 116 constituent securities with market capitalizations ranging from $2.8 billion to $3.0 trillion. The Underlying Index 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).
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.
QLV - Performance
Return Ranking - Trailing
| Period | QLV Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YTD | 4.4% | -47.2% | 13.8% | 75.14% |
| 1 Yr | 14.0% | -38.4% | 44.8% | 87.08% |
| 3 Yr | 7.5%* | -15.0% | 26.9% | 35.01% |
| 5 Yr | N/A* | -8.9% | 106.7% | 74.79% |
| 10 Yr | N/A* | 0.2% | 20.6% | 82.74% |
* Annualized
Return Ranking - Calendar
| Period | QLV Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 11.8% | -42.6% | 47.4% | 77.96% |
| 2022 | -11.5% | -56.3% | -4.2% | 3.29% |
| 2021 | 24.7% | -27.2% | 53.7% | 16.38% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | -36.2% | 2181.7% | 72.90% |
| 2019 | N/A | -22.7% | 40.4% | N/A |
Total Return Ranking - Trailing
| Period | QLV Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YTD | 4.4% | -47.2% | 13.8% | 75.14% |
| 1 Yr | 14.0% | -38.4% | 44.8% | 87.08% |
| 3 Yr | 7.5%* | -15.0% | 26.9% | 35.01% |
| 5 Yr | N/A* | -8.9% | 106.7% | N/A |
| 10 Yr | N/A* | 0.2% | 20.6% | N/A |
* Annualized
Total Return Ranking - Calendar
| Period | QLV Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 13.7% | -5.0% | 47.4% | 91.21% |
| 2022 | -10.0% | -36.8% | -2.2% | 9.13% |
| 2021 | 26.1% | 3.0% | 124.3% | 55.42% |
| 2020 | 9.7% | -15.8% | 2266.0% | 89.50% |
| 2019 | N/A | -0.4% | 241.3% | N/A |
QLV - Holdings
Concentration Analysis
| QLV | Category Low | Category High | QLV % Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Assets | 214 M | 2.34 M | 1.55 T | 79.43% |
| Number of Holdings | 120 | 1 | 4053 | 46.39% |
| Net Assets in Top 10 | 67.6 M | 885 K | 387 B | 81.08% |
| Weighting of Top 10 | 34.03% | 0.3% | 112.0% | 49.72% |
Top 10 Holdings
- Microsoft Corp. 9.01%
- Apple, Inc. 5.42%
- Eli Lilly Co. 3.77%
- Merck Co., Inc. 3.35%
- Visa, Inc., Class A 2.39%
- McDonald's Corp. 2.34%
- NVIDIA Corp. 2.16%
- Procter Gamble Co. (The) 1.95%
- Amgen, Inc. 1.83%
- PepsiCo, Inc. 1.80%
Asset Allocation
| Weighting | Return Low | Return High | QLV % Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stocks | 99.61% | 0.00% | 124.03% | 20.57% |
| Other | 0.34% | -13.91% | 100.00% | 15.15% |
| Cash | 0.05% | 0.00% | 99.06% | 92.46% |
| Preferred Stocks | 0.00% | 0.00% | 2.38% | 99.29% |
| Convertible Bonds | 0.00% | 0.00% | 5.54% | 99.29% |
| Bonds | 0.00% | -0.50% | 93.78% | 99.06% |
Stock Sector Breakdown
| Weighting | Return Low | Return High | QLV % Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | 18.79% | 0.00% | 60.70% | 11.02% |
| Technology | 17.83% | 0.00% | 48.94% | 84.74% |
| Financial Services | 12.34% | 0.00% | 55.59% | 76.28% |
| Consumer Defense | 12.13% | 0.00% | 47.71% | 6.63% |
| Industrials | 9.10% | 0.00% | 29.90% | 49.28% |
| Communication Services | 8.71% | 0.00% | 27.94% | 42.73% |
| Utilities | 7.39% | 0.00% | 20.91% | 3.59% |
| Consumer Cyclical | 5.96% | 0.00% | 30.33% | 90.65% |
| Real Estate | 3.73% | 0.00% | 31.91% | 20.69% |
| Basic Materials | 2.81% | 0.00% | 25.70% | 41.37% |
| Energy | 1.22% | 0.00% | 41.64% | 82.27% |
Stock Geographic Breakdown
| Weighting | Return Low | Return High | QLV % Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | 99.61% | 0.00% | 124.03% | 16.56% |
| Non US | 0.00% | 0.00% | 62.81% | 99.29% |
QLV - Expenses
Operational Fees
| QLV Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expense Ratio | 0.18% | 0.01% | 16.07% | 90.21% |
| Management Fee | 0.17% | 0.00% | 1.89% | 17.74% |
| 12b-1 Fee | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.00% | 21.00% |
| 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 | 1.00% | 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% | 75.23% |
QLV - Distributions
Dividend Yield Analysis
| QLV | Category Low | Category High | QLV % Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0.16% | 0.00% | 25.84% | 42.09% |
Dividend Distribution Analysis
| QLV | Category Low | Category High | Category Mod | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Distribution Frequency | Quarterly | Annual | Monthly | Annual |
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 | Monthly | Annually |
Distributions History
| Date | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 2024 | $0.172 | OrdinaryDividend |
| Dec 29, 2023 | $0.024 | OrdinaryDividend |
| Dec 21, 2023 | $0.302 | OrdinaryDividend |
| Sep 21, 2023 | $0.189 | OrdinaryDividend |
| Jun 23, 2023 | $0.241 | OrdinaryDividend |
| Mar 23, 2023 | $0.144 | OrdinaryDividend |
| Dec 22, 2022 | $0.332 | OrdinaryDividend |
| Sep 22, 2022 | $0.215 | OrdinaryDividend |
| Jun 24, 2022 | $0.178 | OrdinaryDividend |
| Mar 24, 2022 | $0.148 | OrdinaryDividend |
| Dec 23, 2021 | $0.156 | OrdinaryDividend |
| Sep 23, 2021 | $0.135 | OrdinaryDividend |
| Jun 24, 2021 | $0.144 | OrdinaryDividend |
| Mar 25, 2021 | $0.115 | OrdinaryDividend |
| Dec 24, 2020 | $0.195 | OrdinaryDividend |
| Sep 24, 2020 | $0.133 | OrdinaryDividend |
| Jun 25, 2020 | $0.118 | OrdinaryDividend |
| Mar 26, 2020 | $0.118 | OrdinaryDividend |
| Dec 27, 2019 | $0.163 | OrdinaryDividend |
| Sep 26, 2019 | $0.081 | OrdinaryDividend |
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 | 7.23 | 2.42 |
