QLVFlexShares US Quality Low Volatility Index Fund
Tracks the Northern Trust Quality Low Volatility Index SM.
By Flexshares Trust · Launched 2019
Annual Cost
0.08%
#275 of 5,861 · low cost
Fund Size
$158M
#2,558 of 5,861 · mid-size
Return (1Y)Goal
+15.3%
Track Record
7 years
#1,899 of 5,861 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$11,461+14.6%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
EquityRegion
North americaCap
Multi cap
Strategy
Index tracking
Factor
Multifactor
Index tracked
Northern Trust Quality Low Volatility Index
What it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 34.3% of fund✓ well diversified
NVIDIA Corp.
6.4%
Microsoft Corp.
5.4%
Apple, Inc.
5.2%
Johnson & Johnson
4.1%
Exxon Mobil Corp.
2.5%
Procter & Gamble Co. (The)
2.2%
Alphabet, Inc.
2.1%
AbbVie, Inc.
2.1%
Visa, Inc.
2.1%
Costco Wholesale Corp.
2.1%
Asset allocation
Stocks
99.4%
Cash
0.6%
Bonds
0.0%
By sector
Technology
30.1%
Healthcare
14.1%
Financial Services
12.3%
Consumer Defensive
7.8%
Communication
7.4%
Energy
6.5%
Utilities
6.4%
Consumer Cyclical
6.4%
Other
9.0%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
7.9%Low
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-34.0%Severe
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
1.00Strong risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.47Good downside protection
Listing
- Exchange
- NYSE Arca
Full fund details
- Objective
- Tracks the Northern Trust Quality Low Volatility Index SM.
- Strategy
- Employs a passive indexing approach to invest primarily in U.S. large- and mid-cap companies with lower volatility characteristics, focusing on quality factors. Concentrated in the Information Technology sector, with market capitalizations from $4.0 billion to $4.5 trillion.
- Inception date
- July 15, 2019
- Fund family
- Flexshares Trust
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Data updated on 2026-08-04