QLVDFlexShares Developed Markets ex-US Quality Low Volatility Index Fund
Tracks the Northern Trust Developed Markets ex-US Quality Low Volatility Index SM.
By Flexshares Trust · Launched 2019
Annual Cost
0.12%
#474 of 5,854 · low cost
Fund Size
$52M
#3,608 of 5,854 · mid-size
Return (1Y)Goal
+16.1%
Track Record
7 years
#1,900 of 5,854 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$11,501+15.0%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
EquityRegion
Global ex-USCap
Multi cap
Strategy
Index tracking
Factor
Multifactor
Index tracked
Northern Trust Developed Markets ex-US Quality Low Volatility Index
What it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 22.1% of fund✓ well diversified
Novartis AG
3.7%
CF SECURED LLC
3.5%
Royal Bank of Canada
2.4%
Unilever plc
2.2%
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
1.8%
Mitsubishi Corp.
1.8%
Sanofi SA
1.8%
Air Liquide SA
1.7%
Nestle SA
1.7%
ASML Holding NV
1.6%
Asset allocation
Stocks
99.4%
Cash
0.6%
By sector
Financial Services
23.6%
Industrials
15.2%
Consumer Defensive
12.5%
Healthcare
10.1%
Utilities
7.6%
Technology
6.6%
Communication
5.4%
Real Estate
5.1%
Other
14.0%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
10.6%Moderate
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-28.1%Moderate
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
0.87Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.28Good downside protection
Listing
- Exchange
- NYSE Arca
Full fund details
- Objective
- Tracks the Northern Trust Developed Markets ex-US Quality Low Volatility Index SM.
- Strategy
- Employs a passive indexing approach to invest primarily in large- and mid-capitalization companies in non-U.S. developed markets, focusing on income and capital growth while reducing overall volatility. The Fund uses representative sampling to manage its portfolio in accordance with the Underlying Index.
- Inception date
- July 15, 2019
- Fund family
- Flexshares Trust
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Data updated on 2026-08-03