QLVEFlexShares Emerging Markets Quality Low Volatility Index Fund

Grow my money6y track recordRanked #1,632 of 2,960 in this goal

Seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Northern Trust Emerging Markets Quality Low Volatility Index.

By Flexshares Trust · Launched 2019

Annual Cost

0.18%

#884 of 5,562 · low cost

Fund Size

$17M

#4,456 of 5,562 · small

Return (1Y)Goal

+29.5%

Track Record

6 years

#1,936 of 5,562 · seasoned

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD

Growth of $10,000

$13,127+31.3%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Equity

Region

Emerging markets

Cap

Multi cap

Strategy

Index tracking

Factor

Multifactor

Index tracked

Northern Trust Emerging Markets Quality Low Volatility Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 33.4% of fund✓ well diversified

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

13.3%

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

4.2%

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

4.0%

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.

3.2%

SK hynix, Inc.

2.2%

HDFC Bank Ltd.

1.8%

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

1.5%

Bank of China Ltd.

1.1%

Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

1.0%

Public Bank Bhd.

1.0%

Asset allocation

Stocks

99.1%

Cash

0.9%

By sector

Technology

37.3%

Financial Services

15.9%

Communication

10.7%

Consumer Cyclical

6.7%

Industrials

6.3%

Consumer Defensive

6.2%

Healthcare

4.6%

Energy

4.4%

Other

7.9%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years

Volatility (1Y)

17.7%Moderate

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown

-30.0%Moderate

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)

0.97Decent risk-adjusted returns

Sortino (3Y)

1.45Good downside protection

Where to buy

Listing

Exchange: NYSE Arca

Full fund details

Objective: Seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Northern Trust Emerging Markets Quality Low Volatility Index.
Strategy: Invests primarily in securities of the Northern Trust Emerging Markets Quality Low Volatility Index, which emphasizes income and capital growth while reducing overall volatility. The Index is constructed from a high-quality universe of large- and mid-cap companies in emerging markets, using a proprietary quality factor for selection. The Fund may use representative sampling and will generally invest at least 80% of its assets in the Index's securities.
Inception date: July 15, 2019
Fund family: Flexshares Trust