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QLVEFlexShares Emerging Markets Quality Low Volatility Index Fund

Grow my money7y track recordRanked #1,593 of 2,992 in this goal

Tracks the Northern Trust Emerging Markets Quality Low Volatility Index.

By Flexshares Trust · Launched 2019

Annual Cost

0.18%

#762 of 5,854 · low cost

Fund Size

$17M

#4,584 of 5,854 · small

Return (1Y)Goal

+22.7%

Track Record

7 years

#1,900 of 5,854 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$12,258+22.6%

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

What's inside

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 = 37.2% of fund✓ well diversified

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
14.8%
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
5.5%
International Holding Co. PJSC
3.4%
SK hynix, Inc.
3.2%
Tencent Holdings Ltd.
2.8%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
2.2%
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
1.7%
HDFC Bank Ltd.
1.4%
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.
1.1%
Bank of China Ltd.
1.1%

Asset allocation

Stocks
99.2%
Cash
0.8%

By sector

Technology
39.1%
Financial Services
14.7%
Communication
10.2%
Industrials
6.7%
Energy
6.2%
Consumer Defensive
6.0%
Consumer Cyclical
5.8%
Healthcare
4.8%
Other
6.4%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
19.5%Moderate

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-30.0%Moderate

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.79Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.17Good downside protection

Listing

Exchange
NYSE Arca

Full fund details

Objective
Tracks the Northern Trust Emerging Markets Quality Low Volatility Index.
Strategy
Employs a passive indexing approach to replicate the Northern Trust Emerging Markets Quality Low Volatility Index, which focuses on large- and mid-cap companies in emerging markets with lower volatility and higher quality characteristics. Aims for income and capital growth while managing overall portfolio volatility.
Inception date
July 15, 2019
Fund family
Flexshares Trust

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Data updated on 2026-08-03