QLVENorthern Trust Emerging Markets Quality Low Volatility ETF
Tracks the Northern Trust Emerging Markets Quality Low Volatility Index.
By Northern Trust · Launched 2019
Annual Cost
0.18%
#794 of 6,040 · low cost
Fund Size
$17M
#4,660 of 6,040 · small
Return (1Y)
+20.6%
Track Record
7 years
#1,913 of 6,040 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$12,076+20.8%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
EquityRegion
Emerging marketsCap
Multi cap
Strategy
Index tracking
Factor
Multifactor
Index tracked
Northern Trust Emerging Markets Quality Low Volatility Index
Holdings
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 37.2% of funddiversified
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
98.9%
Cash
1.1%
By sector
Technology
36.5%
Financial Services
14.5%
Communication
9.8%
Energy
7.5%
Industrials
6.8%
Consumer Defensive
6.2%
Consumer Cyclical
6.0%
Healthcare
5.6%
Other
7.2%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
20.0%High
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-30.0%Moderate
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
0.92Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.37Good 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
- Northern Trust
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Data updated on 2026-09-18