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QLVENorthern Trust Emerging Markets Quality Low Volatility ETF

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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 · USD
Growth of $10,000
$12,076+20.8%

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

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Equity

Cap

Multi cap

Strategy

Index tracking

Factor

Multifactor

Index tracked

Northern Trust Emerging Markets Quality Low Volatility Index

Holdings

By weight

Concentration

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+ years
Volatility (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