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VALQAmerican Century U.S. Quality Value ETF

Grow my money8y track recordRanked #914 of 2,960 in this goal

Seeks to provide investment results that closely correspond to the performance of the American Century U.S. Quality Value Index.

By American Century Investments · Launched 2018

Annual Cost

0.29%

#1,391 of 5,562 · low cost

Fund Size

$348M

#1,844 of 5,562 · large

Return (1Y)Goal

+14.0%

Track Record

8 years

#1,686 of 5,562 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$11,444+14.4%

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

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Equity

Cap

Multi cap

Strategy

Index tracking

Factor

Multifactor

Index tracked

American Century US Quality Value Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 22.2% of fundwell diversified

Lowe's Cos Inc
2.7%
Merck & Co Inc
2.5%
Cisco Systems Inc/Delaware
2.5%
International Business Machines Corp
2.4%
Lockheed Martin Corp
2.3%
Apple Inc
2.1%
Alphabet Inc
2.0%
QUALCOMM Inc
2.0%
Charles Schwab Corp/The
1.9%
Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The
1.9%

Asset allocation

Stocks
99.7%
Cash
0.3%

By sector

Technology
33.5%
Healthcare
14.9%
Consumer Defensive
13.5%
Industrials
10.7%
Consumer Cyclical
9.4%
Communication
6.8%
Financial Services
4.5%
Energy
4.0%
Other
2.7%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
11.3%Moderate

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-38.2%Severe

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.84Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.23Good downside protection

Where to buy

Listing

Exchange
NYSE Arca

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks to provide investment results that closely correspond to the performance of the American Century U.S. Quality Value Index.
Strategy
Invests primarily in component securities of the American Century U.S. Quality Value Index, which selects large- and mid-cap companies based on quality, value, and income metrics. The Index is constructed using a rules-based methodology that screens stocks for profitability, earnings quality, and dividend yield. The fund may use representative sampling and can invest up to 20% in non-index securities to enhance tracking efficiency.
Inception date
January 11, 2018
Fund family
American Century Investments

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Data updated on 2026-06-19