QLVE
FlexShares Emerging Markets Quality Low Volatility Index Fund
The FlexShares Emerging Markets Quality Low Volatility Index ETF tracks a multi-factor selected index of large- and mid-cap equities from emerging markets.
Fund Basics
Fund sponsor | Northern Trust |
Category | Emerging Market Equities |
Asset class | Equity |
Website | link... |
Inception date | Jul 15, 2019 |
Assets (mns) | $12 |
Expense ratio | 40 bp |
Currency | USD |
Sector Breakdown
Fund Structure
Regulation | Open-Ended Fund |
Distributions | Quarterly |
Taxation | 1099 |
Stock selection | Multi-Factor |
Weighting | Market Cap |
Holdings Transparency | Full |
Derivatives-based | No |
Options available | No |
Currency hedged | No |
Fund of funds | No |
Top 10 Holdings
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFAC | 7.3 % |
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD | 3.0 % |
TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD | 2.8 % |
TATA CONSULTANCY SVS LTD | 2.7 % |
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LTD. SPONSORED ADR | 2.5 % |
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK-H | 1.9 % |
HCL TECHNOLOGIES LTD | 1.3 % |
HINDUSTAN UNILEVER LIMITED | 1.3 % |
POWER GRID CORP OF INDIA LTD | 1.2 % |
BANK OF CHINA LTD - H | 1.1 % |
Constituent Breakdown
Number of holdings | 192 |
Herfindahl-Hirschman Index | 139 |
Wgt avg mkt cap (mns) | $105,813 |
Large cap (>$10bn) | 64.3% |
Mid cap ($2-10bn) | 35.3% |
Small cap (<$2bn) | 0.0% |
Developed mkts. | 1.6% |
Emerging mkts. | 98.4% |
Country Exposure
INDIA | 20.9 % | |
CHINA | 19.1 % | |
TAIWAN | 16.0 % | |
SOUTH KOREA | 8.2 % | |
SAUDI ARABIA | 7.6 % | |
UAE | 5.1 % | |
MALAYSIA | 5.0 % | |
QATAR | 3.9 % | |
KUWAIT | 2.8 % | |
THAILAND | 2.5 % |
Historical Performance
Standardized Annual Returns (as of 03/31/2024)
YTD | 1 YR | 2 YR | 3 YR | 5 YR | 10 YR | Incep. |
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2.5% | 10.2% | 0.4% | -1.2% | -- | -- | 2.9% |
Market Correlations
versus... | Beta | R-squared |
S&P 500 | 0.48 | 45% |
MSCI EAFE | 0.60 | 64% |
MSCI Emg Mkts | 0.69 | 92% |
Liquidity Measures
Avg. volume (000) | 16 |
Turnover | 3.2% |
Avg. Bid/Ask (% of price) | 0.38% |
ADV of underlying (mns) | $8,963 |
Technical Indicators
Recent close | $23.88 |
30d moving avg. | $22.54 |
Annualized volatility | 12.8% |
Relative strength (RSI) | 65 |
Short interest (ETF) | 0.1% |
Short interest (underlying) | 0.0% |
Distributions
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Comparable ETFs Based on Overlap
Ticker | Fund Name | Overlap vs. QLVE |
Expenses vs. QLVE |
ALTAR Score™ vs. QLVE |
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EEMV | iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Min Vol Factor ETF | 43.4% | -15 bp | -0.1% |
QEMM | SPDR MSCI Emerging Markets StrategicFactors ETF | 36.0% | -10 bp | +1.4% |
GEM | Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF | 32.8% | +5 bp | +1.5% |
JHEM | John Hancock Multifactor Emerging Markets ETF | 32.5% | +9 bp | +1.2% |
EMGF | iShares Emerging Markets Equity Factor ETF | 31.3% | -15 bp | +1.6% |
DBEM | Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF | 31.1% | +26 bp | +0.1% |
BKEM | BNY Mellon Emerging Markets Equity ETF | 30.9% | -29 bp | +0.6% |
GSEE | Goldman Sachs MarketBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF | 30.7% | -4 bp | +0.3% |
EMCR | Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Impr | 30.3% | -25 bp | 0.0% |
EEMX | SPDR MSCI Emerging Markets Fossil Fuel Free ETF | 29.8% | -10 bp | +0.4% |
Risk and Returns: QLVE vs. Comps (1 YR)
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Results & Estimates
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Valuation Metrics
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ETF Research Center Fund Rating
Our measure of an ETF's overall investment merit
ALTAR Score™
QLVE
7.1%
Cat. Avg
7.8%
Fund Category: Emerging Market Equities
Avg. Return on Equity | --% |
Divided by: Fwd. P/BV | --x |
Less: Expenses | -- bp |
Equals: ALTAR Score™ | 7.1% |
Recommendation
NEUTRAL
Average appreciation potential. A rating of NEUTRAL is assigned to ETFs with ALTAR Scores in the middle quintile (ranking between 40%-60%) of their category. This indicates that valuations adequately reflect the fundamentals of stocks in these funds.
Category Overview
There are 163 funds in the Emerging Market Equities category, with an average ALTAR Score™
of 7.8% and a standard deviation of
3.8%. QLVE's ALTAR Score™ is approximately
0.2 standard deviations
below
the category average. This places QLVE in the 44th percentile among funds in the category.
Consensus Recommendation
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Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Comparison
Expense (bp) (A) |
Avg. Bid/Ask (bp) (B) |
TCO (bp) (A)+(B) |
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QLVE | 40.0 | 38.3 | 78.3 |
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