VALQ
American Century STOXX U.S. Quality Value ETF
VALQ tracks an index of US large-cap companies with value and income characteristics.
Fund Basics
| Fund sponsor | American Century |
| Category | US Equities |
| Asset class | Equity |
| Website | link... |
| Inception date | Jan 11, 2018 |
| Assets (mns) | $224 |
| Expense ratio | 29 bp |
| Currency | USD |
Sector Breakdown
Fund Structure
| Regulation | Open-Ended Fund |
| Distributions | Quarterly |
| Taxation | 1099 |
| Stock selection | Multi-Factor |
| Weighting | Tiered |
| Holdings Transparency | Full |
| Derivatives-based | No |
| Options available | Yes |
| Currency hedged | No |
| Fund of funds | No |
Top 10 Holdings
| MCKESSON CORP | 2.7 % |
| CARDINAL HEALTH INC | 2.6 % |
| WAL-MART STORES INC | 2.5 % |
| APPLE INC | 2.5 % |
| GILEAD SCIENCES INC | 2.2 % |
| TE CONNECTIVITY | 2.2 % |
| KIMBERLY-CLARK CORP | 2.1 % |
| SYNOPSYS INC | 1.8 % |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 1.8 % |
| COGNIZANT TECH SOLUTIONS-A | 1.8 % |
Constituent Breakdown
| Number of holdings | 222 |
| Herfindahl-Hirschman Index | 105 |
| Wgt avg mkt cap (mns) | $167,345 |
| Large cap (>$10bn) | 75.9% |
| Mid cap ($2-10bn) | 24.1% |
| Small cap (<$2bn) | 0.0% |
| Developed mkts. | 100.0% |
| Emerging mkts. | 0.0% |
Country Exposure
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UNITED STATES | 95.7 % |
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SWITZERLAND | 2.2 % |
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IRELAND | 1.0 % |
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BERMUDA | 0.8 % |
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BRITAIN | 0.7 % |
Historical Performance
Standardized Annual Returns (as of 11/30/2023)
| YTD | 1 YR | 2 YR | 3 YR | 5 YR | 10 YR | Incep. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.7% | 4.3% | 3.4% | 9.6% | 7.7% | -- | 6.2% |
Market Correlations
| versus... | Beta | R-squared |
| S&P 500 | 0.86 | 83% |
| MSCI EAFE | 0.86 | 77% |
| MSCI Emg Mkts | 0.55 | 34% |
Liquidity Measures
| Avg. volume (000) | 9 |
| Turnover | 0.2% |
| Avg. Bid/Ask (% of price) | 0.15% |
| ADV of underlying (mns) | $66,218 |
Technical Indicators
| Recent close | $50.90 |
| 30d moving avg. | $48.25 |
| Annualized volatility | 16.7% |
| Relative strength (RSI) | 52 |
| Short interest (ETF) | 0.0% |
| Short interest (underlying) | 2.9% |
Distributions
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Money Flows (mns)
Short Interest (as % of shares outstanding)
Long Money Flows (mns)
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Comparable ETFs Based on Overlap
| Ticker | Fund Name | Overlap vs. VALQ |
Expenses vs. VALQ |
ALTAR Score™ vs. VALQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFA | VictoryShares US 500 Volatility Weighted Index ETF | 36.7% | +6 bp | -1.7% |
| ROUS | Hartford Multifactor US Equity ETF | 34.3% | -10 bp | -1.3% |
| DEUS | Xtrackers Russell 1000 Comprehensive Factor ETF | 33.8% | -12 bp | -0.6% |
| MFUS | PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor U.S. Equity ETF | 33.5% | 0 bp | -0.9% |
| USMF | WisdomTree U.S. Multifactor Fund | 33.0% | -1 bp | -0.6% |
| AFLG | First Trust Active Factor Large Cap ETF | 32.7% | +26 bp | -1.5% |
| ONEO | SPDR Russell 1000 Momentum Focus ETF | 31.7% | -9 bp | -0.6% |
| ONEV | SPDR Russell 1000 Low Volatility Focus ETF | 31.0% | -9 bp | +0.2% |
| RESP | WisdomTree US ESG Fund of Benef Interest | 30.6% | -1 bp | -1.8% |
| JVAL | JPMorgan U.S. Value Factor ETF | 30.3% | -17 bp | +0.9% |
Risk and Returns: VALQ vs. Comps (1 YR)
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Results & Estimates
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023E | 2024E | ||
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| Book value per share | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
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Return on Equity
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EPS Revision Activity (6 mo. ago = 100%)
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Valuation Metrics
| 2022 | 2023E | Fwd Est | 2024E | |
| Price-to-sales | --x | --x | --x | --x |
| Price-to-earnings | --x | --x | --x | --x |
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Based on closing prices from 12/6/2023
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ETF Research Center Fund Rating
Our measure of an ETF's overall investment merit
ALTAR Score™
VALQ
7.9%
Cat. Avg
6.1%
Fund Category: US Equities
| Avg. Return on Equity | --% |
| Divided by: Fwd. P/BV | --x |
| Less: Expenses | -- bp |
| Equals: ALTAR Score™ | 7.9% |
Recommendation
OVERWEIGHT
Above average appreciation potential. A rating of OVERWEIGHT is assigned to ETFs with ALTAR Scores in the 4th quintile (ranking higher than 60%-80%) of their category. Typically, funds in this category consist of stocks trading at attractive valuations and/or having above-average fundamentals.
Category Overview
There are 896 funds in the US Equities category, with an average ALTAR Score™
of 6.1% and a standard deviation of
3.0%. VALQ's ALTAR Score™ is approximately
0.6 standard deviations
above
the category average. This places VALQ in the 73rd 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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|---|---|---|---|
| VALQ | 29.0 | 14.8 | 43.8 |
| Peer Avg. | -- | -- | -- |
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