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.


Emerging Market

EQUITY

Rules-Based

MANAGEMENT STYLE

12.8 M

ASSETS UNDER MGMT

40 bp

EXPENSES
Fund Basics
Fund sponsorNorthern Trust
CategoryEmerging
Asset classEquity
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Inception dateJul 15, 2019
Assets (mns)$13
Expense ratio40 bp
CurrencyUSD
Sector Breakdown
Fund Structure
RegulationOpen-Ended Fund
DistributionsQuarterly
Taxation1099
Stock selectionMulti-Factor
WeightingMarket Cap
Holdings TransparencyFull
Derivatives-basedNo
Options availableNo
Currency hedgedNo
Fund of fundsNo
Top 10 Holdings
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFAC 9.1 %
TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD 5.5 %
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LTD. SPONSORED ADR 4.0 %
INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS COMPANY PJSC 2.2 %
TATA CONSULTANCY SVS LTD 2.2 %
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD 1.6 %
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK-H 1.5 %
RELIANCE INDS-SPONS GDR 144A 1.4 %
BANK OF CHINA LTD - H 1.4 %
HINDUSTAN UNILEVER LIMITED 1.2 %
Constituent Breakdown
Number of holdings185
Herfindahl-Hirschman Index 198
Wgt avg mkt cap (mns)$158,563
Large cap (>$10bn)70.1%
Mid cap ($2-10bn)29.6%
Small cap (<$2bn)0.0%
Developed mkts.3.0%
Emerging mkts.96.7%
Country Exposure
INDIA 23.2 %
CHINA 21.6 %
TAIWAN 17.2 %
MALAYSIA 5.6 %
UAE 5.1 %
SOUTH KOREA 4.6 %
QATAR 3.4 %
BRAZIL 2.8 %
KUWAIT 2.7 %
SAUDI ARABIA 2.2 %
Historical Performance


Standardized Performance (as of 02/28/2025)
 YTD1 YR2 YR3 YR5 YR10 YRIncep.
Total Returns 0.7% 6.1% 9.2% 1.0% 3.5% -- 2.2%
Volatility 10.1% 10.5% 10.4% 12.4% 15.9% -- --
Market Correlations
versus...BetaR-squared
S&P 5000.5248%
MSCI EAFE0.6067%
MSCI Emg Mkts0.7193%
Liquidity Measures
Avg. volume (000)1
Turnover0.2%
Avg. Bid/Ask (% of price)0.38%
ADV of underlying (mns)$6,084
Technical Indicators
Recent close$25.53
30d moving avg.$25.54
Annualized volatility12.8%
Relative strength (RSI)48
Short interest (ETF)0.6%
Short interest (underlying)0.0%
Distributions
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Money Flows (mns)

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Long Money Flows (mns)

Risk and Returns: QLVE vs. Comps (1 YR)

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Results & Estimates
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Valuation Metrics
  2024 2025E Fwd Est 2026E
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Based on closing prices from 4/2/2025
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ETF Research Center Rating

AVOID

Not worthwhile for most investors. A rating of AVOID is assigned to ETFs with ALTAR Scores in the lowest quintile (the bottom 20%) of their category. Often, funds in this category consist of stocks with little if any history or expectation of profitability, and as a result our fundamentally-driven analysis may be less relevant.

ALTAR Score™

QLVE

5.6%

Cat. Avg

9.9%


ALTAR Score™ Calculation

Category Overview
There are 156 funds in the Emerging Equity category, with an average ALTAR Score™ of 9.9% and a standard deviation of 4.1%. QLVE's ALTAR Score™ is approximately 1.0 standard deviations below the category average. This places QLVE in the 15th percentile among funds in the category.
Sell Side Consensus Rating

Sell-side recommendations on the ETF's individual constituents

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Factor Scorecard

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Expense Analysis

Peer Group Rules-Based
Emerging Market Equity ETFs
# of ETFs 103
Avg. Expense Ratio 64.6 bp
Std. Deviation 29 bp
QLVE (40 bp) Percentile rank 20
Peer Group Expense Ratio Distribution


Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Comparison
Expense (bp)
(A)
Avg. Bid/Ask (bp)
(B)
TCO (bp)
(A)+(B)
QLVE 40.0 38.3 78.3
Peer Avg. 48.3 42.3 90.6
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