Get the latest news on FlexShares Developed Markets ex-US Quality Low Volatility Index Fund stock with updates on market trends, financials, and analysis from Benzinga. Stay informed on QLVD performance

Latest FlexShares Developed Markets ex-US Quality Low Volatility Index Fund  News | ARCA:QLVD | Benzinga

Financial Services

Industrials

Consumer Defensive

Healthcare

Communication Services

Technology

Consumer Cyclical

Utilities

Energy

Real Estate

Basic Materials

Other

The underlying index is designed to reflect the performance of a selection of companies that, in aggregate, possess lower overall absolute volatility characteristics relative to a broad universe of securities domiciled in developed market countries, excluding the U.S. The fund will invest at least 80% of its total assets in the securities of the underlying index and in ADRs and GDRs based on the securities in the underlying index. It is non-diversified.

Developed Markets Roche Holding Ag (participation Certificate)

Unilever Plc Ord Gbp.0311

Sanofi Sa

Novo Nordisk A/S

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft Ag

FlexShares Developed Markets ex-US Quality Low Volatility Index Fund

Long Ideas

News

Broad U.S. Equity ETFs

New ETFs

Emerging Market ETFs

Trading Ideas

ETFs

QLVD

QLVE

FlexShares Makes A Big Low Vol ETF Splash

FlexShares, a major purveyor of smart beta exchange traded funds, is throwing its weight around in the low volatility ETF arena in a big way with the introduction of three funds that combine that investment factor with the quality factor.

<h3>What Happened</h3>

The new FlexShares ETFs are the FlexShares US Quality Low Volatility Index Fund (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/QLV#NYSE">QLV</a>), FlexShares Developed Markets ex-US Quality Low Volatility Index Fund (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/QLVD#NYSE">QLVD</a>) and the FlexShares Emerging Markets Quality Low Volatility Index Fund (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/QLVE#NYSE">QLVE</a>).

Traditional <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/19/05/13751714/how-you-can-ratchet-down-risk-with-these-popular-etfs">low volatility ETFs</a> focus on that factor and may or may not integrate other investment styles by incident. Conversely, the new FlexShares funds combine the low volatility and quality factors.

<h3>Why It&#39;s Important</h3>

QLV tracks the Northern Trust Quality Low Volatility Index. That benchmark measures stocks&#39; management efficiency, cash flow and profitability to arrive at a quality score. Those financially sturdy companies are then subject to some sector, industry and individual security constraints within the index. QLV&#39;s largest holding, Johnson &amp; Johnson (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/JNJ#NYSE">JNJ</a>), accounts for just 4.5% of the new ETF&#39;s weight.

QLV holds 133 stocks and allocates 18.59% <a href="https://www.flexshares.com/funds/QLV">of its weight to the technology sector</a>, which is a significant overweight to that group relative to legacy low volatility ETFs. QLV charges 0.22% per year, or $22 on a $10,000 investment.

The FlexShares Developed Markets ex-US Quality Low Volatility Index Fund uses a similar approach with ex-US developed markets stocks. That new ETF tracks the Northern Trust Developed Markets ex US Quality Low Volatility Index.

QVLD can be an alternative to cap-weighted developed markets funds as the new ETF devotes a combined 45.70% of its weight to Japan, the U.K. and Canada. Primarily a large-cap fund, QVLD breaks new ground because most factor-based developed markets ETFs are usually value or low volatility funds and do intentionally target quality stocks.

QVLD holds 175 stocks, none of which exceed weights of 3.67%, and charges 0.32% per year.

<h3>What&#39;s Next</h3>

The FlexShares Emerging Markets Quality Low Volatility Index Fund is the emerging markets offering in the new trio of FlexShares funds. That ETF follows the Northern Trust Emerging Markets Quality Low Volatility Index.

Apparently, neither Mexico nor Russia meet QLVE&#39;s standards because neither of those developing economies are found in the found. In fact, Brazil is the only Latin American country among QLVE&#39;s geographic weights. China and Taiwan combine for over 42% of the fund&#39;s weight.

QLVE charges 0.40% per year.

Related Links:

<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/earnings/19/07/14077703/talking-technicals-on-this-energy-etf">Charts Look Good On XLE</a>

<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/trading-ideas/long-ideas/19/07/14077971/inside-the-greece-etfs-epic-2019-rally">Why This Country ETF Is Soaring</a>

Comments

FlexShares Developed Markets ex-US Quality Low Volatility Index Fund Stock News

News

Latest FlexShares Developed Markets ex-US Quality Low Volatility Index Fund News | ARCA:QLVD | Benzinga

Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Popular Channels

Tools & Features

Partners & Contributors

About Benzinga