American Century U.S. Quality Growth ETF (QGRO)
| Assets | $2.23B |
| Expense Ratio | 0.29% |
| PE Ratio | 30.71 |
| Shares Out | 19.55M |
| Dividend (ttm) | $0.29 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.25% |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Dec 16, 2025 |
| Payout Frequency | Quarterly |
| Payout Ratio | 7.83% |
| Volume | 117,344 |
| Open | 114.26 |
| Previous Close | 114.02 |
| Day's Range | 114.26 - 115.99 |
| 52-Week Low | 80.25 |
| 52-Week High | 117.17 |
| Beta | 1.13 |
| Holdings | 191 |
| Inception Date | Sep 10, 2018 |
About QGRO
Fund Home PageThe American Century U.S. Quality Growth ETF (QGRO) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks an index of large- and mid-cap US stocks screened for growth and quality factors. Holdings are weighted based on a growth score. QGRO was launched on Sep 10, 2018 and is issued by American Century Investments.
Top 10 Holdings
28.71% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Alphabet, Inc. | GOOGL | 3.75% |
| Booking Holdings Inc. | BKNG | 3.52% |
| Amphenol Corporation | APH | 3.30% |
| ServiceNow, Inc. | NOW | 2.75% |
| NVIDIA Corporation | NVDA | 2.69% |
| Lam Research Corporation | LRCX | 2.61% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | PLTR | 2.54% |
| Netflix, Inc. | NFLX | 2.54% |
| Eli Lilly and Company | LLY | 2.53% |
| Mastercard Incorporated | MA | 2.48% |
Dividends
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 2025 | $0.0846 | Dec 18, 2025 |
| Sep 23, 2025 | $0.0406 | Sep 25, 2025 |
| Jun 24, 2025 | $0.0737 | Jun 26, 2025 |
| Mar 25, 2025 | $0.0919 | Mar 27, 2025 |
| Dec 17, 2024 | $0.0204 | Dec 19, 2024 |
| Sep 23, 2024 | $0.0751 | Sep 25, 2024 |
Performance
QGRO had a total return of 16.34% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 16.21%.
News
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QGRO: A Less Risky ETF To Beat The S&P 500 And Russell 1000
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QGRO: Smart Growth Built For Broader Markets
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QGRO: A Quality Growth ETF That's Winning
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QGRO: Sophisticated Growth ETF With Average Return
American Century U.S. Quality Growth ETF holds a portfolio of 199 stocks divided into pure growth and stable growth subsets. QGRO is diversified across holdings but concentrated in technology. The fun...
QGRO: Diversification Has Not Been An Advantage For This Quality Growth ETF
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QGRO ETF: At The Intersection Of Quality And Growth
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QGRO: Not Enough Differentiation
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QGRO: New Index, New Quality, And Growth Opportunity
QGRO's index changed effective May 31, 2023, and has held up reasonably well since against large/all-cap growth ETF alternatives like VUG, SCHG, and QQQ. With 10% allocated to Magnificent Seven stocks...
QGRO: Growth And Quality Fund Worth Shortlisting, But Not A Buy Now
QGRO leverages an index-based quality- and growth-centered strategy. It is overweight in the IT, consumer discretionary, and health care sectors. Information technology, together with energy, is the m...