FlexShares US Quality Low Volatility Index Fund (QLV)

NYSEARCA: QLV · Real-Time Price · USD
72.35
+0.21 (0.29%)
Oct 8, 2025, 1:40 PM EDT - Market open
0.29%
Assets$146.20M
Expense Ratio0.08%
PE Ratio22.90
Shares Out2.03M
Dividend (ttm)$1.15
Dividend Yield1.59%
Ex-Dividend DateSep 19, 2025
Payout FrequencyQuarterly
Payout Ratio36.42%
Volume467
Open72.36
Previous Close72.14
Day's Range72.36 - 72.36
52-Week Low58.99
52-Week High72.39
Beta0.76
Holdings118
Inception DateJul 15, 2019

About QLV

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The FlexShares US Quality Low Volatility Index Fund (QLV) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks a multi-factor-selected, market-cap-weighted index of US large- and mid-cap equities. QLV was launched on Jul 15, 2019 and is issued by FlexShares.

Asset Class Equity
Category Large Blend
Region North America
Stock Exchange NYSEARCA
Ticker Symbol QLV
ETF Provider FlexShares
Index Tracked NORTHERN TRUST QUALITY LOW VOLATILITY TR

Top 10 Holdings

36.13% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
Microsoft CorporationMSFT7.04%
NVIDIA CorporationNVDA6.21%
Apple Inc.AAPL4.99%
Johnson & JohnsonJNJ3.57%
Exxon Mobil CorporationXOM2.81%
The Procter & Gamble CompanyPG2.81%
Eli Lilly and CompanyLLY2.44%
Visa Inc.V2.34%
International Business Machines CorporationIBM2.08%
Mastercard IncorporatedMA1.84%
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Dividends

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Sep 19, 2025$0.28872Sep 25, 2025
Jun 20, 2025$0.27907Jun 26, 2025
Mar 21, 2025$0.22702Mar 27, 2025
Dec 20, 2024$0.35276Dec 27, 2024
Sep 20, 2024$0.25441Sep 26, 2024
Jun 21, 2024$0.30421Jun 27, 2024
Full Dividend History

Performance

QLV had a total return of 11.03% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 11.60%.

News

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