QLV — FlexShares US Quality Low Volatility Index Fund
Data updated: 2026-06-25
QLV — FlexShares US Quality Low Volatility Index Fund data: holdings, portfolio allocation, expenses, performance, cashflows, risk and SEC filings. United States Large Cap Blend / Core Equity · $169.59M AUM · 0.08% expense ratio · 16.7% 1-yr return. From SEC regulatory filings.
QLV Fund Overview
QLV — FlexShares US Quality Low Volatility Index Fund is a US ETF managed by Flexshares Trust, categorised as United States Large Cap Blend / Core Equity. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US ETF
- Manager: Flexshares Trust
- Category: United States Large Cap Blend / Core Equity
- Assets under management: $169.59M
- 1-year return: 16.7%
- Ticker: QLV
- SEC CIK: 0001491978
- SEC series ID: S000065837
- Share class ID: C000212719
QLV Holdings
Top 10 holdings of FlexShares US Quality Low Volatility Index Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. | 6.38% |
| Microsoft Corp. | 5.40% |
| Apple, Inc. | 5.18% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 4.11% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp. | 2.54% |
| Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | 2.23% |
| Alphabet, Inc. | 2.15% |
| AbbVie, Inc. | 2.13% |
| Visa, Inc. | 2.12% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | 2.09% |
QLV Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of FlexShares US Quality Low Volatility Index Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 99.3% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 0.6% |
| Derivatives | 0.1% |
QLV Performance
Total returns for QLV (as of 2026-08-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 3.9% |
| 1 year | 16.7% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 14.3% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 10.4% |
QLV Risk Information
Risk metrics for QLV, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 7.7%
QLV Costs and Fees
QLV costs about $8 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.08%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.09%
- Portfolio turnover: 46%
- Brokerage commissions: 0.07 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
QLV Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-04, FlexShares US Quality Low Volatility Index Fund had net inflows of $18.89M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-04 | −$12.98M |
| 2026-03 | $28.62M |
| 2026-02 | $5.58M |
| 2026-01 | $1.81M |
| 2025-12 | −$1.86M |
| 2025-11 | −$3.72M |
QLV Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in FlexShares US Quality Low Volatility Index Fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
QLV Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official FlexShares US Quality Low Volatility Index Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
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Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.