QLVE — FlexShares Emerging Markets Quality Low Volatility Index Fund
Data updated: 2026-08-14
QLVE — FlexShares Emerging Markets Quality Low Volatility Index Fund. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC filings.
QLVE Fund Overview
QLVE — FlexShares Emerging Markets Quality Low Volatility Index Fund is a US ETF managed by Flexshares Trust, categorised as Emerging Markets Large Cap Blend / Core Industrials 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: Emerging Markets Large Cap Blend / Core Industrials Equity
- Assets under management: $15.95M
- 1-year return: 26.8%
- Ticker: QLVE
- SEC CIK: 0001491978
- SEC series ID: S000065839
- Share class ID: C000212721
QLVE Holdings
Top 10 holdings of FlexShares Emerging Markets Quality Low Volatility Index Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | 14.79% |
| Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | 5.52% |
| International Holding Co. PJSC | 3.40% |
| SK hynix, Inc. | 3.23% |
| Tencent Holdings Ltd. | 2.81% |
| Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. | 2.21% |
| Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | 1.70% |
| HDFC Bank Ltd. | 1.43% |
| Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. | 1.05% |
| Bank of China Ltd. | 1.05% |
QLVE Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of FlexShares Emerging Markets Quality Low Volatility Index Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 99.2% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 0.3% |
| Derivatives | 0.1% |
QLVE Performance
Total returns for QLVE (as of 2026-09-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 8.0% |
| 1 year | 26.8% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 15.2% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 6.0% |
QLVE Risk Information
Risk metrics for QLVE, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 17.4%
QLVE Costs and Fees
QLVE costs about $18 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.18%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.19%
- Portfolio turnover: 48%
- Brokerage commissions: 2.98 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
QLVE Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-04, FlexShares Emerging Markets Quality Low Volatility Index Fund had net inflows of $0, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-04 | $0 |
| 2026-03 | $0 |
| 2026-02 | $0 |
| 2026-01 | $0 |
| 2025-12 | $0 |
| 2025-11 | $0 |
QLVE Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in FlexShares Emerging Markets Quality Low Volatility Index Fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
QLVE Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official FlexShares Emerging Markets Quality Low Volatility Index Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2025-02-24
- Prospectus supplement (497) — filed 2026-08-14
- Prospectus supplement (497) — filed 2025-07-03
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-06-25
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-03-25
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2025-12-23
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2026-01-14
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2025-01-14
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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.