iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF
$49.89+0.23 (+0.46%)
- 0.30%
- $13.6B
- +16.1%
- 2.41%
- 1.5M sh
- $49.76
- low $43.18high $52.36
The ETF.net IQLT Grade
B
Score 58 out of 100
- 4 of 6
Score 58 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.C44 out of 100Rank 4 of 6Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C49 out of 100Rank 4 of 6Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A85 out of 100Rank 1 of 6Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B64 out of 100Rank 3 of 6Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A86 out of 100Rank 1 of 6
Our read on IQLT
BQuality investing abroad, with the sector bets stripped out. IQLT holds developed-market companies picked for high return on equity, stable earnings and low debt, while keeping sector weights close to the broad market.
The fund seeks to track an index of international developed-market stocks selected for high return on equity, stable earnings, and low debt.
Why people hold it
- The screen is refreshingly plain: high return on equity, stable earnings, low debt, spread across roughly 300 developed-market companies outside the US.ishares.com
- Sector neutral by design. The quality tilt shows up in which companies it owns, not as a quiet overweight to whatever sector screens well that year.ishares.com
- 0.30% a year, below the typical international factor fund, and it has been running since 2015.
- A multi-billion-dollar, actively traded fund, which puts it among the more established ways to own the quality factor overseas.
Worth knowing
- Developed markets outside the US only. No American stocks, no emerging markets, so it fills one slot rather than covering the whole map.
- A quality screen narrows the field to profitable, low-debt names, so results can diverge from the broad international market in either direction.
- Cheaper factor options sit in the same aisle (QLVD, EFAV, ACWV), though each runs a different screen rather than sector-neutral quality.
IQLT Holdings
- Stocks
- 307
- 24%
- ASML.AS
Sectors
- Financials25.8%
- Industrials16.8%
- Technology12.1%
- Health Care8.5%
- Consumer Discretionary7.5%
- Materials7.0%
- Consumer Staples6.3%
- Energy5.8%
- Communication5.2%
- Utilities3.6%
- Real Estate1.3%
Geography
- Japan15.12%
- United Kingdom14.62%
- Switzerland13.24%
- Canada8.94%
- Netherlands8.41%
- France7.10%
- Germany6.22%
- Australia4.92%
- 21.43%
Developed 98% · Emerging 2%
IQLT Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
IQLT$11,614
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | IQLT |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +10.9% |
| 1 month | −1.6% |
| 3 months | +0.2% |
| 1 year | +16.1% |
| 3 years | +16.5% |
| 5 years | +8.3% |
| 10 years | +9.8% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | IQLT |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +10.9% | |
| 2025 | +25.4% | |
| 2024 | +1.6% | |
| 2023 | +18.8% | |
| 2022 | −15.2% | |
| 2021 | +12.9% | |
| 2020 | +12.5% |
IQLT in the news
IQLT Dividends
- 2.41%
- $1.20
- $0.75 per share
- Twice a year
Distribution history
IQLT Risk
- 12.4%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 0.95
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −29.7%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 0.83
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
IQLT Cost
0.30%
IQLT0.30%
- The middle half of International Quality Index funds
- Median 0.29%
3 of the 6 International Quality Index funds charge less.
Other funds in International Quality Index
- AQLVDNorthern Trust Developed Markets ex-US Quality Low Volatility ETFExpense ratio 0.15%1 year return +10.9%
- BIDHQInvesco S&P International Developed Quality ETFExpense ratio 0.29%1 year return +32.5%
- BDIHPDimensional International High Profitability ETFExpense ratio 0.27%1 year return +14.8%
- CFICSFirst Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETFExpense ratio 0.70%1 year return +6.4%
- DEAFGPacer Developed Markets Cash Cows Growth Leaders ETFExpense ratio 0.65%1 year return +14.9%