Category Review
US multifactor funds ran 30 points apart
American Century U.S. Quality Growth ETF
$118.30−0.40 (−0.34%)
- 0.29%
- $2.0B
- +7.0%
- 0.20%
- 0.1M sh
- $119.38
- low $101.05high $121.01
The ETF.net QGRO Grade
B
Score 63 out of 100
- 38 of 99
Score 63 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.B57 out of 100Rank 38 of 99Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A86 out of 100Rank 38 of 86Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.D27 out of 100Rank 79 of 97Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A90 out of 100Rank 6 of 99Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C44 out of 100Rank 69 of 98Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C51 out of 100Rank 55 of 99
Our read on QGRO
BPlenty of growth funds pay any price for growth. QGRO tracks an index that screens U.S. large- and mid-caps on quality, growth and valuation together, roughly 190 names, for 0.29% a year.
The fund seeks exposure to U.S. large- and mid-capitalization companies selected for attractive quality, growth and valuation characteristics.
Why people hold it
- The screen is a three-part filter, not a momentum chase: quality, growth and valuation characteristics all feed the American Century U.S. Quality Growth Index that the fund follows.res.americancentury.com
- 0.29% a year sits under the typical multifactor fund's fee, and you get an active-shop screen wrapped in a rules-based index.
- It does what the label says: the portfolio hews closely to its stated index, with tight, easy trading and over a billion dollars in assets behind it.
- Live since 2018 with a quarterly distribution, so it has a real multi-cycle record rather than a backtest.
Worth knowing
- Cheap beta is cheaper. IUSG runs 0.04% and FNDX 0.25% for their own large-cap tilts, so you are paying up for the multi-factor screen.
- A growth tilt held in about 190 names carries more swing than a total-market fund. Its risk profile is the weakest link in an otherwise upper-half showing.
- It is a style sleeve, not a whole portfolio: the mandate is U.S. large- and mid-caps only, no international or small-cap exposure.
QGRO Holdings
- Stocks
- 190
- 30%
- AAPL
Sectors
- Technology48.0%
- Health Care13.0%
- Consumer Discretionary11.0%
- Industrials10.1%
- Communication7.6%
- Financials5.2%
- Real Estate1.5%
- Energy1.4%
- Consumer Staples1.2%
- Materials0.7%
- Utilities0.2%
Geography
- United States96.10%
- Singapore1.94%
- Sweden1.00%
- Ireland0.52%
- Netherlands0.28%
- Switzerland0.08%
- United Kingdom0.07%
QGRO Performance
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QGRO$10,699
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 | QGRO |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +3.8% |
| 1 month | +2.0% |
| 3 months | +0.9% |
| 1 year | +7.0% |
| 3 years | +20.7% |
| 5 years | +11.3% |
| 10 years | — |
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 | QGRO |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +3.8% | |
| 2025 | +15.2% | |
| 2024 | +31.4% | |
| 2023 | +32.4% | |
| 2022 | −24.5% | |
| 2021 | +24.6% | |
| 2020 | +38.0% |
QGRO in the news
QGRO Dividends
- 0.20%
- $0.23
- $0.06 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
QGRO Risk
- 15.5%
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.
- 1.00
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.
- −31.8%
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.
- 1.09
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
QGRO Cost
0.29%
QGRO0.29%
- The middle half of US Multifactor funds
- Median 0.30%
40 of the 99 US Multifactor funds charge less.
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