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GMO US Quality ETF

QLTYNYSE ArcaGMOA

$43.51−0.05 (−0.11%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

A75/ 100

Rank 2 of 17 in US Active Quality

A75/100Rank 2 of 17inUS Active Quality
Intraday session: down, 79 prints from 43.56 to 43.51. Range 43.51 to 44.02. Use the arrow keys to read each point.43.7043.8043.9044.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.50%
Fund size
$5.4B
1Y total return
+17.4%
Yield · Last 12 months
0.65%
Holdings
47
Avg volume · 30D
402K sh
52W range
low $35.15high $44.37
Launched

The ETF.net QLTY Grade

A

Score 75 out of 100

Category
US Active Quality⁠
Rank
2 of 17
Six-pillar profile for QLTY. Scores out of 100: Cost 75, Risk 68, Mission 77, Tradability 80, Holdings 75, Durability 89. Strongest: Durability (89). Weakest: Risk (68). Leans toward Durability.

Score 75 of 100 falls in the A 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.
    A75 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 17

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A77 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 6

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B68 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 16

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A80 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 17

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A75 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 17

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A89 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 17

Our read on QLTY

ETF.net Research

In short

AMost quality ETFs run a rules screen. QLTY hands the job to GMO's stock pickers, who buy US companies they judge high quality and chase plain total return. Active conviction, priced like it: 0.50% a year.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks total return. It is actively managed and invests primarily in equities of U.S. companies that GMO believes are high quality.

Why people hold it

  • Actively managed, not index-tracking. GMO's team chooses the US companies it considers high quality, under a straightforward total-return mandate instead of a published factor formula.
  • GMO's read on quality leans toward wide moats and free cash flow, so the lineup can look meaningfully different from the index-built quality funds it sits beside.
  • Opened in 2023 and already a multi-billion-dollar fund with moderate daily trading and a quarterly distribution schedule.
  • The filings match the label: a standard 1940-Act fund holding US equities, screened on quality, no derivative wrapper or offshore complexity.

Worth knowing

  • The 0.50% fee runs above the typical quality-cohort charge, and index-built rivals undercut it hard: QUAL at 0.15%, JQUA at 0.12%.
  • No index to fall back on. Everything rides on GMO's stock selection, and the ETF's own record only starts in 2023.
  • Mostly on that fee, it sits in the lower half of its US quality peer group even though it does the job its documents describe.

QLTY Holdings

Holdings pillarA75 out of 100Rank 4 of 17 in US Active Quality
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
47
Top-10 weight
43%
Largest holding
MSFT8.0%

Sectors

  • Technology38.1%
  • Health Care23.6%
  • Communication11.9%
  • Financials8.1%
  • Consumer Discretionary7.0%
  • Consumer Staples6.9%
  • Industrials3.9%
  • Materials0.6%

Geography

  • United States100.00%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 4.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
1MSFTMicrosoft Corp7.96%824,638$437M819
2JNJJohnson & Johnson4.44%885,347$244M524
3TMOThermo Fisher Scientific Inc4.38%339,402$241M386
4AAPLApple Inc4.38%689,370$241M723
5GOOGLAlphabet Inc Class A4.19%810,893$230M707
6METAMeta Platforms Inc Class A4.01%352,626$220M708
7TXNTexas Instruments Inc3.96%698,230$217M516
8AMZNAmazon.com Inc3.56%801,138$195M738
9AVGOBroadcom Inc3.40%540,773$187M753
10LRCXLam Research Corp3.17%683,679$174M603
11LLYEli Lilly & Co2.93%117,208$161M593
12NVDANVIDIA Corp2.90%746,587$160M848
13UNHUnitedHealth Group Inc2.61%348,345$143M494
14VVisa Inc Class A Shares2.41%322,402$132M559
15MAMastercard Inc A2.40%207,355$132M531

Showing 1–15 of 47 holdings

QLTY Performance

Launched Nov 12, 2023

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

Not enough history yet.Not enough history yet.Not enough history yet.
QLTY$11,736
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. QLTY $11,736. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 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.

Trailing total return for QLTY. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodQLTY
Year to date+13.8%
1 month+1.8%
3 months+4.4%
1 year+17.4%
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper yearNo data
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper yearNo data
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for QLTY
YearReturn barQLTY
2026 YTD+13.8%
2025+21.3%
2024+21.0%
2023+5.7%

History from Nov 15, 2023

QLTY in the news

QLTY Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
0.65%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.28Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.06 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2023–2026

One bar per payment. 12 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Dec 27, 2023 $0.04; Mar 27, 2024 $0.05; Jun 28, 2024 $0.05; Sep 30, 2024 $0.06; Dec 30, 2024 $0.09; Mar 31, 2025 $0.05; Jul 1, 2025 $0.07; Sep 30, 2025 $0.08; Dec 30, 2025 $0.09; Mar 31, 2026 $0.06; Jun 30, 2026 $0.08; Sep 30, 2026 $0.06. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 30, 2026Oct 1, 2026$0.06
Jun 30, 2026Jul 1, 2026$0.08
Mar 31, 2026Apr 1, 2026$0.06
Dec 30, 2025Dec 31, 2025$0.09
Sep 30, 2025Oct 1, 2025$0.08
Jul 1, 2025Jul 2, 2025$0.07
Mar 31, 2025Apr 1, 2025$0.05
Dec 30, 2024Dec 31, 2024$0.09
Sep 30, 2024Oct 1, 2024$0.06
Jun 28, 2024Jul 1, 2024$0.05
Mar 27, 2024Apr 1, 2024$0.05
Dec 27, 2023Dec 29, 2023$0.04

$10,000 in QLTY 1 year ago paid $75.58 in dividends.

QLTY Risk

Risk pillarB68 out of 100Rank 4 of 16 in US Active Quality
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
11.9%
Annualised · 35 months to Oct 2026
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
1.27
vs 3-month T-bills · 35 months to Oct 2026
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−17.0%
35 months · trough Apr 2025
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.98
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

QLTY Cost

Compare QLTY and NPFE

Overpaying vs NPFE, cheapest in US Active Quality

$1,889

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • QLTY 0.50%

    $9,979

  • NPFE 0.40% Cheapest

    $8,090

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • QLTY 0.50%
  • NPFE 0.40%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K$10K051015202530QLTY $9,979NPFE $8,090

Year by year

YearQLTYNPFEOverpaying
10$900$723$177
20$3,460$2,793$667
30$9,979$8,090$1,889

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