---
ticker: "QLV"
name: "Northern Trust US Quality Low Volatility ETF"
url: "https://etf.net/etf/QLV"
grade: "A"
score: 75
graded_at: "2026-10-12"
category: "US Low Volatility Index"
category_rank: "2 of 16"
methodology: "https://etf.net/methodology"
---

# QLV: Northern Trust US Quality Low Volatility ETF

Grade **A**, Score 75 of 100. Rank 2 of 16 in US Low Volatility Index.

Graded Oct 12, 2026.

## Grade pillars

| Pillar | Score | Category rank |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cost | 100 | 1 of 16 |
| Mission | 76 | 10 of 16 |
| Risk | 79 | 1 of 16 |
| Tradability | 65 | 5 of 16 |
| Holdings | 35 | 12 of 16 |
| Durability | 33 | 14 of 16 |

## Top holdings

The fund holds 122 positions. These are the largest 30, by weight.

| # | Ticker | Name | Weight |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | MSFT | Microsoft Corp Common Stock USD 0.00000625 | 6.77% |
| 2 | NVDA | NVIDIA Corp Common Stock USD 0.001 | 6.58% |
| 3 | AAPL | Apple Inc Common Stock USD 0.00001 | 6.14% |
| 4 | JNJ | Johnson & Johnson Common Stock USD 1 | 4.24% |
| 5 | AMZN | Amazon.com Inc Common Stock USD 0.01 | 2.50% |
| 6 | XOM | Exxonmobil Holdings Corp Common Stock USD | 2.44% |
| 7 | COST | Costco Wholesale Corp Common Stock USD 0.005 | 2.30% |
| 8 | V | Visa Inc Common Stock USD 0.0001 | 2.27% |
| 9 | GOOGL | Alphabet Inc-Cl A - Common Stock USD 0.001 | 1.97% |
| 10 | BRK.B | Berkshire Hathaway Inc Common Stock USD 0.0033 | 1.89% |
| 11 | AVGO | Broadcom Inc Common Stock USD | 1.82% |
| 12 | ABBV | AbbVie Inc Common Stock USD 0.01 | 1.71% |
| 13 | MA | Mastercard Inc Common Stock USD 0.0001 | 1.65% |
| 14 | GOOG | Alphabet Inc-Cl C - Common Stock USD 0.001 | 1.48% |
| 15 | LLY | Eli Lilly and Company | 1.29% |
| 16 | MRK | Merck & Co Inc Common Stock USD 0.5 | 1.24% |
| 17 | PG | The Procter & Gamble Company. | 1.23% |
| 18 | KO | The Coca-Cola Company Common Stock USD 0.25 | 1.20% |
| 19 | PEP | Pepsico Inc Common Stock USD 0.017 | 1.19% |
| 20 | PANW | Palo Alto Networks Inc Common Stock USD 0.0001 | 1.14% |
| 21 | META | Meta Platforms Inc Common Stock USD 0.000006 | 1.07% |
| 22 | PGR | Progressive Corp/The Common Stock USD 1 | 0.94% |
| 23 | INSW | International Seaways Inc Common Stock USD 0 | 0.93% |
| 24 | GILD | Gilead Sciences Inc Common Stock USD 0.001 | 0.87% |
| 25 | CI | Cigna Group/The Common Stock USD 0.01 | 0.87% |
| 26 | VRSN | Verisign Inc Common Stock USD 0.001 | 0.87% |
| 27 | TJX | Tjx Cos Inc/The Common Stock USD 1 | 0.86% |
| 28 | CVX | Chevron Corp Common Stock USD 0.75 | 0.86% |
| 29 | DUK | Duke Energy Corp Common Stock USD 0.001 | 0.84% |
| 30 | QLYS | Qualys Inc Common Stock USD 0.001 | 0.80% |

Source: etf.net, https://etf.net/etf/QLV. Please cite the page URL.