Northern Trust Emerging Markets Quality Low Volatility ETF
$33.52−0.04 (−0.10%)
- 0.19%
- $17M
- +22.1%
- 3.04%
- 0M sh
- $33.93
- low $28.16high $35.16
The ETF.net QLVE Grade
B
Score 61 out of 100
- 8 of 20
Score 61 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.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 20Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A93 out of 100Rank 2 of 3Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B62 out of 100Rank 4 of 19Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.F11 out of 100Rank 20 of 20Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D33 out of 100Rank 17 of 20Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.D33 out of 100Rank 18 of 20
Our read on QLVE
BEmerging markets, filtered twice: keep the steady, higher-quality companies and skip the wild ones. QLVE runs Northern Trust's quality plus low-volatility index for 0.19%, well under half the going rate for multifactor EM funds.
The Fund is designed for investors seeking emerging-markets exposure with an emphasis on quality and low volatility. It seeks to match, before fees and expenses, the performance of the Northern Trust Emerging Markets Quality Low Volatility Index.
Why people hold it
- 0.19% a year, less than half the median fee among multifactor emerging-markets ETFs, and under peers like EMGF (0.26%) and AVES (0.36%).flexshares.com
- Two screens, one ticker: the index picks on quality and low volatility instead of just company size, so the mix leans toward calmer EM names.flexshares.com
- Live since 2019 and tightly aligned with its stated index, so the portfolio has matched what the prospectus advertises rather than drifting.
- Pays quarterly and holds roughly 170 stocks, a manageable, transparent slice of the emerging-markets universe.
Worth knowing
- The trading desk is the weak spot: a small asset base and light volume mean spreads can run wider than the giant EM funds.
- About 170 names is a narrow cut of a broad EM index, so country and sector weights can sit far from a plain cap-weighted benchmark.
- A low-volatility screen by design steers away from the most volatile stocks, so the ride tends to diverge from standard EM exposure in both directions.
QLVE Holdings
- Stocks
- 156
- 40%
- 2330.TW
Sectors
- Technology42.0%
- Financials15.8%
- Communication9.8%
- Energy8.2%
- Consumer Staples5.8%
- Utilities4.3%
- Consumer Discretionary4.1%
- Health Care3.7%
- Industrials3.3%
- Materials2.5%
- Real Estate0.5%
Geography
- Taiwan26.52%
- South Korea18.08%
- India14.49%
- China11.65%
- Brazil6.71%
- Malaysia4.67%
- Saudi Arabia4.34%
- United Arab Emirates2.03%
- 11.50%
Developed 2% · Emerging 98%
QLVE Performance
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QLVE$12,209
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 | QLVE |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +16.1% |
| 1 month | −1.9% |
| 3 months | +1.2% |
| 1 year | +22.1% |
| 3 years | +18.2% |
| 5 years | +8.1% |
| 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 | QLVE |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +16.1% | |
| 2025 | +21.8% | |
| 2024 | +10.2% | |
| 2023 | +8.5% | |
| 2022 | −13.1% | |
| 2021 | +0.9% | |
| 2020 | +4.1% |
QLVE in the news
QLVE Dividends
- 3.04%
- $1.02
- $0.34 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
QLVE Risk
- 10.6%
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.
- 1.23
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.
- −23.6%
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.
QLVE Cost
0.19%
QLVE0.19%
- The middle half of Emerging Markets Multifactor funds
- Median 0.47%
No Emerging Markets Multifactor fund charges less.
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- BDFEVDimensional - Emerging Markets Value ETFExpense ratio 0.46%1 year return +39.3%
- CEQLTiShares MSCI Emerging Markets Quality Factor ETFExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return +32.6%
- CJHEMJohn Hancock Multifactor Emerging Markets ETFExpense ratio 0.49%1 year return +30.8%
- CMFEMPIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor Emerging Markets Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return +36.4%