American Century STOXX U.S. Quality Value ETF
$72.96+0.30 (+0.41%)
- 0.29%
- $194M
- +15.1%
- 1.66%
- 28.4K sh
- low $62.30high $73.25
The ETF.net VALQ Grade
B
Score 57 out of 100
- 44 of 99
Score 57 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.B55 out of 100Rank 40 of 99Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A71 out of 100Rank 58 of 87Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B68 out of 100Rank 22 of 99Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C42 out of 100Rank 55 of 99Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B55 out of 100Rank 50 of 98Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.D30 out of 100Rank 86 of 99
Our read on VALQ
In short
BCheap stocks are sometimes cheap for a reason. VALQ's index screens U.S. large and mid caps for quality and income alongside valuation, so the bargain bin gets filtered before anything gets bought. Launched 2018, 0.29% a year.
Stated mandate
The fund seeks to capture the performance of U.S. large- and mid-capitalization companies with attractive quality, valuation, and income fundamentals.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
VALQ Performance
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.
VALQ$11,509
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.
| Period | VALQ |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +11.3% |
| 1 month | +4.3% |
| 3 months | +4.3% |
| 1 year | +15.1% |
| 3 years | +17.4% |
| 5 years | +9.7% |
| 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 | VALQ |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +11.3% | |
| 2025 | +10.6% | |
| 2024 | +16.7% | |
| 2023 | +13.9% | |
| 2022 | −7.7% | |
| 2021 | +27.1% | |
| 2020 | +0.6% |
VALQ in the news
VALQ Dividends
- 1.66%
- $1.21
- $0.28 per share
- Quarterly
VALQ Risk
- 11.5%
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.
- 1.07
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.
- −20.2%
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.
- 0.71
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.
VALQ Cost
Overpaying vs VYM, tied cheapest in US Multifactor
$5,103
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
VALQ 0.29%
$5,952
VYM 0.04% Tied cheapest
$849
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | VALQ | VYM | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $527 | $73 | $454 |
| 20 | $2,044 | $288 | $1,756 |
| 30 | $5,952 | $849 | $5,103 |
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