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About FlexShares Trust FlexShares US Quality Large Cap Index Fund
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Inception date
Sep 24, 2015
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
Northern Trust Investments, Inc.(Investment Management)
Distributor
Foreside Fund Services LLC
QLC focuses on stocks that have certain quality, value, and momentum characteristics. Northern Trust’s index defines quality firms as those exhibiting financial strength and stability relative to the broader universe of eligible securities. The fund’s selection universe consists of the largest 600 stocks in the Northern Trust 1250 Index. Selected constituents are weighted by a mix of value, momentum and quality measurements. Quality metrics consist of management expertise (e.g. corporate finance activities), profitability (e.g. assess the reliability and the sustainability of financial performance), and cash flow (e.g. cash flow generation). Additionally, QLC applies sector, style and security level constraints in order to manage its risk profile. The Index is reconstituted quarterly starting each February.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Technology Services
Electronic Technology
Finance
Stocks100.00%
Technology Services22.47%
Electronic Technology20.42%
Finance17.05%
Health Technology6.35%
Retail Trade5.75%
Consumer Non-Durables4.77%
Utilities4.59%
Producer Manufacturing4.37%
Consumer Durables2.46%
Transportation2.32%
Distribution Services2.05%
Health Services1.93%
Consumer Services1.85%
Energy Minerals1.57%
Communications0.96%
Commercial Services0.71%
Non-Energy Minerals0.27%
Industrial Services0.11%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.00%
Stock breakdown by region
North America97.80%
Europe1.32%
Middle East0.57%
Latin America0.30%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
QLC invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Technology Services, with 22.47% stocks, and Electronic Technology, with 20.42% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the North America region.
QLC top holdings are Apple Inc. and NVIDIA Corporation, occupying 6.63% and 6.31% of the portfolio correspondingly.
QLC last dividends amounted to 0.12 USD. The quarter before, the issuer paid 0.25 USD in dividends, which shows a 114.28% decrease.
QLC assets under management is 496.04 M USD. It's risen 23.45% over the last month.
QLC fund flows account for 240.95 M USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, QLC pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 1.00%. The last dividend (Mar 27, 2025) amounted to 0.12 USD. The dividends are paid quarterly.
QLC shares are issued by Northern Trust Corp. under the brand FlexShares. The ETF was launched on Sep 24, 2015, and its management style is Passive.
QLC expense ratio is 0.25% meaning you'd have to pay 0.25% of your investment to help manage the fund.
QLC follows the Northern Trust Quality Large Cap Total Return. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
QLC invests in stocks.
QLC price has risen by 8.75% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 14.45% increase. See more dynamics on QLC price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 6.59% over the last month, showed a 0.16% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 15.50% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 6.59% over the last month, showed a 0.16% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 15.50% in a year.
QLC trades at a premium (0.12%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.