QLC vs. FAZ ETF Comparison

Comparison of FlexShares US Quality Large Cap Index Fund (QLC) to Direxion Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ)

QLC

FlexShares US Quality Large Cap Index Fund

QLC Description

FlexShares Trust - FlexShares US Quality Large Cap Index Fund is an exchange traded fund launched by Northern Trust Corporation. The fund is managed by Northern Trust Investments, Incorporated. It invests in public equity markets of the United States. The fund invests in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It invests in momentum stocks of large-cap companies. The fund seeks to track the performance of the Northern Trust Quality Large Cap Index, by employing representative sampling methodology. FlexShares Trust - FlexShares US Quality Large Cap Index Fund is domiciled in the United States.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$67.81

Average Daily Volume

42,327

Number of Holdings ^*

164

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

FAZ

Direxion Financial Bear 3X Shares

FAZ Description

The investment seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 300% of the inverse (or opposite) of the performance of the Russell 1000Â® Financial Services Index. The fund, under normal circumstances, creates short positions by investing at least 80% of its assets in financial instruments that, in combination, provide leveraged and unleveraged exposure to the index. The index is a subset of the Russell 1000Â® Index that measures the performance of the securities classified in the financial services sector of the large cap U.S. equity market. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$6.07

Average Daily Volume

8,519,884

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	QLC	FAZ
30 Days	3.58%	-20.96%
60 Days	10.35%	-25.29%
90 Days	12.24%	-36.74%
12 Months	41.46%	-67.22%

29 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in QLC	Weight in FAZ	Overlap
AFL	D	0.62%	0.62%	0.62%
AIG	C	0.53%	0.74%	0.53%
ALLY	C	0.33%	0.19%	0.19%
AVB	A	0.56%	0.48%	0.48%
BAC	B	1.38%	4.53%	1.38%
BK	B	0.67%	0.61%	0.61%
BRK.A	C	2.3%	7.22%	2.3%
C	B	1.19%	2.84%	1.19%
CBRE	A	0.64%	0.33%	0.33%
COF	B	0.66%	0.78%	0.66%
DFS	B	0.16%	0.42%	0.16%
EQR	D	0.45%	0.48%	0.45%
ESS	C	0.52%	0.33%	0.33%
FICO	B	0.61%	0.19%	0.19%
FIS	C	0.36%	1.44%	0.36%
FITB	B	0.25%	0.33%	0.25%
GS	B	0.61%	1.27%	0.61%
HST	C	0.46%	0.2%	0.2%
JPM	B	1.94%	6.91%	1.94%
MAA	C	0.02%	0.24%	0.02%
MET	C	0.55%	0.66%	0.55%
MS	B	0.61%	1.07%	0.61%
PRU	C	0.29%	0.63%	0.29%
PSA	D	0.49%	0.52%	0.49%
SPG	A	0.62%	0.73%	0.62%
STT	B	0.43%	0.48%	0.43%
SYF	B	0.49%	0.37%	0.37%
WFC	B	0.4%	3.0%	0.4%
WY	D	0.44%	0.37%	0.37%

QLC Overweight 135 Positions Relative to FAZ

Symbol	Grade	Weight
AAPL	B	7.77%
NVDA	B	6.5%
MSFT	C	4.94%
GOOGL	B	2.92%
GOOG	B	2.9%
META	B	2.53%
AMZN	B	2.26%
AVGO	B	1.83%
JNJ	D	1.57%
LLY	D	1.31%
PG	D	1.26%
CSCO	A	1.23%
ORCL	A	1.07%
INTU	A	0.98%
MRK	F	0.97%
GE	C	0.96%
CAT	B	0.95%
SO	D	0.87%
ADBE	F	0.8%
LRCX	D	0.79%
CMCSA	B	0.78%
T	B	0.77%
ITW	B	0.76%
CI	F	0.74%
KLAC	F	0.73%
AMAT	D	0.73%
QCOM	C	0.69%
ACN	C	0.68%
HD	B	0.65%
MCK	B	0.64%
NFLX	A	0.64%
LDOS	A	0.63%
AMGN	C	0.62%
PEG	D	0.61%
TSLA	B	0.6%
ETR	B	0.6%
LMT	D	0.6%
BKNG	B	0.6%
GWW	A	0.6%
PM	C	0.56%
COR	B	0.55%
AZO	D	0.55%
NVR	D	0.55%
PPL	B	0.54%
ED	D	0.54%
ADI	D	0.53%
MPC	F	0.5%
EBAY	D	0.49%
VLO	D	0.49%
CHKP	D	0.47%
NRG	B	0.46%
LOW	B	0.45%
KR	A	0.45%
STLD	B	0.45%
KMB	D	0.43%
FTNT	A	0.42%
MELI	D	0.41%
OMC	B	0.41%
BMY	C	0.41%
RMD	B	0.4%
EXPD	D	0.39%
EXC	D	0.39%
UPS	D	0.38%
NUE	C	0.38%
RCL	B	0.37%
GIS	F	0.37%
MTD	F	0.35%
CTSH	B	0.34%
DVA	D	0.34%
CSL	C	0.33%
CL	F	0.33%
CNC	F	0.32%
LH	A	0.32%
DELL	C	0.32%
APP	B	0.31%
PCAR	B	0.29%
WAB	A	0.28%
CMI	B	0.28%
MCHP	F	0.27%
MO	B	0.27%
EA	B	0.26%
JBL	C	0.26%
MMM	C	0.25%
MAS	D	0.25%
TAP	C	0.25%
PHM	D	0.24%
DASH	A	0.23%
ABBV	B	0.23%
ABNB	D	0.22%
OXY	F	0.21%
HOLX	D	0.21%
EIX	D	0.21%
CAH	B	0.2%
HCA	D	0.2%
BBY	D	0.19%
HOOD	A	0.19%
IT	B	0.19%
IDXX	F	0.19%
PSX	F	0.18%
ICLR	F	0.17%
FI	B	0.17%
NTAP	C	0.17%
PAYX	A	0.16%
GILD	B	0.16%
WSM	F	0.14%
THC	B	0.14%
ELV	F	0.13%
UTHR	B	0.13%
ABT	B	0.13%
LYB	F	0.12%
CE	F	0.12%
EME	B	0.11%
MANH	C	0.11%
AOS	F	0.09%
CRBG	C	0.09%
LEN	D	0.09%
REGN	F	0.08%
GEHC	D	0.08%
FLEX	A	0.07%
TGT	F	0.06%
EXPE	B	0.05%
ADP	A	0.05%
ZM	A	0.05%
CRM	A	0.04%
SMCI	F	0.04%
SYK	A	0.04%
DHR	F	0.04%
EVRG	B	0.03%
ROP	B	0.03%
JLL	C	0.03%
MEDP	D	0.02%
EMR	B	0.02%
TXT	D	0.02%
ADM	F	0.02%
LAMR	C	0.02%

QLC Underweight 68 Positions Relative to FAZ

Symbol	Grade	Weight
V	B	-5.62%
MA	A	-4.6%
PYPL	A	-2.19%
AMT	F	-1.64%
AXP	B	-1.41%
USB	B	-1.27%
TFC	B	-1.21%
CME	B	-1.18%
SPGI	D	-1.17%
CB	D	-1.11%
PNC	A	-1.08%
BLK	B	-1.01%
CCI	D	-0.96%
PLD	F	-0.95%
GPN	C	-0.95%
MMC	C	-0.93%
SCHW	B	-0.89%
ICE	D	-0.85%
EQIX	B	-0.8%
AON	B	-0.79%
PGR	B	-0.71%
MCO	C	-0.68%
ALL	B	-0.61%
TRV	B	-0.58%
WELL	B	-0.56%
TROW	B	-0.48%
SBAC	D	-0.45%
WTW	B	-0.42%
DLR	B	-0.41%
O	D	-0.4%
SQ	C	-0.38%
MSCI	B	-0.37%
AMP	B	-0.35%
VTR	B	-0.35%
HIG	C	-0.35%
NTRS	B	-0.34%
MTB	B	-0.34%
BXP	B	-0.34%
KEY	B	-0.31%
ARE	D	-0.3%
EFX	D	-0.3%
ACGL	D	-0.28%
TRU	C	-0.28%
CFG	B	-0.28%
AJG	C	-0.28%
INVH	D	-0.26%
CINF	B	-0.26%
MKL	B	-0.26%
PFG	C	-0.25%
RF	B	-0.25%
BR	A	-0.24%
HBAN	B	-0.24%
SUI	F	-0.23%
WPC	D	-0.23%
L	A	-0.22%
UDR	C	-0.22%
MKTX	C	-0.22%
NLY	C	-0.22%
EXR	D	-0.22%
ELS	C	-0.2%
FNF	C	-0.2%
NDAQ	B	-0.2%
WU	F	-0.19%
VNO	A	-0.19%
LNC	B	-0.19%
RJF	B	-0.19%
MPW	D	-0.18%
JKHY	C	-0.18%