QLV vs. SDP ETF Comparison

Comparison of FlexShares US Quality Low Volatility Index Fund (QLV) to ProShares UltraShort Utilities (SDP)
QLV

FlexShares US Quality Low Volatility Index Fund

QLV Description

The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Northern Trust Developed Markets ex-US Quality Low Volatility IndexSM. The underlying index is designed to reflect the performance of a selection of companies that, in aggregate, possess lower overall absolute volatility characteristics relative to a broad universe of securities domiciled in developed market countries, excluding the U.S. The fund will invest at least 80% of its total assets in the securities of the underlying index and in ADRs and GDRs based on the securities in the underlying index. It is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$67.22

Average Daily Volume

10,357

Number of Holdings *

114

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
SDP

ProShares UltraShort Utilities

SDP Description The investment seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times the inverse (-2x) of the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. UtilitiesSM Index. The fund invests in derivatives that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as two times the inverse (-2x) of the daily return of the index. The index measures the performance of the utilities sector of the U.S. equity market. Component companies include, among others, electric utilities, gas utilities, multi-utilities and water utilities. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$14.92

Average Daily Volume

35,154

Number of Holdings *

46

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period QLV SDP
30 Days 0.23% 2.33%
60 Days 1.42% -1.82%
90 Days 3.24% -14.20%
12 Months 25.29% -41.26%
10 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in QLV Weight in SDP Overlap
AEE A 0.58% 1.92% 0.58%
AEP D 0.54% 4.77% 0.54%
CMS C 0.54% 1.82% 0.54%
DUK C 0.9% 6.69% 0.9%
ED D 0.79% 2.94% 0.79%
NFG A 0.38% 0.38% 0.38%
PNW B 0.53% 1.03% 0.53%
SO D 0.69% 6.91% 0.69%
WEC A 0.86% 2.98% 0.86%
XEL A 0.64% 3.36% 0.64%
QLV Overweight 104 Positions Relative to SDP
Symbol Grade Weight
MSFT F 7.68%
NVDA C 5.54%
AAPL C 5.17%
PG A 3.25%
AMZN C 2.41%
LLY F 2.31%
MRK F 2.28%
V A 2.26%
MCD D 1.93%
IBM C 1.82%
JNJ D 1.71%
VZ C 1.64%
T A 1.51%
PEP F 1.47%
META D 1.25%
XOM B 1.15%
TMUS B 1.13%
GILD C 1.07%
LMT D 1.06%
ABBV D 0.96%
CME A 0.94%
ABT B 0.93%
ADP B 0.92%
QLYS C 0.88%
GOOGL C 0.88%
ATR B 0.86%
AIZ A 0.86%
WTW B 0.85%
TXN C 0.84%
PSA D 0.84%
RGLD C 0.83%
TYL B 0.8%
WDFC B 0.8%
K A 0.77%
DOX D 0.74%
CHE D 0.73%
GIS D 0.72%
CHKP D 0.72%
AMGN D 0.71%
LSTR D 0.71%
CB C 0.71%
DLR B 0.68%
TRV B 0.67%
QGEN D 0.67%
WM A 0.67%
DTM B 0.67%
ZM B 0.67%
CALM A 0.65%
EQIX A 0.64%
ALL A 0.63%
AVY D 0.63%
PKG A 0.63%
GOOG C 0.62%
CINF A 0.6%
SMMT D 0.59%
RSG A 0.59%
CTVA C 0.59%
NOC D 0.59%
BRK.A B 0.59%
GD F 0.58%
WCN A 0.58%
CTRA B 0.57%
WRB A 0.55%
AZO C 0.55%
STNG F 0.55%
MKL A 0.54%
SCI B 0.54%
JKHY D 0.53%
ADC B 0.53%
SIGI C 0.53%
CHRW C 0.49%
TSCO D 0.49%
SON D 0.48%
BAH F 0.47%
FLO D 0.47%
TTEK F 0.46%
REGN F 0.45%
HSY F 0.45%
NBIX C 0.43%
HRL D 0.4%
VRSK A 0.39%
AVGO D 0.38%
HII D 0.36%
BMRN D 0.35%
MCK B 0.35%
SLGN A 0.34%
DDS B 0.29%
BMI B 0.27%
CRUS D 0.26%
EA A 0.23%
JPM A 0.21%
PM B 0.21%
COR B 0.2%
LIN D 0.19%
ALKS B 0.19%
ADI D 0.15%
NCNO B 0.13%
CAG D 0.13%
ROP B 0.13%
L A 0.11%
CWAN B 0.09%
UNH C 0.07%
MMC B 0.05%
EXPD D 0.03%
QLV Underweight 36 Positions Relative to SDP
Symbol Grade Weight
NEE D -12.13%
D C -6.77%
EXC C -4.51%
SRE A -4.34%
PEG A -2.93%
ES D -2.81%
EIX B -2.7%
FE C -2.6%
PPL B -2.56%
DTE C -2.52%
ETR B -2.46%
AWK D -2.31%
EVRG A -1.5%
LNT A -1.35%
ATO A -1.34%
AES F -1.33%
CNP B -1.33%
WTRG B -1.07%
NI A -1.06%
VST B -1.01%
NRG B -0.95%
UGI A -0.91%
MDU D -0.58%
IDA A -0.54%
HE C -0.51%
POR C -0.51%
OGS A -0.49%
BKH A -0.49%
SR A -0.42%
ALE A -0.42%
SWX B -0.41%
NJR A -0.41%
PNM F -0.4%
NWE B -0.37%
AVA A -0.32%
AGR B -0.28%
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