QLVE vs. ROAM ETF Comparison

Comparison of FlexShares Emerging Markets Quality Low Volatility Index Fund (QLVE) to Lattice Emerging Markets Strategy ETF (ROAM)

QLVE

FlexShares Emerging Markets Quality Low Volatility Index Fund

QLVE Description

The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Northern Trust Emerging Markets 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 emerging market countries. Under normal circumstances, 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

$27.15

Average Daily Volume

1,129

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

ROAM

Lattice Emerging Markets Strategy ETF

ROAM Description

The investment seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond to the total return performance of the Lattice Risk-Optimized Advancing Markets Strategy Index (LROAMX). The fund generally invests at least 80 percent of its assets in securities of the index and in depositary receipts representing securities of the index. The index is designed to balance risks and opportunities within equity markets of emerging economies while emphasizing constituents exhibiting a favorable combination of factor characteristics.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$25.49

Average Daily Volume

5,130

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	QLVE	ROAM
30 Days	5.47%	5.12%
60 Days	11.43%	11.38%
90 Days	7.56%	3.64%
12 Months	26.36%	28.95%

6 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in QLVE	Weight in ROAM	Overlap
BABA	A	2.69%	0.4%	0.4%
CHT	C	0.92%	0.23%	0.23%
IBN	C	0.67%	0.04%	0.04%
SKM	C	0.78%	0.79%	0.78%
UMC	D	0.19%	0.6%	0.19%
VALE	D	0.19%	0.76%	0.19%

QLVE Overweight 7 Positions Relative to ROAM

Symbol	Grade	Weight
BAP	A	0.88%
PDD	B	0.76%
KT	C	0.51%
HDB	D	0.45%
NTES	B	0.43%
BIDU	C	0.03%
TCOM	A	0.02%

QLVE Underweight 15 Positions Relative to ROAM

Symbol	Grade	Weight
TSM	B	-0.83%
INFY	B	-0.66%
RDY	D	-0.54%
GFI	C	-0.51%
GGB	B	-0.38%
AKO.A	D	-0.37%
FMX	F	-0.37%
KOF	D	-0.25%
BCH	D	-0.23%
WIT	C	-0.18%
SQM	D	-0.12%
SHG	D	-0.12%
ABEV	B	-0.11%
HMY	D	-0.07%
KB	D	-0.05%