QQQ vs. QLC ETF Comparison

Comparison of PowerShares QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) to FlexShares US Quality Large Cap Index Fund (QLC)

QQQ

PowerShares QQQ Trust, Series 1

QQQ Description

PowerShares Capital Management LLC is passionate about our goal of delivering the highest quality investment management available through one of the more benefit-rich investment vehicles ever created, the exchange-traded fund. PowerShares QQQ, formerly known as "QQQ" or the "NASDAQ-100 Index Tracking Stock", is an exchange-traded fund based on the Nasdaq-100 Index. The Fund will, under most circumstances, consists of all of stocks in the Index. The Index includes 100 of the largest domestic and international non-financial companies listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market based on market capitalization. The Fund and the Index are rebalanced quarterly and reconstituted annually.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$508.69

Average Daily Volume

30,030,952

Number of Holdings ^*

101

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

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

$67.23

Average Daily Volume

42,261

Number of Holdings ^*

164

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	QQQ	QLC
30 Days	3.63%	2.18%
60 Days	7.17%	6.26%
90 Days	7.24%	7.27%
12 Months	32.82%	35.27%

38 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in QQQ	Weight in QLC	Overlap
AAPL	C	8.32%	7.42%	7.42%
ABNB	C	0.39%	0.21%	0.21%
ADBE	C	1.42%	0.79%	0.79%
ADI	D	0.71%	0.51%	0.51%
ADP	A	0.79%	0.05%	0.05%
AMAT	F	0.98%	0.74%	0.74%
AMGN	F	1.1%	0.61%	0.61%
AMZN	A	5.34%	2.36%	2.36%
AVGO	C	5.28%	1.84%	1.84%
BKNG	A	1.06%	0.64%	0.64%
CMCSA	B	1.11%	0.78%	0.78%
CSCO	A	1.48%	1.24%	1.24%
CTSH	A	0.25%	0.35%	0.25%
DASH	A	0.41%	0.24%	0.24%
EA	A	0.26%	0.27%	0.26%
EXC	C	0.24%	0.36%	0.24%
FTNT	B	0.39%	0.48%	0.39%
GEHC	D	0.25%	0.08%	0.08%
GILD	B	0.72%	0.17%	0.17%
GOOG	C	2.45%	2.86%	2.45%
GOOGL	C	2.54%	2.89%	2.54%
IDXX	F	0.22%	0.18%	0.18%
INTU	A	1.15%	1.05%	1.05%
KLAC	F	0.57%	0.7%	0.57%
LRCX	F	0.63%	0.78%	0.63%
MCHP	F	0.25%	0.25%	0.25%
MELI	D	0.68%	0.37%	0.37%
META	B	4.88%	2.43%	2.43%
MSFT	C	7.67%	4.67%	4.67%
NFLX	A	2.12%	0.66%	0.66%
NVDA	A	8.77%	6.66%	6.66%
PAYX	B	0.34%	0.16%	0.16%
PCAR	B	0.39%	0.3%	0.3%
QCOM	F	1.22%	0.69%	0.69%
REGN	F	0.56%	0.07%	0.07%
ROP	A	0.38%	0.03%	0.03%
SMCI	F	0.08%	0.03%	0.03%
TSLA	B	3.43%	0.72%	0.72%

QQQ Overweight 63 Positions Relative to QLC

Symbol	Grade	Weight
COST	B	2.53%
TMUS	A	1.72%
AMD	F	1.49%
PEP	D	1.44%
LIN	D	1.4%
TXN	B	1.25%
ISRG	A	1.16%
HON	B	0.89%
VRTX	B	0.81%
MU	D	0.79%
PANW	B	0.79%
SBUX	B	0.69%
INTC	C	0.68%
CTAS	B	0.56%
MDLZ	F	0.56%
SNPS	C	0.54%
PYPL	A	0.53%
CDNS	B	0.52%
PDD	F	0.51%
MRVL	B	0.5%
MAR	A	0.49%
CEG	D	0.47%
CRWD	B	0.47%
CSX	B	0.45%
ORLY	A	0.45%
ADSK	B	0.41%
ASML	D	0.4%
CHTR	B	0.37%
NXPI	F	0.37%
TTD	B	0.35%
MNST	B	0.34%
CPRT	A	0.34%
WDAY	B	0.34%
FANG	C	0.34%
AEP	D	0.32%
ODFL	B	0.31%
FAST	B	0.3%
ROST	D	0.29%
KDP	C	0.28%
BKR	B	0.27%
KHC	F	0.26%
VRSK	A	0.25%
DDOG	B	0.25%
XEL	A	0.24%
AZN	F	0.24%
TEAM	B	0.23%
LULU	B	0.23%
CCEP	C	0.22%
ON	F	0.2%
ZS	B	0.19%
TTWO	A	0.19%
CSGP	F	0.19%
ANSS	B	0.18%
CDW	F	0.17%
DXCM	C	0.17%
BIIB	F	0.16%
GFS	C	0.16%
ILMN	C	0.15%
MRNA	F	0.13%
WBD	B	0.13%
MDB	C	0.13%
ARM	D	0.11%
DLTR	F	0.09%

QQQ Underweight 126 Positions Relative to QLC

Symbol	Grade	Weight
BRK.A	B	-2.27%
JPM	A	-1.99%
JNJ	D	-1.47%
BAC	A	-1.42%
LLY	F	-1.24%
C	B	-1.23%
PG	C	-1.23%
ORCL	A	-1.13%
GE	D	-0.98%
CAT	B	-0.95%
MRK	F	-0.92%
SO	D	-0.83%
MCK	B	-0.76%
T	A	-0.75%
ITW	B	-0.75%
CI	D	-0.74%
COF	B	-0.71%
FICO	B	-0.69%
ACN	B	-0.67%
LDOS	C	-0.66%
GS	B	-0.66%
HD	B	-0.65%
MS	A	-0.65%
BK	B	-0.65%
GWW	B	-0.64%
ETR	B	-0.64%
CBRE	B	-0.64%
SPG	A	-0.62%
LMT	D	-0.6%
AFL	C	-0.59%
COR	B	-0.57%
PEG	C	-0.57%
NVR	D	-0.55%
AZO	B	-0.55%
AVB	B	-0.55%
PPL	A	-0.54%
SYF	B	-0.54%
MPC	D	-0.52%
MET	C	-0.52%
ESS	C	-0.52%
PM	B	-0.52%
VLO	C	-0.51%
APP	B	-0.51%
ED	D	-0.5%
AIG	B	-0.5%
STLD	C	-0.49%
PSA	D	-0.48%
NRG	C	-0.48%
EBAY	C	-0.47%
KR	A	-0.47%
CHKP	C	-0.46%
LOW	B	-0.45%
HST	D	-0.45%
STT	B	-0.43%
EQR	C	-0.43%
WY	F	-0.43%
KMB	D	-0.42%
OMC	A	-0.41%
BMY	B	-0.41%
NUE	D	-0.41%
WFC	A	-0.41%
RMD	C	-0.4%
RCL	A	-0.39%
EXPD	C	-0.38%
UPS	C	-0.36%
CSL	B	-0.35%
GIS	F	-0.35%
DVA	C	-0.35%
ALLY	C	-0.34%
FIS	B	-0.34%
MTD	F	-0.34%
LH	B	-0.33%
CL	F	-0.32%
DELL	C	-0.32%
CNC	F	-0.3%
CMI	A	-0.29%
MO	A	-0.28%
JBL	C	-0.28%
WAB	B	-0.28%
PRU	B	-0.27%
FITB	A	-0.26%
TAP	B	-0.26%
MMM	C	-0.25%
MAS	D	-0.24%
PHM	D	-0.23%
ABBV	F	-0.22%
OXY	F	-0.21%
EIX	C	-0.21%
CAH	B	-0.21%
HOOD	B	-0.2%
HOLX	D	-0.2%
HCA	D	-0.19%
IT	B	-0.19%
NTAP	D	-0.18%
DFS	B	-0.18%
BBY	C	-0.18%
PSX	C	-0.18%
FI	A	-0.17%
UTHR	B	-0.15%
THC	B	-0.15%
ICLR	F	-0.15%
WSM	F	-0.13%
ABT	C	-0.13%
MANH	C	-0.12%
EME	B	-0.12%
ELV	F	-0.12%
LYB	F	-0.11%
CRBG	C	-0.09%
LEN	D	-0.09%
FLEX	B	-0.08%
CE	F	-0.08%
AOS	F	-0.08%
ZM	B	-0.06%
TGT	C	-0.06%
EXPE	B	-0.05%
CRM	B	-0.04%
DHR	F	-0.04%
SYK	A	-0.04%
EVRG	A	-0.03%
JLL	C	-0.03%
ADM	F	-0.02%
MAA	C	-0.02%
TXT	D	-0.02%
MEDP	D	-0.02%
EMR	A	-0.02%
LAMR	D	-0.02%