SDY vs. QLV ETF Comparison

Comparison of SPDR S&P Dividend ETF (SDY) to FlexShares US Quality Low Volatility Index Fund (QLV)

SDY

SPDR S&P Dividend ETF

SDY Description

The investment seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the total return performance of an index. In seeking to track the performance of the S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats Index, the fund employs a sampling strategy. It generally invests substantially all, but at least 80%, of its total assets in the securities comprising the index. The index is designed to measure the performance of the highest dividend yielding S&P Composite 1500Â® Index constituents that have followed a managed-dividends policy of consistently increasing dividends every year for at least 20 consecutive years. It is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$141.28

Average Daily Volume

183,276

Number of Holdings ^*

132

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

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

$66.81

Average Daily Volume

10,246

Number of Holdings ^*

114

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	SDY	QLV
30 Days	-0.10%	-0.74%
60 Days	0.89%	0.99%
90 Days	2.77%	2.61%
12 Months	22.19%	24.52%

35 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in SDY	Weight in QLV	Overlap
ABBV	F	1.36%	0.97%	0.97%
ABT	B	0.96%	0.92%	0.92%
ADI	D	0.72%	0.15%	0.15%
ADP	A	1.03%	0.92%	0.92%
ATR	B	0.56%	0.89%	0.56%
BMI	B	0.33%	0.28%	0.28%
CB	C	0.61%	0.72%	0.61%
CHRW	B	0.76%	0.49%	0.49%
CINF	A	1.29%	0.59%	0.59%
ED	C	1.42%	0.77%	0.77%
EXPD	C	0.55%	0.03%	0.03%
FLO	D	0.25%	0.47%	0.25%
GD	D	0.88%	0.61%	0.61%
HRL	D	0.49%	0.4%	0.4%
IBM	C	1.42%	1.77%	1.42%
JKHY	D	0.57%	0.53%	0.53%
JNJ	C	1.43%	1.68%	1.43%
LIN	C	0.54%	0.19%	0.19%
LMT	D	1.0%	1.07%	1.0%
MCD	D	1.11%	1.97%	1.11%
NFG	A	0.31%	0.37%	0.31%
NOC	D	0.72%	0.6%	0.6%
PEP	F	1.45%	1.52%	1.45%
PG	C	1.16%	3.17%	1.16%
RGLD	C	0.51%	0.77%	0.51%
ROP	B	0.27%	0.14%	0.14%
RSG	A	0.59%	0.58%	0.58%
SO	C	1.48%	0.68%	0.68%
SON	F	0.29%	0.49%	0.29%
TXN	C	1.31%	0.86%	0.86%
WEC	A	1.72%	0.83%	0.83%
WM	B	0.75%	0.68%	0.68%
WRB	A	0.29%	0.53%	0.29%
XEL	A	1.78%	0.62%	0.62%
XOM	B	1.61%	1.15%	1.15%

SDY Overweight 97 Positions Relative to QLV

Symbol	Grade	Weight
CVX	A	2.34%
O	C	2.21%
KVUE	A	1.81%
EIX	B	1.74%
KMB	C	1.68%
ADM	D	1.51%
MDT	D	1.48%
TGT	F	1.48%
TROW	B	1.46%
SYY	D	1.32%
ES	C	1.28%
KO	D	1.23%
CLX	A	1.22%
GPC	D	1.21%
ITW	B	1.2%
APD	A	1.2%
ATO	A	1.18%
FAST	B	1.17%
EMR	B	1.13%
NEE	C	1.11%
BBY	D	1.09%
ESS	B	1.08%
PPG	F	0.98%
QCOM	F	0.97%
CAH	B	0.97%
MKC	C	0.96%
MCHP	F	0.96%
LHX	C	0.96%
CL	D	0.9%
LNT	A	0.88%
AFL	B	0.88%
AMCR	C	0.85%
EVRG	A	0.84%
LOW	C	0.84%
SWK	D	0.81%
RPM	A	0.79%
NKE	F	0.78%
NUE	C	0.74%
BDX	F	0.73%
CAT	B	0.71%
SJM	D	0.69%
ALB	B	0.69%
LECO	C	0.66%
GGG	B	0.63%
NDSN	B	0.6%
CHD	A	0.58%
DOV	A	0.58%
AOS	F	0.57%
WTRG	B	0.54%
ORI	A	0.52%
DCI	B	0.52%
TTC	C	0.51%
WMT	A	0.51%
PNR	A	0.5%
FDS	B	0.48%
FRT	B	0.48%
CBSH	B	0.46%
NNN	C	0.45%
PB	B	0.44%
CFR	B	0.44%
SEIC	B	0.42%
ERIE	D	0.42%
CSL	C	0.42%
GWW	B	0.42%
ECL	D	0.42%
MSA	F	0.4%
RLI	A	0.4%
CTAS	B	0.39%
BEN	C	0.38%
SHW	B	0.38%
SPGI	C	0.36%
UBSI	B	0.32%
UGI	C	0.3%
UMBF	B	0.3%
CASY	A	0.28%
NJR	A	0.28%
OZK	B	0.28%
RNR	C	0.27%
BRO	B	0.26%
OGS	A	0.25%
BKH	A	0.25%
FELE	B	0.24%
FUL	F	0.24%
SR	A	0.23%
PII	F	0.23%
PRGO	C	0.22%
LANC	C	0.2%
CBU	B	0.2%
ABM	B	0.19%
CWT	C	0.18%
AWR	B	0.18%
BRC	D	0.18%
CPK	A	0.17%
AVA	A	0.17%
WST	C	0.12%
SJW	F	0.1%
SCL	C	0.1%

SDY Underweight 79 Positions Relative to QLV

Symbol	Grade	Weight
MSFT	D	-7.86%
NVDA	B	-5.54%
AAPL	C	-5.13%
AMZN	C	-2.5%
LLY	F	-2.4%
MRK	D	-2.29%
V	A	-2.25%
VZ	C	-1.58%
T	A	-1.46%
META	D	-1.27%
TMUS	B	-1.14%
GILD	C	-1.11%
CME	B	-0.91%
QLYS	B	-0.89%
WTW	B	-0.87%
DUK	C	-0.87%
GOOGL	C	-0.87%
PSA	C	-0.84%
AIZ	A	-0.84%
WDFC	B	-0.81%
TYL	B	-0.81%
K	A	-0.77%
DOX	D	-0.76%
LSTR	D	-0.74%
CHE	D	-0.74%
AMGN	F	-0.73%
CHKP	C	-0.72%
GIS	D	-0.72%
ZM	C	-0.7%
QGEN	D	-0.67%
TRV	B	-0.66%
DTM	A	-0.65%
DLR	B	-0.65%
AVY	F	-0.64%
GOOG	C	-0.62%
CALM	A	-0.62%
EQIX	A	-0.62%
ALL	A	-0.62%
PKG	A	-0.61%
SMMT	D	-0.61%
BRK.A	B	-0.59%
WCN	A	-0.57%
CTVA	C	-0.57%
AZO	C	-0.56%
AEE	A	-0.56%
SIGI	C	-0.55%
STNG	F	-0.55%
MKL	A	-0.54%
CMS	C	-0.53%
SCI	B	-0.53%
CTRA	B	-0.53%
ADC	A	-0.52%
AEP	C	-0.52%
PNW	A	-0.52%
TSCO	D	-0.5%
BAH	F	-0.5%
REGN	F	-0.47%
HSY	F	-0.46%
TTEK	F	-0.46%
NBIX	C	-0.43%
AVGO	D	-0.4%
VRSK	A	-0.39%
BMRN	F	-0.37%
HII	F	-0.36%
MCK	A	-0.35%
SLGN	A	-0.33%
DDS	B	-0.3%
CRUS	D	-0.26%
EA	A	-0.23%
PM	B	-0.21%
JPM	A	-0.21%
COR	B	-0.2%
ALKS	C	-0.19%
NCNO	C	-0.13%
CAG	F	-0.13%
L	A	-0.11%
CWAN	B	-0.09%
UNH	B	-0.07%
MMC	B	-0.05%