FlexShares Developed Markets ex-US Quality Low Volatility Index Fund
QLVD NYSE Arca
The FlexShares Developed Markets ex-US Quality Low Volatility Index ETF tracks a multi-factor selected index of large- and mid-cap equities from developed markets excluding the United States. For investors seeking an investment that emphasizes developed markets quality and low volatility
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- Fund size
- 36.3M as of Feb 2020
- Expense ratio
- 0.32% per year
- Dividend yield
- 1.43% Quarterly
- Volatility · 1Y
- 10.9% Low Risk
- Beta
- 0.40 vs the market
- 52-week range
- 30.0834.84
How QLVD has paid off
Price return over every period, and total return with dividends reinvested, set against price alone.
Return by period
Price · to Oct 12Total return vs price return
Price onlyOver 1 year, QLVD returned +10.6% with dividends reinvested — dividends added +1.6 pts to the price move.
How bumpy is the ride?
Return only means something next to the risk taken to earn it. Volatility, drawdowns and market sensitivity over 1 year.
Volatility
Annualized · 1YA typical year sees the price swing about ±11% around its trend.
Drawdown from peak
How far below its previous high the price has been Deepest fall −8.3% on Mar 27, 2026 — 28 days after the previous high
More than 5% below a high 20% of the time.
Market sensitivity
BetaA beta of 0.40 means QLVD has moved less than the market.
Trend & momentum
Where the price sits against its moving averages, and how stretched the recent move is.
Price vs moving averages
Uptrend- 12-day average33.12 −0.3%
- 26-day average33.41 −1.2%
- 50-day average33.58 −1.7%
- 200-day average32.88 +0.4%
The price is above 1 of 4 averages. The 50-day average is above the 200-day, a sign of a rising longer-term trend.
Relative strength (RSI)
NeutralRSI compares recent gains with recent losses on a 0–100 scale. Above 70 a move is often considered stretched, below 30 washed out.
Technical indicators describe past prices. They are not a forecast.
Inside the fund
Developed Markets (ex-US) · InvestableMkt LowVolatility — tracking the Northern Trust Developed Markets ex-US Quality Low Volatility Index.
- Assets under management36.3MUSD
- Expense ratio0.32%per year
- Holdings230
Launched July 2019. Fund data as of Feb 28, 2020.
What it pays you
Cash distributions over the last twelve months, and how they have grown.
About 14 USD a year for every 1,000 USD invested at today's price.
- Per share
- 0.47
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Last paid
- Sep 18, 2026
Last 12 months
0.47 USD / shareWhere QLVD shows up
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About FlexShares Developed Markets ex-US Quality Low Volatility Index Fund
The FlexShares Developed Markets ex-US Quality Low Volatility Index ETF tracks a multi-factor selected index of large- and mid-cap equities from developed markets excluding the United States. For investors seeking an investment that emphasizes developed markets quality and low volatility
- Featured in 2 curated themes
- 230 holdings
- Ticker
- QLVD
- Exchange
- NYSE Arca
- ISIN
- US33939L6478
- CUSIP
- 33939L647
- Currency
- U.S. Dollar (USD)
- Country
- USA
- Sector
- Developed Markets (ex-US)
- Industry
- InvestableMkt LowVolatility
- Benchmark
- Northern Trust Developed Markets ex-US Quality Low Volatility Index
All key statistics
Details
Shareas of Oct 12, 2026
Dataas of Feb 28, 2020
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Data for information only, not investment advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.