FlexShares US Quality Large Cap Index Fund (QLC)

BATS: QLC · Real-Time Price · USD
82.16
-0.43 (-0.52%)
Feb 27, 2026, 4:00 PM EST - Market closed
-0.52%
Assets $826.85M
Expense Ratio 0.25%
PE Ratio 23.47
Shares Out 10.00M
Dividend (ttm) $0.76
Dividend Yield 0.93%
Ex-Dividend Date Dec 19, 2025
Payout Ratio 21.84%
1-Year Return +21.04%
Volume 31,339
Open 81.81
Previous Close 82.59
Day's Range 81.74 - 82.16
52-Week Low 55.34
52-Week High 83.76
Beta 1.00
Holdings 173
Inception Date Sep 24, 2015

About QLC

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The FlexShares US Quality Large Cap Index Fund (QLC) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in large cap equity. The fund tracks an index of the highest quality large-caps in the US market. QLC was launched on Sep 24, 2015 and is issued by FlexShares.

Asset Class Equity
Category Large Blend
Region North America
Stock Exchange BATS
Ticker Symbol QLC
ETF Provider FlexShares
Index Tracked Northern Trust Quality Large Cap Total Return

Top 10 Holdings

36.68% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
Apple Inc. AAPL 7.14%
NVIDIA Corporation NVDA 7.06%
Alphabet Inc. GOOGL 4.07%
Microsoft Corporation MSFT 4.05%
Alphabet Inc. GOOG 3.66%
Broadcom Inc. AVGO 2.66%
Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN 2.14%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. BRK.B 2.05%
Meta Platforms, Inc. META 1.97%
Johnson & Johnson JNJ 1.89%
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Dividends

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Dec 19, 2025 $0.28243 Dec 26, 2025
Sep 19, 2025 $0.19571 Sep 25, 2025
Jun 20, 2025 $0.16877 Jun 26, 2025
Mar 21, 2025 $0.11794 Mar 27, 2025
Dec 20, 2024 $0.25272 Dec 27, 2024
Sep 20, 2024 $0.13436 Sep 26, 2024
Full Dividend History

News

QLC: FlexShares' Quality, Value, And Momentum ETF Deserves Some Attention

QLC offers investors a diversified portfolio that's similar in structure to the S&P 500 Index but is designed specifically to emphasize the quality, value, and momentum factors. The ETF has $729 milli...

2 months ago - Seeking Alpha

QLC: Quality ETF With Recent Outperformance But Limited Appeal

FlexShares US Quality Large Cap Index Fund ETF holds 165 stocks selected with a score blending quality, value and momentum. QLC is close to the S&P 500 regarding sector breakdown, but has better value...

4 months ago - Seeking Alpha

QLC: Factor Triad Delivers Good But Not Great Performance, Worth Shortlisting

QLC is a passively managed ETF mixing quality, value, and momentum. It is heavy in mega-caps and IT, with almost all holdings being S&P 500 constituents. QLC has surprised to the upside since Septembe...

9 months ago - Seeking Alpha

QLC: A Multi-Factor Fund With Reasonable Valuation And Returns Outpacing The Broader Equity Market

The FlexShares US Quality Large Cap ETF uses a multi-factor approach focusing on quality, value, and momentum, with significant holdings in tech giants like Apple and Microsoft. Despite strong histori...

1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

QLC: Quality, But Not Really Different

The FlexShares US Quality Large Cap Index Fund ETF targets high-quality, large-cap U.S. stocks, emphasizing strong finances, steady earnings, and good leadership. The fund's top holdings, including Ap...

1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

QLC: High-Quality Portfolio But Unconvincing Performance

QLC has a highly sophisticated large-cap stocks-focused strategy based on the trio of factors: quality, value, and momentum. QLC's portfolio has a robust factor mix, with value and quality characteris...

1 year ago - Seeking Alpha