MGC vs. QLV ETF Comparison

Comparison of Vanguard Mega Cap ETF (MGC) to FlexShares US Quality Low Volatility Index Fund (QLV)

MGC

Vanguard Mega Cap ETF

MGC Description

The investment seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of large-capitalization stocks in the United States. The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the CRSP US Mega Cap Index. The index is a free-float-adjusted, market-capitalization-weighted index designed to measure equity market performance of mega-capitalization stocks. It attempts to replicate the target index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$205.80

Average Daily Volume

81,965

Number of Holdings ^*

195

* 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

$66.27

Average Daily Volume

3,466

Number of Holdings ^*

114

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	MGC	QLV
30 Days	2.64%	2.00%
60 Days	5.27%	5.11%
90 Days	4.63%	6.73%
12 Months	37.01%	30.24%

50 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in MGC	Weight in QLV	Overlap
AAPL	C	8.4%	5.17%	5.17%
ABBV	B	0.87%	1.11%	0.87%
ABT	C	0.5%	0.91%	0.5%
ADI	C	0.29%	0.17%	0.17%
ADP	C	0.28%	0.85%	0.28%
AEP	C	0.13%	0.56%	0.13%
AMGN	D	0.45%	0.83%	0.45%
AMZN	C	4.21%	2.25%	2.25%
AVGO	C	1.9%	0.39%	0.39%
AZO	B	0.07%	0.55%	0.07%
BRK.A	C	2.03%	0.58%	0.58%
BRK.A	C	0.15%	0.58%	0.15%
CB	B	0.29%	0.73%	0.29%
DUK	B	0.22%	0.91%	0.22%
EQIX	B	0.2%	0.61%	0.2%
GD	C	0.19%	0.64%	0.19%
GILD	B	0.25%	1.02%	0.25%
GOOG	D	1.99%	0.57%	0.57%
GOOGL	D	2.41%	0.81%	0.81%
IBM	B	0.47%	1.82%	0.47%
JNJ	C	1.0%	1.84%	1.0%
JPM	D	1.63%	0.19%	0.19%
LIN	B	0.58%	0.19%	0.19%
LLY	D	2.07%	2.81%	2.07%
LMT	A	0.34%	1.12%	0.34%
MCD	B	0.52%	1.95%	0.52%
MCK	F	0.18%	0.29%	0.18%
META	B	2.88%	1.24%	1.24%
MMC	C	0.28%	0.05%	0.05%
MRK	F	0.76%	2.74%	0.76%
MSFT	C	7.8%	8.11%	7.8%
NOC	B	0.18%	0.63%	0.18%
NVDA	C	7.02%	4.47%	4.47%
PEP	D	0.6%	1.62%	0.6%
PG	C	1.02%	3.26%	1.02%
PM	C	0.48%	0.2%	0.2%
PSA	C	0.14%	0.91%	0.14%
REGN	D	0.31%	0.69%	0.31%
ROP	C	0.15%	0.14%	0.14%
RSG	D	0.11%	0.56%	0.11%
SO	B	0.24%	0.7%	0.24%
T	B	0.36%	1.41%	0.36%
TMUS	B	0.26%	0.96%	0.26%
TRV	C	0.13%	0.62%	0.13%
TXN	B	0.49%	0.87%	0.49%
UNH	C	1.37%	0.07%	0.07%
V	C	1.09%	2.1%	1.09%
VZ	A	0.4%	1.7%	0.4%
WM	D	0.21%	0.63%	0.21%
XOM	D	1.33%	1.11%	1.11%

MGC Overweight 145 Positions Relative to QLV

Symbol	Grade	Weight
TSLA	C	1.46%
MA	B	1.01%
COST	C	1.0%
HD	B	0.92%
WMT	B	0.86%
NFLX	B	0.76%
KO	B	0.71%
BAC	D	0.68%
ADBE	F	0.65%
CVX	F	0.65%
AMD	C	0.6%
CRM	C	0.59%
ORCL	B	0.59%
TMO	B	0.59%
ACN	C	0.54%
WFC	D	0.51%
QCOM	D	0.49%
GE	C	0.46%
CSCO	B	0.46%
DHR	B	0.45%
CAT	B	0.44%
ISRG	C	0.44%
NOW	C	0.44%
NEE	B	0.42%
INTU	D	0.42%
AMAT	D	0.41%
RTX	B	0.41%
SPGI	C	0.41%
PFE	D	0.41%
GS	B	0.41%
DIS	D	0.41%
CMCSA	C	0.39%
UNP	D	0.39%
UBER	C	0.37%
PGR	C	0.37%
LOW	B	0.36%
COP	F	0.34%
HON	C	0.34%
ELV	D	0.33%
AXP	B	0.33%
BKNG	B	0.33%
TJX	C	0.33%
MS	B	0.32%
BLK	B	0.32%
VRTX	D	0.32%
ETN	C	0.31%
SYK	C	0.31%
PANW	D	0.3%
MDT	B	0.3%
PLD	C	0.3%
BSX	B	0.3%
C	C	0.29%
KLAC	D	0.28%
MU	D	0.27%
BA	F	0.27%
SBUX	C	0.27%
LRCX	D	0.27%
BX	C	0.26%
CI	C	0.26%
AMT	C	0.26%
SCHW	D	0.25%
NKE	D	0.25%
DE	A	0.25%
BMY	C	0.25%
UPS	D	0.24%
INTC	D	0.24%
MDLZ	C	0.24%
MO	C	0.23%
ICE	C	0.23%
CL	C	0.22%
ANET	C	0.22%
TT	B	0.21%
KKR	B	0.21%
SHW	B	0.21%
HCA	B	0.2%
SNPS	F	0.2%
PNC	C	0.19%
USB	C	0.19%
EOG	D	0.19%
MMM	B	0.19%
ZTS	B	0.19%
MCO	C	0.19%
PYPL	B	0.19%
CMG	D	0.19%
PH	B	0.19%
BDX	D	0.18%
TGT	C	0.18%
AON	B	0.18%
ITW	B	0.18%
CVS	D	0.18%
CDNS	D	0.18%
FDX	D	0.17%
ORLY	B	0.17%
CSX	C	0.17%
APD	B	0.16%
MPC	F	0.16%
AFL	A	0.16%
SLB	F	0.16%
FCX	C	0.16%
CRWD	D	0.16%
ECL	B	0.16%
NSC	C	0.15%
PSX	F	0.15%
TFC	D	0.15%
EMR	D	0.15%
MAR	B	0.14%
ADSK	B	0.14%
WDAY	D	0.14%
GM	C	0.14%
ROST	C	0.13%
BK	B	0.13%
SRE	B	0.13%
COF	B	0.13%
ABNB	D	0.12%
MET	B	0.12%
TEL	D	0.12%
VLO	F	0.12%
CCI	C	0.12%
KMB	C	0.12%
EW	F	0.11%
PAYX	C	0.11%
HUM	F	0.11%
F	F	0.11%
STZ	C	0.1%
KDP	B	0.1%
SNOW	F	0.09%
MNST	D	0.09%
OXY	F	0.09%
DELL	C	0.08%
CHTR	D	0.08%
MRVL	D	0.08%
SPG	B	0.07%
HLT	B	0.07%
GEV	B	0.07%
WMB	C	0.07%
KHC	C	0.07%
D	C	0.06%
FTNT	B	0.06%
JCI	B	0.06%
AIG	D	0.06%
SQ	D	0.05%
SYY	C	0.05%
EL	D	0.05%
KMI	C	0.05%
LULU	D	0.04%

MGC Underweight 65 Positions Relative to QLV

Symbol	Grade	Weight
CME	B	-0.88%
GIS	B	-0.84%
ED	B	-0.83%
WEC	B	-0.81%
WTW	B	-0.8%
ATR	B	-0.8%
CHE	C	-0.78%
RGLD	C	-0.78%
CHKP	B	-0.78%
TYL	C	-0.77%
K	A	-0.77%
DOX	C	-0.77%
AIZ	B	-0.76%
WDFC	C	-0.75%
QLYS	D	-0.74%
SMMT	D	-0.73%
LSTR	D	-0.73%
QGEN	C	-0.72%
STNG	D	-0.71%
AVY	C	-0.69%
ALL	C	-0.61%
CTVA	B	-0.59%
XEL	B	-0.58%
DLR	B	-0.58%
ZM	C	-0.57%
PKG	B	-0.56%
WCN	D	-0.56%
JKHY	B	-0.54%
CINF	C	-0.54%
CMS	B	-0.54%
AEE	B	-0.53%
TTEK	C	-0.53%
SON	D	-0.53%
WRB	D	-0.52%
CALM	B	-0.51%
HSY	D	-0.51%
BAH	B	-0.51%
ADC	C	-0.51%
SIGI	D	-0.51%
FLO	C	-0.51%
PNW	C	-0.51%
CTRA	F	-0.5%
HII	F	-0.5%
MKL	C	-0.5%
DTM	C	-0.5%
SCI	C	-0.5%
TSCO	B	-0.49%
CHRW	B	-0.46%
NBIX	F	-0.42%
HRL	F	-0.42%
BMRN	F	-0.4%
NFG	B	-0.37%
VRSK	D	-0.37%
SLGN	B	-0.32%
CRUS	D	-0.32%
BMI	B	-0.28%
DDS	D	-0.26%
SQSP	B	-0.24%
EA	D	-0.2%
ALKS	D	-0.19%
CAG	B	-0.15%
NCNO	F	-0.1%
L	D	-0.1%
CWAN	C	-0.08%
EXPD	B	-0.03%