QLC vs. SHUS ETF Comparison

Comparison of FlexShares US Quality Large Cap Index Fund (QLC) to Syntax Stratified U.S. Total Market Hedged ETF (SHUS)

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

$67.43

Average Daily Volume

43,756

Number of Holdings ^*

164

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

SHUS

Syntax Stratified U.S. Total Market Hedged ETF

SHUS Description

The investment seeks to obtain capital growth that meets or exceeds the performance of the S&P Composite 1500® Index over a full market cycle by investing in ETFs or underlying securities that provide Stratified WeightTM U.S. total equity market exposure to companies in the 1500 while seeking risk-managed growth via a defined risk hedging process. The fund will also invest in index options for risk management purposes and to seek to generate additional returns. Syntax?s Stratified Weight? is designed to correct for business risk concentrations that regularly occur in cap-weighted indices and equal-weighted indices.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$44.29

Average Daily Volume

2,444

Number of Holdings ^*

500

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	QLC	SHUS
30 Days	3.14%	2.26%
60 Days	4.71%	3.81%
90 Days	6.03%	5.24%
12 Months	34.37%	15.89%

144 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in QLC	Weight in SHUS	Overlap
AAPL	C	7.51%	0.49%	0.49%
ABBV	D	0.19%	0.24%	0.19%
ABNB	C	0.22%	0.12%	0.12%
ABT	B	0.13%	0.06%	0.06%
ACN	C	0.68%	0.13%	0.13%
ADBE	C	0.82%	0.15%	0.15%
ADI	D	0.47%	0.22%	0.22%
ADM	D	0.02%	0.36%	0.02%
ADP	B	0.05%	0.21%	0.05%
AFL	B	0.62%	0.2%	0.2%
AIG	B	0.52%	0.19%	0.19%
AMAT	F	0.66%	0.17%	0.17%
AMGN	D	0.55%	0.23%	0.23%
AMZN	C	2.34%	0.21%	0.21%
AOS	F	0.08%	0.21%	0.08%
AVB	B	0.55%	0.1%	0.1%
AVGO	D	1.69%	0.22%	0.22%
AZO	C	0.56%	0.15%	0.15%
BAC	A	1.5%	0.12%	0.12%
BBY	D	0.19%	0.17%	0.17%
BK	A	0.68%	0.11%	0.11%
BKNG	A	0.66%	0.13%	0.13%
BMY	B	0.44%	0.25%	0.25%
BRK.A	B	2.35%	0.49%	0.49%
C	A	1.25%	0.13%	0.13%
CAH	B	0.21%	0.19%	0.19%
CAT	B	0.95%	0.14%	0.14%
CBRE	B	0.63%	0.04%	0.04%
CE	F	0.07%	0.07%	0.07%
CI	F	0.76%	0.18%	0.18%
CL	D	0.33%	0.4%	0.33%
CMCSA	B	0.78%	0.51%	0.51%
CMI	A	0.31%	0.08%	0.08%
CNC	D	0.29%	0.25%	0.25%
COF	B	0.72%	0.69%	0.69%
COR	B	0.56%	0.18%	0.18%
CRM	B	0.04%	0.35%	0.04%
CSCO	B	1.25%	0.21%	0.21%
CTSH	B	0.34%	0.13%	0.13%
DELL	C	0.33%	0.17%	0.17%
DFS	B	0.18%	0.68%	0.18%
DHR	F	0.04%	0.1%	0.04%
DVA	B	0.39%	0.11%	0.11%
EA	A	0.28%	0.48%	0.28%
EBAY	D	0.47%	0.22%	0.22%
ED	D	0.51%	0.24%	0.24%
EIX	B	0.21%	0.24%	0.21%
ELV	F	0.12%	0.24%	0.12%
EMR	A	0.02%	0.03%	0.02%
EQR	B	0.44%	0.1%	0.1%
ESS	B	0.53%	0.1%	0.1%
ETR	B	0.66%	0.25%	0.25%
EVRG	A	0.03%	0.08%	0.03%
EXC	C	0.38%	0.29%	0.29%
EXPD	D	0.38%	0.09%	0.09%
EXPE	B	0.05%	0.12%	0.05%
FI	A	0.18%	0.06%	0.06%
FICO	B	0.68%	0.03%	0.03%
FIS	C	0.34%	0.05%	0.05%
FITB	A	0.27%	0.05%	0.05%
FTNT	C	0.5%	0.17%	0.17%
GE	D	0.96%	0.17%	0.17%
GEHC	F	0.07%	0.1%	0.07%
GILD	C	0.15%	0.24%	0.15%
GIS	D	0.34%	0.21%	0.21%
GOOG	C	2.82%	0.22%	0.22%
GOOGL	C	2.85%	0.22%	0.22%
GS	A	0.68%	0.25%	0.25%
GWW	B	0.64%	0.13%	0.13%
HCA	F	0.19%	0.33%	0.19%
HD	A	0.66%	0.25%	0.25%
HOLX	D	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
HST	C	0.44%	0.11%	0.11%
IDXX	F	0.18%	0.09%	0.09%
INTU	C	1.08%	0.2%	0.2%
IT	C	0.19%	0.13%	0.13%
ITW	B	0.77%	0.17%	0.17%
JBL	B	0.27%	0.37%	0.27%
JNJ	D	1.48%	0.23%	0.23%
JPM	A	2.1%	0.12%	0.12%
KLAC	D	0.64%	0.17%	0.17%
KMB	D	0.43%	0.41%	0.41%
KR	B	0.46%	0.73%	0.46%
LDOS	C	0.54%	0.13%	0.13%
LEN	D	0.09%	0.24%	0.09%
LH	C	0.33%	0.16%	0.16%
LLY	F	1.14%	0.23%	0.23%
LMT	D	0.58%	0.08%	0.08%
LOW	D	0.45%	0.25%	0.25%
LYB	F	0.11%	0.07%	0.07%
MAA	B	0.02%	0.1%	0.02%
MAS	D	0.24%	0.19%	0.19%
MCHP	D	0.22%	0.13%	0.13%
MCK	B	0.77%	0.18%	0.18%
MET	A	0.55%	0.21%	0.21%
META	D	2.34%	0.46%	0.46%
MMM	D	0.25%	0.17%	0.17%
MO	A	0.29%	0.35%	0.29%
MPC	D	0.54%	0.48%	0.48%
MRK	F	0.88%	0.24%	0.24%
MS	A	0.69%	0.26%	0.26%
MSFT	F	4.69%	0.32%	0.32%
MTD	D	0.31%	0.14%	0.14%
NFLX	A	0.69%	0.22%	0.22%
NRG	B	0.47%	0.32%	0.32%
NTAP	C	0.17%	0.17%	0.17%
NUE	C	0.39%	0.25%	0.25%
NVDA	C	6.54%	0.13%	0.13%
NVR	D	0.54%	0.3%	0.3%
OMC	C	0.39%	0.33%	0.33%
ORCL	B	1.12%	0.34%	0.34%
OXY	D	0.21%	0.07%	0.07%
PAYX	C	0.16%	0.21%	0.16%
PCAR	B	0.3%	0.12%	0.12%
PEG	A	0.61%	0.25%	0.25%
PG	A	1.27%	0.41%	0.41%
PHM	D	0.23%	0.25%	0.23%
PM	B	0.54%	0.35%	0.35%
PPL	B	0.56%	0.08%	0.08%
PRU	A	0.28%	0.2%	0.2%
PSA	D	0.48%	0.1%	0.1%
PSX	C	0.19%	0.5%	0.19%
QCOM	F	0.66%	0.22%	0.22%
RCL	A	0.4%	0.08%	0.08%
REGN	F	0.06%	0.23%	0.06%
RMD	C	0.38%	0.09%	0.09%
ROP	B	0.03%	0.03%	0.03%
SMCI	F	0.02%	0.15%	0.02%
SO	D	0.84%	0.08%	0.08%
SPG	B	0.64%	0.06%	0.06%
STLD	B	0.47%	0.27%	0.27%
STT	A	0.44%	0.11%	0.11%
SYF	B	0.56%	0.68%	0.56%
SYK	C	0.05%	0.12%	0.05%
T	A	0.78%	0.33%	0.33%
TAP	C	0.28%	0.25%	0.25%
TGT	F	0.06%	0.17%	0.06%
TSLA	B	0.73%	0.27%	0.27%
TXT	D	0.02%	0.16%	0.02%
UPS	C	0.37%	0.08%	0.08%
VLO	C	0.53%	0.49%	0.49%
WAB	B	0.28%	0.13%	0.13%
WFC	A	0.45%	0.13%	0.13%
WY	D	0.43%	0.17%	0.17%

QLC Overweight 20 Positions Relative to SHUS

Symbol	Grade	Weight
LRCX	F	0.72%
APP	B	0.53%
CHKP	D	0.46%
MELI	D	0.38%
CSL	C	0.35%
ALLY	C	0.33%
DASH	A	0.24%
HOOD	B	0.21%
ICLR	D	0.14%
THC	D	0.14%
UTHR	C	0.13%
WSM	B	0.13%
EME	C	0.12%
MANH	D	0.11%
CRBG	B	0.09%
FLEX	A	0.07%
ZM	B	0.06%
JLL	D	0.03%
MEDP	D	0.02%
LAMR	D	0.02%

QLC Underweight 356 Positions Relative to SHUS

Symbol	Grade	Weight
CVX	A	-0.75%
XOM	B	-0.75%
SYY	B	-0.73%
WMT	A	-0.72%
ROST	C	-0.71%
TJX	A	-0.71%
COST	B	-0.7%
CVS	D	-0.68%
WBA	F	-0.63%
DPZ	C	-0.52%
DRI	B	-0.5%
YUM	B	-0.5%
L	A	-0.49%
EL	F	-0.49%
MSI	B	-0.49%
MCD	D	-0.49%
CMG	B	-0.49%
SBUX	A	-0.48%
TTWO	A	-0.48%
MTCH	D	-0.46%
CHTR	C	-0.46%
CLX	B	-0.41%
KVUE	A	-0.41%
BWA	D	-0.41%
CHD	B	-0.41%
VST	B	-0.4%
PWR	A	-0.4%
APTV	D	-0.39%
J	F	-0.39%
CEG	D	-0.38%
HRL	D	-0.36%
BG	F	-0.36%
BKR	B	-0.35%
TSN	B	-0.35%
SLB	C	-0.34%
SNPS	B	-0.34%
HPQ	B	-0.34%
TMUS	B	-0.33%
NKE	D	-0.33%
IPG	D	-0.33%
CDNS	B	-0.33%
IBM	C	-0.33%
HAL	C	-0.33%
AWK	D	-0.32%
RL	B	-0.32%
UHS	D	-0.32%
ATO	A	-0.32%
NI	A	-0.32%
TPR	B	-0.32%
GRMN	B	-0.32%
VZ	C	-0.32%
AES	F	-0.31%
LULU	C	-0.3%
FCX	D	-0.29%
DECK	A	-0.29%
UAL	A	-0.28%
VRSN	F	-0.27%
DAL	C	-0.27%
HUM	C	-0.26%
HUBB	B	-0.26%
ETN	A	-0.26%
EQIX	A	-0.26%
SWK	D	-0.26%
DLR	B	-0.26%
GDDY	A	-0.26%
AKAM	D	-0.26%
ZTS	D	-0.25%
STZ	D	-0.25%
MOH	F	-0.25%
LUV	C	-0.25%
KMI	A	-0.25%
MNST	C	-0.25%
SNA	A	-0.25%
INCY	C	-0.25%
SCHW	B	-0.25%
CNP	B	-0.25%
RJF	A	-0.25%
UNH	C	-0.25%
ENPH	F	-0.25%
HAS	D	-0.25%
AEP	D	-0.24%
D	C	-0.24%
TRGP	B	-0.24%
OKE	A	-0.24%
FE	C	-0.24%
VTRS	A	-0.24%
KDP	D	-0.24%
PFE	D	-0.24%
BIIB	F	-0.24%
NEE	D	-0.24%
WMB	A	-0.24%
NEM	D	-0.24%
GM	B	-0.24%
KO	D	-0.24%
F	C	-0.24%
DTE	C	-0.24%
CTLT	B	-0.24%
NXPI	D	-0.23%
VRTX	F	-0.23%
MRNA	F	-0.23%
DHI	D	-0.23%
LW	C	-0.22%
DAY	B	-0.22%
NOW	A	-0.22%
PLTR	B	-0.22%
CPRT	A	-0.22%
TXN	C	-0.22%
ON	D	-0.22%
KHC	F	-0.21%
ANET	C	-0.21%
MKC	D	-0.21%
QRVO	F	-0.21%
SWKS	F	-0.21%
SJM	D	-0.21%
CAG	D	-0.21%
PAYC	B	-0.21%
TYL	B	-0.21%
MPWR	F	-0.21%
IR	B	-0.2%
IEX	B	-0.2%
PARA	C	-0.2%
FFIV	B	-0.2%
CPB	D	-0.2%
ERIE	D	-0.2%
AIZ	A	-0.2%
HSIC	B	-0.2%
FSLR	F	-0.2%
KEYS	A	-0.2%
DIS	B	-0.2%
PFG	D	-0.2%
TEL	B	-0.19%
XYL	D	-0.19%
HPE	B	-0.19%
PGR	A	-0.19%
WBD	C	-0.19%
GLW	B	-0.19%
BBWI	D	-0.19%
PNR	A	-0.19%
ALL	A	-0.19%
BLDR	D	-0.19%
GL	B	-0.19%
JNPR	F	-0.19%
RSG	A	-0.18%
CRWD	B	-0.18%
EQT	B	-0.18%
GEV	B	-0.18%
WM	A	-0.18%
MDLZ	F	-0.18%
ROL	B	-0.18%
K	A	-0.18%
MHK	D	-0.18%
APH	A	-0.18%
ANSS	B	-0.17%
DG	F	-0.17%
MLM	B	-0.17%
DOV	A	-0.17%
GEN	B	-0.17%
CTRA	B	-0.17%
DLTR	F	-0.17%
PTC	A	-0.17%
VMC	B	-0.17%
STX	D	-0.17%
WDC	D	-0.17%
HSY	F	-0.17%
PEP	F	-0.17%
ULTA	F	-0.17%
CTAS	B	-0.17%
PANW	C	-0.16%
INTC	D	-0.16%
GD	F	-0.16%
DVN	F	-0.16%
BA	F	-0.16%
DGX	A	-0.16%
HON	B	-0.16%
ADSK	A	-0.16%
TER	D	-0.16%
TECH	D	-0.15%
GPC	D	-0.15%
A	D	-0.15%
WAT	B	-0.15%
MU	D	-0.15%
CRL	C	-0.14%
CINF	A	-0.14%
URI	B	-0.14%
TRV	B	-0.14%
CB	C	-0.14%
HIG	B	-0.14%
AMD	F	-0.14%
ACGL	D	-0.14%
EG	C	-0.14%
ORLY	B	-0.14%
KMX	B	-0.14%
LKQ	D	-0.14%
TMO	F	-0.14%
EPAM	C	-0.13%
POOL	C	-0.13%
DE	A	-0.13%
ZBRA	B	-0.13%
WRB	A	-0.13%
IQV	D	-0.13%
HLT	A	-0.12%
MAR	B	-0.12%
STE	F	-0.12%
ISRG	A	-0.12%
CDW	F	-0.12%
BALL	D	-0.12%
ZBH	C	-0.12%
FAST	B	-0.12%
TSCO	D	-0.12%
AMCR	D	-0.12%
AME	A	-0.12%
VTR	C	-0.11%
WELL	A	-0.11%
EXR	D	-0.11%
DOC	D	-0.11%
BR	A	-0.11%
BXP	D	-0.11%
UBER	D	-0.11%
PODD	C	-0.1%
NWSA	B	-0.1%
NWS	B	-0.1%
RVTY	F	-0.1%
INVH	D	-0.1%
FOX	A	-0.1%
UDR	B	-0.1%
ALGN	D	-0.1%
FOXA	B	-0.1%
ARE	D	-0.1%
CPT	B	-0.1%
AXON	A	-0.09%
KKR	A	-0.09%
CCL	B	-0.09%
AMP	A	-0.09%
CHRW	C	-0.09%
NCLH	B	-0.09%
CF	B	-0.09%
BLK	C	-0.09%
IVZ	B	-0.09%
LYV	A	-0.09%
DXCM	D	-0.09%
CARR	D	-0.08%
LNT	A	-0.08%
AEE	A	-0.08%
TT	A	-0.08%
JCI	C	-0.08%
PH	A	-0.08%
GNRC	B	-0.08%
UNP	C	-0.08%
WYNN	D	-0.08%
NSC	B	-0.08%
OTIS	C	-0.08%
HII	D	-0.08%
NOC	D	-0.08%
BX	A	-0.08%
RTX	C	-0.08%
ODFL	B	-0.08%
NTRS	A	-0.08%
LVS	C	-0.08%
MOS	F	-0.08%
JBHT	C	-0.08%
CSX	B	-0.08%
CTVA	C	-0.08%
LHX	C	-0.08%
FMC	D	-0.08%
BEN	C	-0.08%
TROW	B	-0.08%
SW	A	-0.07%
FANG	D	-0.07%
PPG	F	-0.07%
CZR	F	-0.07%
COP	C	-0.07%
MGM	D	-0.07%
MRO	B	-0.07%
EOG	A	-0.07%
APA	D	-0.07%
DOW	F	-0.07%
HES	B	-0.07%
PNW	B	-0.07%
ALLE	D	-0.07%
DUK	C	-0.07%
WEC	A	-0.07%
ES	D	-0.07%
FDX	B	-0.07%
PCG	A	-0.07%
SRE	A	-0.07%
XEL	A	-0.07%
CMS	C	-0.07%
HWM	A	-0.07%
KEY	B	-0.06%
RF	A	-0.06%
PNC	B	-0.06%
MTB	A	-0.06%
EW	C	-0.06%
MDT	D	-0.06%
PYPL	B	-0.06%
AMT	D	-0.06%
BSX	B	-0.06%
IP	B	-0.06%
KIM	A	-0.06%
REG	B	-0.06%
AVY	D	-0.06%
FRT	B	-0.06%
PLD	D	-0.06%
SBAC	D	-0.06%
VICI	C	-0.06%
CCI	D	-0.06%
PKG	A	-0.06%
O	D	-0.06%
IRM	D	-0.06%
TDG	D	-0.06%
SHW	A	-0.06%
MA	C	-0.05%
AXP	A	-0.05%
APD	A	-0.05%
SOLV	C	-0.05%
IFF	D	-0.05%
ECL	D	-0.05%
BAX	D	-0.05%
WST	C	-0.05%
BDX	F	-0.05%
TFX	F	-0.05%
EMN	D	-0.05%
ALB	C	-0.05%
DD	D	-0.05%
JKHY	D	-0.05%
HBAN	A	-0.05%
TFC	A	-0.05%
USB	A	-0.05%
CFG	B	-0.05%
EFX	F	-0.04%
WTW	B	-0.04%
MCO	B	-0.04%
AON	A	-0.04%
CSGP	D	-0.04%
GPN	B	-0.04%
SPGI	C	-0.04%
CBOE	B	-0.04%
VRSK	A	-0.04%
ICE	C	-0.04%
FDS	B	-0.04%
V	A	-0.04%
NDAQ	A	-0.04%
CPAY	A	-0.04%
MKTX	D	-0.04%
CME	A	-0.04%
LIN	D	-0.04%
MSCI	C	-0.04%
ROK	B	-0.03%
VLTO	D	-0.03%
NDSN	B	-0.03%
FTV	C	-0.03%
TRMB	B	-0.03%
TDY	B	-0.03%
AJG	B	-0.03%
MMC	B	-0.03%
BRO	B	-0.03%