QLC - FlexShares US Quality Large Cap Index Fund
For investors seeking to maximize US large cap exposure to the quality, value and momentum factors. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Northern Trust Quality Large Cap Index (Underlying Index).
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Market Cap
- $901.6M
- Beta
- 0.98
- 52-Week Range
- 67.135-89.69
- Dividend Yield
- $0.79
- IPO Date
- Sep 24, 2015
- Exchange
- CBOE
QLC Options Snapshot
Options pricing data for QLC is refreshed daily after the close. When listed contracts exist, this page surfaces the latest at-the-money implied volatility, max pain strike, dealer gamma exposure (GEX), and 25-delta skew. Listed contracts and live snapshots appear once the options chain has been published by the exchange for the most recent session.
What This Page Covers
The QLC overview links into per-metric analysis views: max pain, gamma exposure, volatility skew, expected move, options chain, open interest history, and aggregate Greeks. Microstructure data is available on short interest, short volume, fail-to-deliver, and market structure.
Frequently asked QLC overview questions
- What is QLC?
- QLC is the ticker symbol for FlexShares US Quality Large Cap Index Fund, an listed exchange-traded fund. For investors seeking to maximize US large cap exposure to the quality, value and momentum factors. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Northern Trust Quality Large Cap Index (Underlying Index). Listed on CBOE. QLC is the ETF ticker shown on this page; ETF traders use the fund for diversified exposure to its underlying basket, for sector and factor rotation, and for hedging or replication strategies via the listed options chain.
- What are QLC's key statistics?
- FlexShares US Quality Large Cap Index Fund (QLC) carries a market capitalization of $901.6M, 52-week range of 67.135-89.69. Full holdings disclosure, expense ratio, and tracking-error history live on the per-ticker fundamentals page or the sponsor's site; daily NAV and premium/discount-to-NAV are accessible from the same view. These structural inputs frame how the ETF options market prices implied volatility relative to its constituents.
- What sector or industry does QLC belong to?
- FlexShares US Quality Large Cap Index Fund operates in the Financial Services sector, in the Asset Management industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare QLC's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the QLC data on this page?
- Options snapshots refresh after each trading session; if no snapshot is currently posted for QLC, it usually reflects low options liquidity or a recently listed name. Fund-level fields (sponsor, expense ratio, holdings concentration where available) refresh from the vendor feed nightly. ETF-specific filings (N-CSR, N-PX, N-CEN) update on the SEC EDGAR cadence. FINRA microstructure data refreshes on the source's cadence; for ETFs the off-exchange volume signal is dominated by authorized-participant creation and redemption rather than directional flow.