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Index Overview
The Northern Trust Developed Markets ex US Quality Low Volatility Index is designed to construct a high quality universe of companies that possess lower overall absolute volatility (i.e. risk) relative to an eligible developed market universe which excludes the United States. An emphasis is placed on a company’s income and capital growth, while also reducing overall volatility of returns relative to the eligible universe. The proprietary Northern Trust quality factor is used to identify companies that exhibit strength in profitability, management expertise and cash flow.
Index Construction
Optimized
Index Methodology
The construction of the Index begins with a universe of eligible securities. All eligible securities are then optimized to achieve a reduction in volatility, as well as a quality tilt, all while systematic risk relative to the benchmark is managed during the optimization utilizing several constraints.

For more details on this methodology, please see the Index Documents tab.
Index Return Streams & Symbols
  • Price Return: NTDXUQLV
  • Total Return: NTDXUQLVTR
  • Net Total Return: NTDXUQLVNTR
Inception Date 28-Feb-19
Index Value at Inception Date1,000
Hypothetical Inception Date 31-Dec-07
Index Value at Hypothetical Inception Date642.53

Total Returns

As of 29-Nov-23
 1 Month %1 Month Annualized %3 Month %3 Month Annualized %6 Month %6 Month Annualized %YTD %YTD Annualized %Since Inception %Since Inception Annualized %Inception Date
NTDXUQLVNTR
6.53101.350.371.460.801.587.708.4518.333.60 28-Feb-19
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Index Characteristics
 
Index Constituents166
Weighted Average Market Capitalization$74,281,433,529.97
Weighted Average Yield3.40%
29-Nov-23
Weighted Average P/E14.83
Weighted Average P/B1.72
Weighted Average ROE20.08
Index Composition

Top 10 Constituents Weights
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as of 29-Nov-23
Security NameWeight
NESTLE SA 4.32%
ROCHE HOLDING AG 3.78%
SANOFI SA 2.57%
UNILEVER PLC 2.47%
L'AIR LIQUIDE SOCIETE ANONYME POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGE 1.83%
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 1.53%
NOVO NORDISK A/S 1.53%
SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP INC 1.52%
SHELL PLC 1.43%
CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY CO 1.40%
% of Index22.38%

Index Sector Weightings
 

as of 29-Nov-23
SectorWeight
Industrials 19.48%
Financials 18.52%
Consumer Staples 12.79%
Health Care 11.52%
Communication Services 8.27%
Utilities 7.49%
Information Technology 5.50%
Consumer Discretionary 5.04%
Materials 3.47%
Energy 3.45%
2.36%
TOTAL100.00%

Top 10 Country Weightings

as of 29-Nov-23
CountryWeight
JAPAN 23.90%
SWITZERLAND 12.85%
CANADA 10.34%
UNITED KINGDOM 10.32%
FRANCE 7.60%
HONG KONG 5.71%
SINGAPORE 5.08%
NETHERLANDS 4.90%
GERMANY 4.23%
SPAIN 3.67%
% of Index88.60%
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Hypothetical Inception
Northern Trust Developed Markets ex US Quality Low Volatility Index
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