XSHQ

XSHQ aims to provide exposure to S&P SmallCap 600 stocks with sound fundamentals. The fund focuses on three quality screening metrics: (1) a profitability metric that is return-on-equity (ROE), (2) accruals ratio, which is a reflection on earnings quality, and (3) financial leverage ratio, which determines firm's financial risk. These measures are equally-weighted to produce a quality score. XSHQ selects the top 120 stocks with the highest quality score for inclusion. Selected securities are then weighted by their quality scores, scaled by their market capitalizations. For diversification purposes, the maximum allocation for any single sector is 40% and each individual security is capped at 5% weight of the portfolio. The index rebalances semi-annually in June and December.