SQLV · Royce Quant Small-Cap Quality Value ETF

Equity fundActively managed0.60% fee$39m on Oct 9, 2026First traded Jul 13, 2017SEC filings ↗

SQLV is actively managed and returned +24.4% over the past year.

+24.4%
Total return, 1 year
0.60%
Expense ratio
319
Holdings
−6.0%
Below its high
1.3%
12-month yield: cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price
$0.152
Last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 14, 2026

Points (pts) are percentage points.

WindowTotal returnS&P 500 (SPY)Gap to SPY
1M Sep 9 – Oct 9, 2026−2.0%+2.4%−4.4 pts
3M Jul 10 – Oct 9, 2026−1.1%+3.4%−4.5 pts
6M Apr 10 – Oct 9, 2026+13.9%+15.2%−1.3 pts
YTD Dec 31, 2025 – Oct 9, 2026+20.8%+15.1%+5.7 pts
1Y Oct 9, 2025 – Oct 9, 2026+24.4%+17.3%+7.1 pts
3Y Oct 10, 2023 – Oct 9, 2026+49.2%+85.8%−36.6 pts
Since launch Jul 13, 2017 – Oct 9, 2026+129.5%+267.6%−138.1 pts

Total return at closing prices, distributions reinvested. Every column is a total return. Year to date runs from the last close of the year before. Source: ETFIQ.

SQLV top ten by weight, 7.1% of the fund, of its 319 equity positions, from the holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026. Source: the fund’s SEC filing.

In plain words

What it tracksNo index, actively managed
Fund typeEquity fund
Category (ETFIQ)Stocks · U.S. small-cap value
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Jul 24, 2026)0.60%
Price$51.75
First tradedJul 13, 2017
Net assets (issuer page, as of Oct 9, 2026)$39m
Benchmark (ETFIQ, from its filings)Its own holdings, as of Jun 30, 2026; its prospectus names no index it tracks
Below its high (ETFIQ)−6.0%
Holdings319
Top ten weight7.1%
Holdings as of (SEC N-PORT)Jun 30, 2026
Already in the S&P 500, by weight (ETFIQ)0.0%
Active share vs the S&P 500 (ETFIQ)100.0%
Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight (ETFIQ)0.0%

Questions people ask about SQLV

How has SQLV performed?
Over the year to Oct 9, 2026, SQLV returned +24.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. Over three years the figure is +49.2%.
What does SQLV cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.60% a year.
What does SQLV hold?
319 positions as filed for Jun 30, 2026, with the top ten at 7.1% of the fund. 0% of its weight is in stocks the S&P 500 also holds.
How far is SQLV below its high?
6.0% below its high of Aug 4, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Oct 9, 2026.
Sources and dates
Prices, SQLV and S&P 500 (SPY)Tiingo end-of-day · Oct 9, 2026
Net assets, $39mIssuer page · Oct 9, 2026

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