American Century STOXX U.S. Quality Value ETF (VALQ) is a multi-factor ETF. As of October 9, 2026, ETF Copilot scores VALQ 5.0 out of 10 — highest on Risk (8.8), lowest on Value (2.9). It trades at 18.9 times earnings, against its own median of 16.1. Its ten largest holdings are 23% of the fund.
What stands out in VALQ's data
U.S. stocks screened for both quality and value traits.
Earns more on its equity than typical multi-factor peers — the quality side of the strategy is delivering.
Return on equity of 23.9% tops the category median of 19.0% and its own historical median of 15.8%.
A focused sleeve that pairs quality with value — but the price already prices in the quality.
How is VALQ rated? ETF Copilot scores American Century STOXX U.S. Quality Value ETF (VALQ) 5.0 out of 10
As of October 9, 2026, ETF Copilot scores American Century STOXX U.S. Quality Value ETF (VALQ) 5.0 out of 10 overall.
ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):
- Overall: 5.0 / 10
- Growth: 3.7 / 10
- Value: 2.9 / 10
- Risk: 8.8 / 10
- Quality: 6.9 / 10
- Return: 4.0 / 10
Is VALQ expensive right now? It trades at 18.9 times earnings, against its own median of 16.1
As of October 9, 2026, VALQ is more expensive than 67% of its own 106 monthly readings since 2018 — 71 of those months were cheaper than today.
Trailing twelve-month, computed by ETF Copilot from the fund's holdings rather than quoted from a data provider, and rebuilt nightly.
What's inside VALQ? 31% Tech
What's inside VALQ: Size (Large 75%, Mid 24%, Small 1%); Geography (International 3%, US 97%); Tech 30.7%; Magnificent 7 4.3%; AI 5.8%; Semiconductors 10.7%; Memory 8.5%.
What are VALQ's top holdings? The ten largest are 23% of the fund
Merck, UnitedHealth, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Procter + Gamble, Cisco Systems, Home Depot, Lockheed Martin, Texas Instruments, Apple and Union Pacific are VALQ's largest holdings, in that order.
More concentrated than 55% of Multi-factor ETFs.
Half of VALQ's weight sits in its 32 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 89 equally weighted holdings.
What is VALQ's expense ratio? 0.29% a year
As of October 9, 2026, VALQ charges 0.29% a year, yields 1.72% and holds $328M in assets across 223 positions.
| Measure | VALQ |
|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.29% |
| Dividend yield | 1.72% |
| Assets under management | $328M |
| Holdings | 223 |
Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.
Cite this
ETF Copilot, “American Century STOXX U.S. Quality Value ETF (VALQ) scores and holdings analysis”, as of October 9, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/valq
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