Investors are always on the look out for signals in the market, windows into the minds of asset managers. Index ETF rebalancing provides perhaps the strongest data points that one can get outside of big market shifts. Growth and value ETFs QGRO and VALQ recently completed their regularly scheduled index rebalances, offering clues into how these funds view the shifting market landscape
Key Takeaways:
- Index rebalancing is here again, with QGRO and VALQ’s indexes seeing some notable changes.
- While new additions or drops were few, several stocks like AAPL, QCOM, and NFLX all moved.
- Semiconductors also showed up as notable movers in ACQGRO.
The American Century U.S. Quality Growth ETF (QGRO) and the American Century U.S. Quality Value ETF (VALQ) both rebalanced recently, updating their weights. Both funds apply quality measures to screen stocks for potential inclusion, which have resulted in strong longer term performances. In fact, they’ve both outperformed their respective ETF Database Categories, the Large Cap Growth Equities and Large Cap Value Equities, respectively over the last five years.
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So what are the highlight changes for investors to look out for? VALQ’s index (ACVALO) increased its weight towards its leading names. Qualcomm, Inc, (QCOM) and Cisco Systems (CSCO) rose from 3.03% and 3.1% to 3.92% and 3.78% respectively. Apple (AAPL) had a big jump as well, up from 1.1% in April to 1.58%. In terms of decreases, Chevron (CVX) dropped from 2.13% to 1.51%, while Exxon Mobil (XOM) fell from 2.22% to 1.62%.
Meanwhile QGRO’s index, ACQGRO, saw other notable changes. It added weight to AAPL, building it as the largest stock by weight in the index. Its weight rose to 3.9% in May from 3.52% in April. In terms of drops, the index trimmed down weights for some notable names like Netflix (NFLX) and Arista Networks (ANET). They were dropped from 3.5% and 3.19% to 2.84%.
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ACQGRO also made moves upping exposure to semiconductor names like Lam Research (LRCX), KLA Corp (KLAC), and Micron (MU). ACVALQ, on the other hand, made room for some new additions that included Acuity, Inc. (AYI) and Marzetti, Co. (MZTI).
Taken together, these rebalancing moves may appeal to investors seeking durable, responsive index funds. Whether targeting growth or value, QGRO and VALQ stand out as compelling options to finish out 2026.
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