American Century Quality Diversified International ETF

American Century Quality Diversified International ETF (QINT) tracks an index of about 300 to 500 large and mid-size companies in developed markets outside the US. The companies are chosen for profitability, growth and valuation. It spreads money widely: as of August 31, 2026, its 10 largest holdings made up under 12% of assets. That approach costs more. Its 0.40% expense ratio is well above the 0.12% average of similar funds.

• Over the year to Oct 27, 2026, QINT returned +14.2%, 6th of 9 among similar funds.
• Its 5-year annualized return was +9.4%.
• In the 2020 COVID crash it fell 32.2% and regained its old high 3.9 months after the low.
• Its worst full calendar year was 2022 (-19.7%); its best was 2025 (+38.1%).
• The deepest fall in its price history was 33.9% (Sep 7, 2021 to Sep 27, 2022), recovered by May 9, 2024.

As of Aug 31, 2026, the fund held 366 securities; the ten largest made up 11.87% of assets. It also reported 3.38% in a money-market fund, most likely cash collateral from lending out shares rather than uninvested money.

• Over the three months to Aug 31, 2026, investors added a net $148.2M (creations minus redemptions, per the N-PORT report).
• Monthly total returns reported for that quarter: -0.66%, +1.80%, +2.76%.

QINT aims to match, before fees, the American Century Quality Diversified International Equity Index. This rules-based index is maintained by American Century Investment Management, which is also the fund's advisor. The index starts with large and mid-size companies in developed economies outside the US. It first screens for quality: higher profitability, return on assets, return on equity and gross margins. It also considers earnings, debt levels and momentum, meaning recent price trends. Each company that passes then gets a growth score and a value score.

The index groups stocks into sub-portfolios by country and attribute. Within each one, stocks are weighted by their combined growth and value scores, not by company size. As of August 31, 2026, the fund held 366 stocks. The largest, BBVA, was about 1.5% of assets, and Japan made up about 20%. The index and fund are rebalanced monthly and their membership is reviewed quarterly. Portfolio turnover was 71%, which can raise trading costs and lead to capital gains distributions.

The fund keeps at least 80% of its assets in index stocks or depositary receipts, which are certificates representing foreign shares. It may hold a representative sample instead of every stock, and it may use futures to invest spare cash. The managers do not take defensive positions when markets fall. Currency swings against the dollar can add to gains or losses.

• QINT charges 0.4% a year, versus an average of 0.12% for the similar funds below (9th of 9, cheapest first).
• Of that, 0.39% is the management fee; the rest covers other fund expenses.
• Using the prospectus's standard example, $10,000 invested would cost about $41 in the first year and $506 over 10 years (assuming a 5% annual return).

It adds developed-market stocks outside the US, chosen by quality, growth and value rules, alongside a portfolio of US holdings.

QINT could add exposure to companies such as BBVA, LVMH and ASML. As of August 31, 2026, Japan, the UK and Canada were its largest countries. The fund launched in 2018, so it has no 2008 record. In the 2020 COVID crash it fell 32.2% and recovered by July 2020. The 2022 bear market was harder. Its deepest drop was 33.9%, from September 2021 to September 2022, and it took about 19 months to recover. Its worst calendar year was 2022, at -19.86%. Anyone selling shares for spending during a stretch like that would lock in losses. The trailing yield was 2.81% as of October 27, 2026, paid quarterly. In the SEC's standard $10,000 example, costs come to $41 in year one and $506 over 10 years. Past results don't predict future ones, and a plan should look at the whole portfolio, not one fund.

Matched by holdings overlap from the latest N-PORT reports.