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SQLV: ROYCE QUANT SMALL-CAP QUALITY VALUE ETF

Generated from StockValueFinder data · Updated Oct 11, 2026 9:39 PM
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ETF Education Report: ROYCE QUANT SMALL-CAP QUALITY VALUE ETF (SQLV)

What this ETF is trying to do

The ROYCE QUANT SMALL-CAP QUALITY VALUE ETF (SQLV) is an exchange-traded fund that focuses on small companies. It uses a specific strategy to look for "quality value" stocks within the small-cap category.

What the numbers show

When looking at an ETF, it is important to understand two different types of returns: price return and total return.

• Price Return: This measures only the change in the share price.

• Total Return: This includes the share price change plus any cash distributions (dividends) paid out to investors.

For SQLV, the numbers show growth in both areas:

• Year-to-Date (YTD): The price return is approximately 19.85%, while the total return is approximately 20.80%.

• One Year: The price return was approximately 22.98%, and the total return was approximately 24.38%.

• Three Years: The price return was approximately 45.40%, and the total return was approximately 50.52%.

To visualize this, the estimated price from roughly one year ago was $42.08. The current price is $51.75.

Income and distribution explanation

Some investors look for ETFs that pay out cash regularly. This is called the distribution yield. For SQLV, the distribution yield is approximately 1.04%. This means the ETF paid out about $0.54 per share over the last year. These payments usually happen quarterly, and in the last 12 months, there were 4 payouts.

It is important to remember that a distribution yield is not the same as total return. While distributions provide cash, they are just one part of how an investment performs.

NAV erosion explanation

"NAV erosion" is a term used to describe when the value of an ETF's underlying assets decreases significantly over time. Investors often care about this because they want their original investment (the principal) to stay stable.

For this ETF, the erosion-risk score is 100, which is labeled as "No price erosion detected." There is no severe erosion-risk flag for this fund.

Top Holdings

The following are some of the top holdings in this ETF. Please note that this is a partial list and holdings can change over time:

• VICTORY CAPITAL HOLDINGS INC CLASS A (1.24%)

• EVERFORTH INC (1.09%)

• AURA MINERALS INC (0.92%)

• DXC (0.91%)

• H&R BLOCK INC (0.82%)

• FEDERATED HERMES INC CLASS B (0.79%)

• SM ENERGY CO (0.78%)

• KYNDRYL HOLDINGS INC ORDINARY SHARES (0.77%)

• EMBECTA CORP (0.75%)

• TRINET GROUP INC (0.75%)

Pros

• The ETF has shown positive price returns and total returns over the one-year and three-year periods.

• The data shows no detected price erosion.

Cons

• The distribution yield is relatively low at approximately 1.04%.

Beginner takeaway

When studying SQLV, notice that the total return is higher than the price return. This happens because the total return accounts for both the rising share price and the cash distributions paid to investors. Always look at both numbers to get a full picture of performance.

Top Holdings

Structured portfolio holdings supplied by the ETF data provider. These figures are not generated by the AI article.

321 holdings available
# Holding Ticker Weight
1 VICTORY CAPITAL HOLDINGS INC CLASS A VCTR 1.24%
2 EVERFORTH INC EFOR 1.09%
3 AURA MINERALS INC AUGO 0.92%
4 n/a DXC 0.91%
5 H&R BLOCK INC HRB 0.82%
6 FEDERATED HERMES INC CLASS B FHI 0.79%
7 SM ENERGY CO SM 0.78%
8 KYNDRYL HOLDINGS INC ORDINARY SHARES KD 0.77%
9 EMBECTA CORP EMBC 0.75%
10 TRINET GROUP INC TNET 0.75%
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1. VICTORY CAPITAL HOLDINGS INC CLASS A VCTR 1.24%
2. EVERFORTH INC EFOR 1.09%
3. AURA MINERALS INC AUGO 0.92%
4. n/a DXC 0.91%
5. H&R BLOCK INC HRB 0.82%
6. FEDERATED HERMES INC CLASS B FHI 0.79%
7. SM ENERGY CO SM 0.78%
8. KYNDRYL HOLDINGS INC ORDINARY SHARES KD 0.77%
9. EMBECTA CORP EMBC 0.75%
10. TRINET GROUP INC TNET 0.75%
11. CRESCENT ENERGY CO CLASS A CRGY 0.72%
12. QUALYS INC QLYS 0.72%
13. ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO CLASS A ANF 0.66%
14. CABOT CORP CBT 0.60%
15. FIVE9 INC FIVN 0.60%
16. INTERNATIONAL BANCSHARES CORP IBOC 0.60%
17. PAGERDUTY INC PD 0.60%
18. THE WESTERN UNION CO WU 0.60%
19. LYFT INC CLASS A LYFT 0.59%
20. KORN FERRY KFY 0.57%
21. NMI HOLDINGS INC NMIH 0.57%
22. HARLEY-DAVIDSON INC HOG 0.56%
23. MONARCH CASINO & RESORT INC MCRI 0.56%
24. VERSANT MEDIA GROUP INC CLASS A VSNT 0.56%
25. CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP CATY 0.55%
26. SLIDE INSURANCE HOLDINGS INC SLDE 0.55%
27. ZIFF DAVIS INC ZD 0.55%
28. BATH & BODY WORKS INC BBWI 0.54%
29. CACTUS INC CLASS A WHD 0.54%
30. DEL MONTE CORP DMC 0.54%
31. INSPIRE MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC INSP 0.54%
32. IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC IRDM 0.54%
33. n/a KELYA 0.54%
34. TUTOR PERINI CORP TPC 0.54%
35. AMC GLOBAL MEDIA INC CLASS A AMCX 0.53%
36. ENVISTA HOLDINGS CORP ORDINARY SHARES NVST 0.53%
37. FIRST FINANCIAL CORP THFF 0.52%
38. STRIDE INC LRN 0.52%
39. LCI INDUSTRIES INC LCII 0.51%
40. F&G ANNUITIES & LIFE INC FG 0.50%
41. n/a APAM 0.50%
42. SALLY BEAUTY HOLDINGS INC SBH 0.50%
43. VAREX IMAGING CORP VREX 0.50%
44. NCR ATLEOS CORP NATL 0.49%
45. MERCANTILE BANK CORP MBWM 0.48%
46. PARKE BANCORP INC PKBK 0.48%
47. PERDOCEO EDUCATION CORP PRDO 0.48%
48. SPECTRUM BRANDS HOLDINGS INC SPB 0.48%
49. TALOS ENERGY INC ORDINARY SHARES TALO 0.48%
50. UNITY BANCORP INC UNTY 0.48%
51. CORVEL CORP CRVL 0.47%
52. CRICUT INC ORDINARY SHARES CLASS A CRCT 0.47%
53. PREFERRED BANK PFBC 0.47%
54. SKYWEST INC SKYW 0.47%
55. BELLRING BRANDS INC CLASS A BRBR 0.46%
56. BUCKLE INC BKE 0.46%
57. CAL-MAINE FOODS INC CALM 0.45%
58. CIVISTA BANCSHARES INC CIVB 0.45%
59. HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS GROUP INC HOS 0.45%
60. INTEGER HOLDINGS CORP ITGR 0.45%
61. n/a GDRX 0.45%
62. PHINIA INC PHIN 0.45%
63. MIDLAND STATES BANCORP INC MSBI 0.44%
64. CARTER'S INC CRI 0.43%
65. GENTEX CORP GNTX 0.43%
66. HAEMONETICS CORP HAE 0.43%
67. PROG HOLDINGS INC ORDINARY SHARES PRG 0.43%
68. FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS INC FISI 0.42%
69. G-III APPAREL GROUP LTD GIII 0.42%
70. IBOTTA INC CLASS A COMMON STOCK IBTA 0.42%
71. PACIRA BIOSCIENCES INC PCRX 0.42%
72. INNOVIVA INC INVA 0.41%
73. LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC LGND 0.41%
74. WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP LTD WTM 0.41%
75. HERITAGE INSURANCE HOLDINGS INC HRTG 0.40%
76. HNI CORP HNI 0.40%
77. SCANSOURCE INC SCSC 0.40%
78. SENECA FOODS CORP CLASS A SENEA 0.40%
79. BNY DREYFUS TREASURY OBLGTNS CSH MGT INS DTRXX 0.39%
80. EVERQUOTE INC CLASS A EVER 0.39%
81. PC CONNECTION INC CNXN 0.39%
82. RUSH ENTERPRISES INC CLASS A RUSHA 0.39%
83. CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO CENT 0.38%
84. COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR CO COLM 0.38%
85. COURSERA INC COUR 0.38%
86. FORRESTER RESEARCH INC FORR 0.38%
87. n/a HRMY 0.38%
88. NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANCORP INC NECB 0.38%
89. AMN HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC AMN 0.37%
90. DENTSPLY SIRONA INC XRAY 0.37%
91. DOXIMITY INC CLASS A DOCS 0.37%
92. ENOVIS CORP ENOV 0.37%
93. KARAT PACKAGING INC KRT 0.37%
94. KFORCE INC KFRC 0.37%
95. SPROUT SOCIAL INC CLASS A SPT 0.37%
96. ANGI INC CLASS A ANGI 0.36%
97. AZZ INC AZZ 0.36%
98. BIOVENTUS INC CLASS A BVS 0.36%
99. CARS.COM INC CARS 0.36%
100. CONMED CORP CNMD 0.36%
101. CTS CORP CTS 0.36%
102. EURONET WORLDWIDE INC EEFT 0.36%
103. ITRON INC ITRI 0.36%
104. ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC ACAD 0.35%
105. ADDUS HOMECARE CORP ADUS 0.35%
106. CABLE ONE INC CABO 0.35%
107. FLEXSTEEL INDUSTRIES INC FLXS 0.35%
108. MERCHANTS BANCORP MBIN 0.35%
109. SUPERNUS PHARMACEUTICALS INC SUPN 0.35%
110. FIRST TRACKS BIOTHERAPEUTICS INC TRAX 0.34%
111. NBT BANCORP INC NBTB 0.34%
112. RANGER ENERGY SERVICES INC CLASS A RNGR 0.34%
113. STRATEGIC EDUCATION INC STRA 0.34%
114. UPWORK INC UPWK 0.34%
115. AMERICAN INTEGRITY INSURANCE GROUP INC AII 0.33%
116. EXCELERATE ENERGY INC CLASS A EE 0.33%
117. PEDIATRIX MEDICAL GROUP INC MD 0.33%
118. WORLD KINECT CORP WKC 0.33%
119. ENNIS INC EBF 0.32%
120. INSPERITY INC NSP 0.32%
121. MASTERBRAND INC ORDINARY SHARES MBC 0.32%
122. MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC MTX 0.32%
123. UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC USLM 0.32%
124. ACCO BRANDS CORP ACCO 0.31%
125. COHEN & STEERS INC CNS 0.31%
126. HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC CLASS A HOV 0.31%
127. JEFFERSON CAPITAL INC JCAP 0.31%
128. PHOTRONICS INC PLAB 0.31%
129. SUNCOKE ENERGY INC SXC 0.31%
130. TABOOLA.COM LTD TBLA 0.31%
131. VERACYTE INC VCYT 0.31%
132. BUMBLE INC ORDINARY SHARES CLASS A BMBL 0.30%
133. CASS INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC CASS 0.30%
134. IDT CORP CLASS B IDT 0.30%
135. LEMAITRE VASCULAR INC LMAT 0.30%
136. OPTIMIZERX CORP OPRX 0.30%
137. PAYONEER GLOBAL INC PAYO 0.30%
138. PUMA BIOTECHNOLOGY INC PBYI 0.30%
139. RIGEL PHARMACEUTICALS INC RIGL 0.30%
140. SLM CORP SLM 0.30%
141. THE RMR GROUP INC CLASS A RMR 0.30%
142. VISTEON CORP VC 0.30%
143. COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC CMP 0.29%
144. EL POLLO LOCO HOLDINGS INC LOCO 0.29%
145. INNOSPEC INC IOSP 0.29%
146. KIMBALL ELECTRONICS INC KE 0.29%
147. n/a CCSI 0.29%
148. n/a ASO 0.29%
149. THE REAL BROKERAGE INC ORDINARY SHARES REAX 0.29%
150. CASTLE BIOSCIENCES INC CSTL 0.28%
151. FRANKLIN COVEY CO FC 0.28%
152. HCI GROUP INC HCI 0.28%
153. LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC LXFR 0.28%
154. MAINSTREET BANCSHARES INC MNSB 0.28%
155. MEDIAALPHA INC ORDINARY SHARES CLASS A MAX 0.28%
156. n/a RPAY 0.28%
157. n/a GPOR 0.28%
158. TERADATA CORP TDC 0.28%
159. THE SIMPLY GOOD FOODS CO SMPL 0.28%
160. TRIPADVISOR INC TRIP 0.28%
161. VILLAGE SUPER MARKET INC CLASS A VLGEA 0.28%
162. BRC GROUP HOLDINGS INC RILY 0.27%
163. CONCENTRA GROUP HOLDINGS PARENT INC CON 0.27%
164. NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP NHC 0.27%
165. PELOTON INTERACTIVE INC PTON 0.27%
166. RADIAN GROUP INC RDN 0.27%
167. SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING PLC ST 0.27%
168. TELADOC HEALTH INC TDOC 0.27%
169. ANIKA THERAPEUTICS INC ANIK 0.26%
170. FORESTAR GROUP INC FOR 0.26%
171. HAMILTON BEACH BRANDS HOLDING CO CLASS A HBB 0.26%
172. HANMI FINANCIAL CORP HAFC 0.26%
173. IRADIMED CORP IRMD 0.26%
174. IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS INC CLASS A IRWD 0.26%
175. NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC NTCT 0.26%
176. PAYSIGN INC PAYS 0.26%
177. PRESTIGE CONSUMER HEALTHCARE INC PBH 0.26%
178. PROGRESS SOFTWARE CORP PRGS 0.26%
179. WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORP WTFC 0.26%
180. WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORP WRLD 0.26%
181. ATKORE INC ATKR 0.25%
182. BOSTON BEER CO INC CLASS A SAM 0.25%
183. CITIZENS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC CZFS 0.25%
184. DAKTRONICS INC DAKT 0.25%
185. GIBRALTAR INDUSTRIES INC ROCK 0.25%
186. HEALTHSTREAM INC HSTM 0.25%
187. LIQUIDITY SERVICES INC LQDT 0.25%
188. MILLER INDUSTRIES INC MLR 0.25%
189. NWPX INFRASTRUCTURE INC NWPX 0.25%
190. PHIBRO ANIMAL HEALTH CORP CLASS A PAHC 0.25%
191. REGIONAL MANAGEMENT CORP RM 0.25%
192. CORMEDIX INC CRMD 0.24%
193. GENIE ENERGY LTD CLASS B GNE 0.24%
194. KINGSTONE COMPANIES INC KINS 0.24%
195. KOHL'S CORP KSS 0.24%
196. LA-Z-BOY INC LZB 0.24%
197. PLEXUS CORP PLXS 0.24%
198. AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION INC APEI 0.23%
199. AMPHASTAR PHARMACEUTICALS INC AMPH 0.23%
200. INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES HOLDINGS CORP IART 0.23%
201. UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORP OLED 0.23%
202. ACACIA RESEARCH CORP ACTG 0.22%
203. BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES INC BBSI 0.22%
204. GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL CO GIC 0.22%
205. HARMONIC INC HLIT 0.22%
206. HIPPO HOLDINGS INC CLASS A HIPO 0.22%
207. HOME BANCORP INC HBCP 0.22%
208. JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC CLASS A JOUT 0.22%
209. MIMEDX GROUP INC MDXG 0.22%
210. NERDWALLET INC CLASS A NRDS 0.22%
211. ORANGE COUNTY BANCORP INC OBT 0.22%
212. STRATTEC SECURITY CORP STRT 0.22%
213. SYLVAMO CORP ORDINARY SHARES WHEN ISSUED SLVM 0.22%
214. BLUE BIRD CORP BLBD 0.21%
215. BREAD FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC BFH 0.21%
216. DONNELLEY FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS INC DFIN 0.21%
217. M-TRON INDUSTRIES INC MPTI 0.21%
218. MARQETA INC CLASS A MQ 0.21%
219. MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC MMSI 0.21%
220. MITEK SYSTEMS INC MITK 0.21%
221. PHOENIX EDUCATION PARTNERS INC PXED 0.21%
222. PLUMAS BANCORP PLBC 0.21%
223. RADIANT LOGISTICS INC RLGT 0.21%
224. SPRINKLR INC CLASS A CXM 0.21%
225. WEYCO GROUP INC WEYS 0.21%
226. FRONTDOOR INC FTDR 0.20%
227. NATIONAL BEVERAGE CORP FIZZ 0.20%
228. OIL STATES INTERNATIONAL INC OIS 0.20%
229. PEOPLES BANCORP INC (MARIETTA OH) PEBO 0.20%
230. RESOURCES CONNECTION INC RGP 0.20%
231. SEPTERNA INC SEPN 0.20%
232. STAAR SURGICAL CO STAA 0.20%
233. TACTILE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY INC TCMD 0.20%
234. UTAH MEDICAL PRODUCTS INC UTMD 0.20%
235. YELP INC YELP 0.20%
236. AMERICAN COASTAL INSURANCE CORP ACIC 0.19%
237. AXOS FINANCIAL INC AX 0.19%
238. CORCEPT THERAPEUTICS INC CORT 0.19%
239. EXTREME NETWORKS INC EXTR 0.19%
240. ICU MEDICAL INC ICUI 0.19%
241. INSTEEL INDUSTRIES INC IIIN 0.19%
242. LIFEVANTAGE CORP LFVN 0.19%
243. n/a AMRX 0.19%
244. NATURES SUNSHINE PRODUCTS INC NATR 0.19%
245. NORTHEAST BANK NBN 0.19%
246. RIMINI STREET INC RMNI 0.19%
247. USANA HEALTH SCIENCES INC USNA 0.19%
248. COLLEGIUM PHARMACEUTICAL INC COLL 0.18%
249. DAVE INC ORDINARY SHARES CLASS A DAVE 0.18%
250. MASTERCRAFT BOAT HOLDINGS INC MCFT 0.18%
251. MGP INGREDIENTS INC MGPI 0.18%
252. n/a BHF 0.18%
253. TRANSCAT INC TRNS 0.18%
254. WESBANCO INC WSBC 0.18%
255. WORTHINGTON ENTERPRISES INC WOR 0.18%
256. BADGER METER INC BMI 0.17%
257. ELECTROMED INC ELMD 0.17%
258. EPLUS INC PLUS 0.17%
259. INTERNATIONAL MONEY EXPRESS INC IMXI 0.17%
260. INVESTORS TITLE CO ITIC 0.17%
261. LENDINGTREE INC TREE 0.17%
262. METALLUS INC MTUS 0.17%
263. QUANEX BUILDING PRODUCTS CORP NX 0.17%
264. SMART SAND INC SND 0.17%
265. SPOK HOLDINGS INC SPOK 0.17%
266. UNITED PARKS & RESORTS INC PRKS 0.17%
267. UNIVERSAL INSURANCE HOLDINGS INC UVE 0.17%
268. VISTANCE NETWORKS INC VISN 0.17%
269. EASTMAN KODAK CO KODK 0.16%
270. HUDSON TECHNOLOGIES INC HDSN 0.16%
271. IMMERSION CORP IMMR 0.16%
272. INTREPID POTASH INC IPI 0.16%
273. n/a JBI 0.16%
274. PRIMEENERGY RESOURCES CORP PNRG 0.16%
275. PRO-DEX INC PDEX 0.16%
276. S&T BANCORP INC STBA 0.16%
277. SCHOLASTIC CORP SCHL 0.16%
278. SUPERIOR GROUP OF COMPANIES INC SGC 0.16%
279. THE HACKETT GROUP INC HCKT 0.16%
280. ALLEGIANT TRAVEL CO ALGT 0.15%
281. ANI PHARMACEUTICALS INC ANIP 0.15%
282. BK TECHNOLOGIES CORP BKTI 0.15%
283. MERCURY GENERAL CORP MCY 0.15%
284. METROPOLITAN BANK HOLDING CORP MCB 0.15%
285. n/a CMRC 0.15%
286. OIL-DRI CORP OF AMERICA ODC 0.15%
287. OMEGA FLEX INC OFLX 0.15%
288. PARK AEROSPACE CORP PKE 0.15%
289. POLARIS INC PII 0.15%
290. WORTHINGTON STEEL INC WS 0.15%
291. EMERGENT BIOSOLUTIONS INC EBS 0.14%
292. MONRO INC MNRO 0.14%
293. MONTE ROSA THERAPEUTICS INC GLUE 0.14%
294. MOTORCAR PARTS OF AMERICA INC MPAA 0.14%
295. NETGEAR INC NTGR 0.14%
296. OMNICELL INC OMCL 0.14%
297. RYERSON HOLDING CORP RYZ 0.14%
298. SIGA TECHNOLOGIES INC SIGA 0.14%
299. ADEIA INC ADEA 0.13%
300. CODA OCTOPUS GROUP INC CODA 0.13%
301. MATRIX SERVICE CO MTRX 0.13%
302. MYRIAD GENETICS INC MYGN 0.13%
303. NIAGEN BIOSCIENCE INC NAGE 0.13%
304. OPTEX SYSTEMS HOLDINGS INC OPXS 0.13%
305. PROFICIENT AUTO LOGISTICS INC PAL 0.13%
306. A10 NETWORKS INC ATEN 0.12%
307. DIODES INC DIOD 0.12%
308. HOOKER FURNISHINGS CORP HOFT 0.12%
309. NVE CORP NVEC 0.12%
310. VANDA PHARMACEUTICALS INC VNDA 0.12%
311. BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS INC BHE 0.11%
312. MERIDIAN HOLDINGS INC MRDN 0.11%
313. INTEST CORP INTT 0.09%
314. LIFEMD INC LFMD 0.09%
315. ADTRAN HOLDINGS INC ADTN 0.08%
316. INSEEGO CORP INSG 0.05%
317. SHUTTERSTOCK INC SSTK 0.04%
318. NET CURRENT ASSETS USD n/a 0.02%
319. MISSION PRODUCE INC ORDINARY SHARES AVO 0.00%
320. OMNIAB INC 12.50 EARNOUT n/a 0.00%
321. OMNIAB INC 15.00 EARNOUT n/a 0.00%
Holdings data last updated Oct 11, 2026 4:35 AM .
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