American Century US Quality Growth ETF

QGRO

Market cap $2B

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Launched on 09/10/2018, the American Century U.S. Quality Growth ETF (QGRO) is a smart beta exchange traded fund offering broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Growth category of the market.

The ETF landscape continues to shift and mature, and this week, the latest milestone comes for the American Century U.S. Quality Growth ETF (QGRO). As the economy and markets continue to sputter and lack oomph, adding growth could offer one solution.

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I rate QGRO a buy for low to modest risk-tolerant investors, thanks to its market-beating performance and systematic active management. QGRO consistently outperforms the S&P 500 and Russell 1000, delivering strong returns with lower volatility (beta 0.94, alpha 1.40). The fund's diversified portfolio and rules-based stock selection focus on stable and high-growth companies, reducing risk versus more concentrated peers.

In yet another milestone for the ETF space, American Century Investments saw its suite surpass $75 billion in total AUM. The firm, which also offers ETFs under the Avantis Investors brand, offers ETFs like its largest, the Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF (AVUV).

Designed to provide broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Growth category of the market, the American Century U.S. Quality Growth ETF (QGRO) is a smart beta exchange traded fund launched on 09/10/2018.

QGRO offers a unique, rules-based approach blending quality and growth, with diversified sector exposure and lower concentration risk than typical growth ETFs. Despite its theoretical advantages, QGRO's recent performance and drawdowns have closely mirrored traditional growth ETFs like QQQ and VUG. QGRO's dynamic rebalancing and inclusion of mid-cap names position it to outperform if market leadership broadens beyond mega caps.