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Zacks Quality International ETF

Shareclass
Zacks Quality International ETF (QUIZ)
Type
Exchange-traded fund
Fossil fuel exposure of 10.56% places the fund in the F tier, between 9% and 100% exposure.

Methodology
F
Investments in major fossil fuel companies
Shell PLC
Carbon Underground 200Top 200 carbon reserves
$3,350
BHP Group Ltd
Carbon Underground 200Top 200 carbon reserves
$1,357
TotalEnergies SE
Carbon Underground 200Top 200 carbon reserves
$1,189
Mitsubishi Corp
Carbon Underground 200Top 200 carbon reserves
$1,027
BP PLC
Carbon Underground 200Top 200 carbon reserves
$858
Mitsui & Co Ltd
Carbon Underground 200Top 200 carbon reserves
$769
Fossil fuel holdings
Energy sector
Top 200 owners of carbon reserves
Top 200 owners of carbon reserves
Carbon Underground 200
6
holdings
$8,550
invested
3.44%
of portfolio
Coal industry
Coal industry
Coal miners, coal services, owners of coal reserves
4
holdings
$3,774
invested
1.52%
of portfolio
Oil/gas industry
Oil/gas industry
Oil/gas producers and refiners, oil field services and equipment companies, pipeline operators
16
holdings
$24,876
invested
10%
of portfolio
Utility sector
Top 50 coal-fired utilities
Top 50 coal-fired utilities
Macroclimate 50
No direct stock holdings
Fossil-fired utilities
Fossil-fired utilities
Utilities burning fossil fuels or distributing gas
8
holdings
$8,564
invested
3.45%
of portfolio
  When calculating a portfolio's screen exposure, we only consider long investments, ignoring any shorts or liabilities.
All fossil fuel companies
17 holdings
17 holdings
  • 1. Siemens AG
    Oil/gas industry
    $4,982
    2%
  • 2. Shell PLC
    Carbon Underground 200Oil/gas industry
    $3,350
    1.35%
  • 3. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd
    Oil/gas industry
    $2,835
    1.14%
  • 4. National Grid PLC
    Oil/gas industryFossil-fired utility
    $2,392
    0.96%
  • 5. Siemens Energy AG Ordinary Shares
    Oil/gas industry
    $1,592
    0.64%
See all



Financial performance
Performance data provided byMorningstarFind more financial data on QUIZ at Morningstar.com
Current fund
QUIZ
Zacks Quality International ETF
Family
Zacks Investment Management Inc
Category
Foreign Large Blend
vs.
Benchmark
ACWX
iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Foreign Large Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 8/31/25
  Less than one year of returns available
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI Ex USA
ACWX - iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
  Less than one year of returns available
Less invested in fossil fuels 
0.92% less invested
Higher fossil finance risk score 
15 points higher
Higher fossil insurance risk score 
13 points higher
More invested in Clean200 
0.2% more invested
Current fund
QUIZ
Zacks Quality International ETF
Family
Zacks Investment Management Inc
Category
Foreign Large Blend
vs.
Benchmark
ACWX
iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Foreign Large Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 8/31/25
  Less than one year of returns available
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI Ex USA
ACWX - iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
  Less than one year of returns available
Less invested in fossil fuels 
0.92% less invested
Higher fossil finance risk score 
15 points higher
Higher fossil insurance risk score 
13 points higher
More invested in Clean200 
0.2% more invested
Current fund
QUIZ
Zacks Quality International ETF
Family
Zacks Investment Management Inc
Category
Foreign Large Blend
vs.
Benchmark
ACWX
iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Foreign Large Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 8/31/25
  Less than one year of returns available
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI Ex USA
ACWX - iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
  Less than one year of returns available
Less invested in fossil fuels 
0.92% less invested
Higher fossil finance risk score 
15 points higher
Higher fossil insurance risk score 
13 points higher
More invested in Clean200 
0.2% more invested
Month-end trailing returns  
Annualized returns
Climate analysis
1-yr
3-yr
5-yr
10-yr
Fossil fuel %
This fund
QUIZ - Zacks Quality International ETF
/
/
/
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11% 
Benchmark
ACWX - iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
15%
15%
8.81%
7.21%
11% 
Fund compared to benchmark
 
  Less than one year of returns available
0.92%  lower
Find more financial data on QUIZ at Morningstar.com
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