QINT ETF offers quality-focused international equity exposure outperforming broad-market IEFA ETF.

The American Century Quality Diversified International ETF (QINT) provides a quality-focused alternative to the broad-market iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (IEFA) for international equity exposure. Unlike IEFA's market-cap weighted approach that can overweight financially weak giants, QINT uses a multi-factor index emphasizing quality, growth, and valuation, dynamically adjusting allocations to reduce risk. With fewer holdings but more balanced weight distribution, QINT has outperformed IEFA over the past three years, returning nearly 80% versus IEFA's 62%. Investors seeking strategic quality exposure amid global market uncertainty may prefer QINT, while those wanting broad, low-cost developed market access might choose IEFA.