AB US Low Volatility Equity ETF (LOWV) Valuation
LOWV valuation today
Holdings combined · company data as of Oct 26, 2026- P/E (TTM)
- 27.5 trailing earnings
- Forward P/E
- 20.4 analyst estimates
- Price / sales
- 3.10
- Price / book
- 6.30
- EV / EBITDA
- 18.5
- Earnings yield
- 3.64% inverse of P/E
- Dividend yield
- 1.12% of the holdings
- Return on equity
- 22.9% combined
- Net margin
- 11.3% combined
- Beta
- 0.94 weighted, vs S&P 500
LOWV valuation vs other stock ETFs
| ETF | P/E | Fwd P/E | P/S | P/B | Div. yield | ROE | Net margin | Loss-makers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOWV | 27.5 | 20.4 | 3.10 | 6.30 | 1.12% | 22.9% | 11.3% | 2.2% |
| SPY | 25.9 | 19.9 | 3.67 | 5.47 | 1.08% | 21.1% | 14.2% | 1.9% |
| QQQ | 34.2 | 23.4 | 5.93 | 9.27 | 0.58% | 27.1% | 17.4% | 6.9% |
| DIA | 20.9 | 18.4 | 3.16 | 5.52 | 1.55% | 26.4% | 15.1% | 0.0% |
| VTI | 28.2 | 19.4 | 3.31 | 5.00 | 1.07% | 17.7% | 11.8% | 4.6% |
| IWM | n/m | 13.9 | 1.25 | 2.03 | 1.38% | −1.7% | −1.0% | 28.1% |
Same method for every fund. n/m = not meaningful (combined trailing earnings below zero or close to it). Loss-makers = weight of holdings with negative trailing earnings.
LOWV valuation by sector
| Sector | Weight | P/E | Fwd P/E | P/S | P/B | Div. yield | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technology | 35.5% | 34.3 | 25.0 | 4.65 | 14.15 | 0.68% | 41.2% |
| Financial Services | 15.1% | 17.4 | 14.3 | 3.29 | 2.91 | 1.38% | 16.7% |
| Healthcare | 12.3% | 60.7 | 17.5 | 1.22 | 8.07 | 1.65% | 13.3% |
| Consumer Cyclical | 8.4% | 21.8 | 22.3 | 3.35 | 8.03 | 0.46% | 36.8% |
| Communication Services | 7.5% | 18.7 | 22.0 | 8.34 | 7.10 | 0.22% | 38.0% |
| Industrials | 7.4% | 32.7 | 21.5 | 3.90 | 6.04 | 1.32% | 18.5% |
| Consumer Defensive | 5.8% | 31.8 | 22.1 | 2.84 | 15.16 | 1.98% | 47.7% |
| Utilities | 3.1% | 19.8 | 17.4 | 3.58 | 2.17 | 2.97% | 10.9% |
| Real Estate | 1.5% | 40.0 | 50.6 | 6.90 | 2.53 | 3.22% | 6.3% |
LOWV earnings yield vs bond yields
Earnings yield = earnings ÷ price (1 ÷ P/E). The gap to bond yields is a rough gauge of the extra return stocks are priced to deliver.
How LOWV weight splits by P/E
Share of the covered weight in companies with a trailing P/E in each range.
LOWV largest holdings: valuation
| Symbol | Company | Weight | P/E | Fwd P/E | P/S | Div. yield | Share of earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAPL | Apple Inc. | 6.68% | 39.4 | 35.2 | 10.7 | 0.31% | 4.94% |
| NVDA | NVIDIA Corporation | 6.13% | 27.1 | 24.9 | 17.1 | 0.47% | 6.59% |
| MSFT | Microsoft Corporation | 5.95% | 29.5 | 25.1 | 11.8 | 0.74% | 5.87% |
| GOOG | Alphabet Inc. | 5.52% | 16.9 | 21.8 | 9.2 | 0.26% | 9.50% |
| AMZN | Amazon.com, Inc. | 3.72% | 20.1 | 23.6 | 3.5 | — | 5.38% |
| AVGO | Broadcom Inc. | 3.32% | 43.3 | 19.4 | 17.6 | 0.79% | 2.23% |
| V | Visa Inc. | 2.56% | 34.3 | 24.0 | 17.0 | 0.67% | 2.17% |
| MRK | Merck & Co., Inc. | 2.36% | 115.8 | 15.3 | 5.4 | 2.33% | 0.59% |
| CSCO | Cisco Systems, Inc. | 2.21% | 32.2 | 19.8 | 6.7 | 1.56% | 1.99% |
| MA | Mastercard Incorporated | 2.17% | 34.0 | 24.2 | 15.4 | 0.56% | 1.86% |
| MCK | McKesson Corporation | 2.14% | 26.9 | 19.7 | 0.3 | 0.37% | 2.31% |
| GILD | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | 2.10% | — | 15.6 | 6.4 | 2.10% | −1.04% |
| TSM | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited | 1.98% | 26.7 | 21.4 | 0.4 | 0.91% | 2.15% |
| ABBV | AbbVie Inc. | 1.96% | 80.6 | 16.4 | 7.8 | 2.42% | 0.71% |
| BAC | Bank of America Corporation | 1.86% | 12.2 | 10.8 | 3.1 | 2.50% | 4.42% |
| LLY | Eli Lilly and Company | 1.84% | 42.2 | 24.4 | 14.1 | 0.55% | 1.27% |
| L3H | SHELL PLC WI ADR/2 | 1.70% | — | — | — | — | — |
| JPM | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 1.67% | 14.2 | 13.5 | 4.7 | 1.94% | 3.42% |
| PM | Philip Morris International Inc. | 1.64% | 29.5 | 20.9 | 7.5 | 3.12% | 1.62% |
| XOM | Exxon Mobil Corporation | 1.54% | 23.0 | 14.8 | 2.0 | 2.30% | 1.94% |
| BAESY | BAE Systems PLC | 1.45% | — | — | — | — | — |
| MSI | Motorola Solutions, Inc. | 1.42% | 36.5 | 23.9 | 6.3 | 1.05% | 1.13% |
| CL | Colgate-Palmolive Company | 1.40% | 37.1 | 21.0 | 3.6 | 2.25% | 1.10% |
| AEP | American Electric Power Company, Inc. | 1.39% | 22.0 | 17.2 | 3.0 | 2.99% | 1.84% |
| ADI | Analog Devices, Inc. | 1.38% | 47.0 | 23.2 | 13.8 | 1.11% | 0.86% |
Share of earnings = the holding's part of the fund's combined trailing profit. Green: earns more than its weight; orange: less. Symbol links go to each company's key metrics.
About LOWV valuation
Adding up its 65 holdings with company data, LOWV trades at 27.5 times trailing earnings and 20.4 times analysts' forward estimates, with a price-to-book ratio of 6.30 and a dividend yield of 1.12%. Its earnings yield of 3.64% is 1.69 percentage points below the 5.33% yield to maturity of the U.S. bond market (AGG).
The ten largest holdings are 40.6% of the fund and earn 41.1% of its combined profit. By sector, Healthcare is the most expensive at 60.7 times earnings and Financial Services the cheapest at 17.4. Companies that lost money over the past year are 2.2% of the covered weight.
How these figures are calculated. Each ratio treats the fund as one company: the earnings, sales and book value of every holding are added up in proportion to its weight and divided into the fund's price. In practice that is a weighted harmonic mean, so a single stock with a very high P/E cannot distort the result, and loss-making companies reduce the fund's earnings instead of being dropped. Covers 94.7% of the fund's weight (U.S.-listed stocks with company data); company figures as of October 26, 2026.
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LOWV valuation FAQ
What is the P/E ratio of LOWV?
Based on its holdings, LOWV has a trailing P/E of 27.5 and a forward P/E of 20.4 (earnings of all covered holdings combined in proportion to their weights, as of October 26, 2026).
What is the earnings yield of LOWV?
The trailing earnings yield is 3.64% (1 ÷ P/E) and the forward earnings yield 4.91%. For comparison the U.S. bond market (AGG) yields 5.33% to maturity and T-bills about 3.91%.
Is LOWV more expensive than the S&P 500?
LOWV trades at 27.5 times trailing earnings versus 25.9 for the S&P 500 (SPY); on forward estimates the figures are 20.4 and 19.9.
What is the price-to-book ratio of LOWV?
The holdings of LOWV trade at 6.30 times book value, with a combined return on equity of 22.9%.
Which sector in LOWV has the highest P/E?
Healthcare has the highest P/E at 60.7 and Financial Services the lowest at 17.4.