Zacks Quality International Fund

Zacks Quality International Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund focused on providing exposure to high-quality companies across developed international markets. Its primary function is to generate long-term capital appreciation by investing in companies outside the United States that demonstrate consistent earnings, strong balance sheets, and durable business models. The fund employs Zacks Investment Management's proprietary quantitative model, which emphasizes upward earnings estimate revisions and applies rigorous fundamental screens—such as return on equity, earnings stability, and dividend consistency—to select portfolio holdings. Typically, the fund maintains a diversified portfolio of approximately 75 to 250 companies spanning regions like Japan, Germany, and the United Kingdom, including many globally recognized brands. By blending a disciplined, research-based approach with global diversification across sectors and currencies, Zacks Quality International Fund offers investors a methodical avenue for international equity exposure, focusing on financial resilience and earnings quality throughout market cycles. This fund marks Zacks Investment Management’s expansion of their established earnings-driven strategy into global developed markets abroad.