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Alpha Architect US Equity 2 ETF

AAEQNasdaqAlpha ArchitectB

$53.62−0.38 (−0.71%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

B62/ 100

Rank 4 of 8 in US Stocks

B62/100Rank 4 of 8inUS Stocks
Intraday session: down, 79 prints from 54.00 to 53.62. Range 53.62 to 54.31. Use the arrow keys to read each point.53.8054.2010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.09%
Fund size
$501M
1Y total return
No data
Yield · Last 12 months
No data
Holdings
380
Avg volume · 30D
1.23K sh
52W range
low $45.01high $56.15
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net AAEQ Grade

B

Score 62 out of 100

Category
US Stocks⁠
Rank
4 of 8
Six-pillar profile for AAEQ. Scores out of 100: Cost 59, Risk 51, Mission 98, Tradability 47, Holdings 43, Durability 32. Strongest: Mission (98). Weakest: Durability (32). Leans toward Mission.

Score 62 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    B59 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 8

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A98 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 5

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C51 out of 100
    Rank 6 of 8

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    C47 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 8

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    C43 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 8

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    D32 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 8

Our read on AAEQ

ETF.net Research

In short

BPlain US beta with a size floor: market-cap-weighted exposure to American stocks worth at least $1 billion, for 0.09% a year. It launched in December 2025, so the strategy is old-fashioned but the fund itself is brand new.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation through broadly diversified exposure to the U.S. stock market, using market-cap-weighted exposure to U.S. stocks with market capitalization of at least $1 billion.

Why people hold it

  • 0.09% a year, under half what the typical fund in its peer group charges.
  • Boring by design: market-cap weighting, no stock picking, and a $1 billion size floor that screens out the market's smallest names.alphaarchitect.com
  • The stated mandate is broad diversification across the US market, not a concentrated wager on a handful of names or one sector.alphaarchitect.com

Worth knowing

  • Trading is thin, so spreads can run wider than at the category's household names. How you place the order matters more here.
  • It opened in December 2025, so there is little live history on how closely it tracks or how it handles a real drawdown.
  • Cheap, but not the cheapest shelf in the aisle: ILCB covers broad US equity at 0.03%.

AAEQ Performance

Launched Dec 9, 2025

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

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AAEQ$10,947
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,169
Dec 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. AAEQ $10,947. SPY $11,169. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Dec 2025Jun 2026Oct 2026

Dec 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for AAEQ. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodAAEQ
Year to date+9.5%
1 month−1.6%
3 months+1.2%
1 yearFund is under 1 year oldNo data
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper yearNo data
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper yearNo data
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for AAEQ
YearReturn barAAEQ
2026 YTD+9.5%
2025−0.3%

History from Dec 12, 2025

AAEQ in the news

AAEQ Dividends

Last payment
$0.05 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Irregular

Distribution data unavailable.

Distribution history

2025–2026

One bar per payment. 1 payment from 2025 to 2026 YTD. Dec 30, 2025 $0.05. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 30, 2025Dec 31, 2025$0.05

AAEQ Risk

Risk pillarC51 out of 100Rank 6 of 8 in US Stocks
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
Launched Dec 2025; fills in after 12 months
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Launched Dec 2025; fills in after 12 months
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
Launched Dec 2025; fills in after 12 months
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.98
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

AAEQ Cost

Compare AAEQ and GSUS

Overpaying vs GSUS, cheapest in US Stocks

$418

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • AAEQ 0.09%

    $1,898

  • GSUS 0.07% Cheapest

    $1,480

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • AAEQ 0.09%
  • GSUS 0.07%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$500$1K$1.5K$2K051015202530AAEQ $1,898GSUS $1,480

Year by year

YearAAEQGSUSOverpaying
10$165$128$37
20$646$503$143
30$1,898$1,480$418

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