
Alpha Architect US Equity ETF
$60.26−0.45 (−0.74%)
- 0.09%
- $526M
- +10.2%
- 7.06K sh
- low $50.93high $63.81
The ETF.net AAUS Grade
Score 73 out of 100
- 15 of 126
Score 73 of 100 falls in the A 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.A99 out of 100Rank 1 of 126Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B60 out of 100Rank 49 of 126Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C45 out of 100Rank 67 of 126Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B69 out of 100Rank 43 of 124Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B60 out of 100Rank 54 of 126
AAUS Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
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.
| Period | AAUS |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +10.2% |
| 1 month | −1.5% |
| 3 months | +1.3% |
| 1 year | +10.2% |
| 3 years | |
| 5 years | |
| 10 years |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | AAUS |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +10.2% | |
| 2025 | +9.7% |
AAUS in the news
AAUS Dividends
- $0.20 per share
- Irregular
Distribution data unavailable.
Distribution history
$10,000 in AAUS 1 year ago paid $36.73 in dividends.
AAUS Risk
- 12.0%
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.
- 1.02
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.
- −9.1%
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.
- 0.98
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.
AAUS Cost
Overpaying vs TACU, cheapest in US Active Equity
$1,898
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
AAUS 0.09%
$1,898
TACU 0.00% Cheapest
$0
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | AAUS | TACU | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $165 | $0 | $165 |
| 20 | $646 | $0 | $646 |
| 30 | $1,898 | $0 | $1,898 |
Other funds in US Active Equity
- ATSPAT. Rowe Price U.S. Equity Research ETFExpense ratio 0.34%1 year return +11.3%
- AAVIEAvantis Inflation Focused Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.25%1 year return +36.3%
- AFEACFidelity Enhanced U.S. All-Cap Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.18%1 year return +13.5%
- AAAUBAlpha Architect US Equity 4 ETFExpense ratio 0.10%1 year return
- ACGUSCapital Group Core Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.33%1 year return +10.6%




