Matthews Asia Dividend Active ETF ADVE
$45.630.00 (0.00%)
- 0.79%
- $9M
- +25.3%
- 2.38%
- 0M sh
- $46.00
- low $38.00high $47.82
The ETF.net ADVE Grade
D
Score 28 out of 100
- 7 of 7
Score 28 of 100 falls in the D 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.F23 out of 100Rank 6 of 7Mission
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.D38 out of 100Rank 6 of 7Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D25 out of 100Rank 7 of 7Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D30 out of 100Rank 6 of 6Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.D39 out of 100Rank 6 of 7
Our read on ADVE
DA dividend fund that skips the global tour and stays in Asia: roughly 70 actively picked names run for total return with income emphasized. Launched in 2023, it's the regional specialist sitting in a cohort of go-anywhere international dividend funds.
The fund seeks total return while emphasizing current income.
Why people hold it
- Not an index sleeve. About 70 actively chosen Asian holdings, run to a stated mandate of total return with current income emphasized.
- The 0.79% fee lands right at the median for its peer group, and roughly a third of what active peer JHID charges at 2.17%.
- Straightforward plumbing: a 1940 Act fund holding stocks and paying quarterly. No leverage, no options overlay, no K-1.
Worth knowing
- Small and thinly traded, which can mean wider spreads and more price impact on size than the bigger names in the category.
- Broader, cheaper routes to international dividends live in the same cohort: VDI at 0.39%, BIDD at 0.60%. Neither is Asia-dedicated.
- It opened in 2023, so the live record is short, and on our review it sits toward the back of its peer group.
ADVE Holdings
- Stocks
- 68
- 45%
- 2330.TW
Sectors
- Technology30.9%
- Financials29.9%
- Industrials12.3%
- Communication8.4%
- Consumer Discretionary6.0%
- Materials3.6%
- Real Estate3.5%
- Consumer Staples2.8%
- Health Care1.0%
- Energy0.9%
- Utilities0.9%
Geography
- South Korea24.96%
- Japan22.79%
- Taiwan19.02%
- China14.56%
- Australia4.26%
- Hong Kong4.23%
- Singapore3.93%
- India3.22%
- 3.01%
Developed 35% · Emerging 65%
ADVE Performance
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ADVE$12,531
Returns run to the Oct 12, 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 | ADVE |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +17.5% |
| 1 month | −3.1% |
| 3 months | −0.3% |
| 1 year | +25.3% |
| 3 years | +19.3% |
| 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 | ADVE |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +17.5% | |
| 2025 | +26.1% | |
| 2024 | +7.1% | |
| 2023 | +5.1% |
ADVE in the news
ADVE Dividends
- 2.38%
- $1.09
- $0.30 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
ADVE Risk
- 12.1%
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.
- 1.20
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.
- −18.3%
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.
- 0.67
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
ADVE Cost
0.79%
ADVE0.79%
- The middle half of International Active Dividend Income funds
- Median 0.65%
5 of the 7 International Active Dividend Income funds charge less.
Other funds in International Active Dividend Income
- BJHIDJohn Hancock International High Dividend ETFExpense ratio 0.46%1 year return +24.0%
- BIDVOAmplify CWP International Enhanced Dividend Income ETFExpense ratio 0.65%1 year return +22.1%
- CBIDDiShares International Dividend Active ETFExpense ratio 0.61%1 year return +16.9%
- CIDVZElevation Series Trust - Polen International Dividend Income ETFExpense ratio 0.75%1 year return +14.5%
- DADIVGuinness Atkinson Asia Pacific Dividend Builder ETFExpense ratio 1.95%1 year return +14.2%