Avantis International Small Cap Equity ETF
$77.78+0.39 (+0.50%)
- 0.30%
- $356M
- +20.4%
- 2.62%
- 0M sh
- $77.41
- low $64.71high $81.32
The ETF.net AVDS Grade
A
Score 78 out of 100
- 4 of 57
Score 78 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.A89 out of 100Rank 6 of 57Mission
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.B65 out of 100Rank 8 of 57Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B64 out of 100Rank 16 of 57Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A90 out of 100Rank 2 of 53Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B69 out of 100Rank 19 of 57
Our read on AVDS
AAvantis casts a wide net: roughly 3,000 non-US developed small caps, weighted with an eye on price, profitability and how much cash companies plow back in. Active management that looks a lot like an index fund with its thumb on the scale.
The ETF seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing in a broad group of non-U.S. small-cap companies and considering valuation, profitability, and investment levels when selecting and weighting securities.
Why people hold it
- Charges 0.30% a year, about half the typical fee in its active international peer group. Cheap is a durable edge in a corner of the market where fees usually run high.
- Roughly 3,000 holdings, so no single stock or country steers the outcome. This is small-cap breadth, not a concentrated stock-picking bet.
- The tilts are the whole design: valuation, profitability and investment levels shape both what it owns and how much of each, measured against MSCI World ex USA Small Cap.res.avantisinvestors.com
- Sits among the strongest builds in a crowded field of active international equity funds. Broad, systematic, low-fee: the boxes that tend to stay ticked.
Worth knowing
- Thinly traded compared with the big international names. Limit orders and a look at the spread earn their keep here.
- Launched in 2023, so the live record is short even though the approach behind it is not new.
- Costs more than Avantis' broad international fund AVDE (0.23%). Small caps abroad are pricier to research and trade, and they swing harder.
AVDS Holdings
- Stocks
- 3,097
- 2%
- DPM.TO
Sectors
- Industrials23.3%
- Materials14.8%
- Consumer Discretionary13.8%
- Financials12.8%
- Technology9.5%
- Consumer Staples5.8%
- Energy5.5%
- Health Care5.1%
- Communication3.5%
- Real Estate3.3%
- Utilities2.7%
Geography
- Japan33.04%
- Canada10.95%
- United Kingdom10.17%
- Australia9.35%
- Sweden4.40%
- Israel3.82%
- Switzerland3.73%
- Germany3.52%
- 21.02%
Developed 95% · Emerging 5%
AVDS Performance
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AVDS$12,043
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 | AVDS |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +12.6% |
| 1 month | −2.6% |
| 3 months | +2.4% |
| 1 year | +20.4% |
| 3 years | +22.0% |
| 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 | AVDS |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +12.6% | |
| 2025 | +38.2% | |
| 2024 | +3.2% | |
| 2023 | +3.8% |
AVDS in the news
AVDS Dividends
- 2.62%
- $2.03
- $0.28 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
AVDS Risk
- 14.4%
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.
- 1.13
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.
- −13.5%
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.
- 0.73
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
AVDS Cost
0.30%
AVDS0.30%
- The middle half of International Active Equity funds
- Median 0.59%
5 of the 55 International Active Equity funds charge less.
Other funds in International Active Equity
- ADFICDimensional - International Core Equity 2 ETFExpense ratio 0.22%1 year return +19.3%
- AJIREJPMorgan International Research Enhanced Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.29%1 year return +15.6%
- ATACNT. Rowe Price Active Core International Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.20%1 year return —
- AAVNMAvantis All International Markets Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.31%1 year return +22.8%
- AGIEQGoldman Sachs Data Enhanced International Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.30%1 year return —