Skip to content
etf.net

Launched

Avantis Emerging Markets Small Cap Equity ETF

AVEENYSE ArcaAvantisB

$62.57+0.01 (+0.02%)

As of Nov 2, 2026, 3:59 PM ET

B69/ 100

Rank 6 of 27 in Emerging Markets Active Equity

B69/100Rank 6 of 27inEmerging Markets Active Equity
Intraday session: up, 76 prints from 62.56 to 62.57. Range 62.49 to 63.41. Use the arrow keys to read each point.62.8063.0063.2063.4010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.42%
Fund size
$137M
1Y total return
+0.6%
Yield · Last 12 months
3.24%
Holdings
3049
Avg volume · 30D
14.7K sh
52W range
low $60.89high $72.93
Launched

The ETF.net AVEE Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

B

Score 69 out of 100

Category
Emerging Markets Active Equity⁠
Rank
6 of 27
Six-pillar profile for AVEE. Scores out of 100: Cost 73, Risk 49, Mission not scored, Tradability 75, Holdings 89, Durability 60. Strongest: Holdings (89). Weakest: Risk (49). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 69 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.
    A73 out of 100
    Rank 8 of 27

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C49 out of 100
    Rank 17 of 27

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A75 out of 100
    Rank 6 of 27

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A89 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 25

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    B60 out of 100
    Rank 10 of 27

Our read on AVEE

ETF.net Research

In short

BAvantis takes its emerging-markets playbook down to the small end: roughly 2,700 small caps, systematically tilted toward cheaper, more profitable companies, at a fee below what most active EM funds charge.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation through a broad emerging-markets small-cap equity portfolio.

Why people hold it

  • 0.42% a year for active management in the hardest corner of global equities, below the typical fee in its active emerging-markets group.
  • Roughly 2,700 holdings, so diversification does the work instead of a few concentrated country or company bets.
  • Active, not an index clone: it uses the MSCI Emerging Markets Small Cap universe as a reference and tilts toward stocks with lower prices and higher profitability.avantisinvestors.com
  • The small-cap specialist on a shelf that includes AVEM and AVXC, and one of the better-built portfolios in its active EM peer group.

Worth knowing

  • Thinly traded next to the big emerging-markets funds, so spreads can widen, particularly when local markets overseas are closed.
  • Emerging-market small caps are the volatile end of a volatile asset class: currency moves, thin local liquidity and country-level shocks all land in this portfolio.
  • Launched in 2023, so its live record is short compared with the older Avantis funds sitting beside it. Distributions are paid quarterly.

AVEE Performance

Launched Nov 7, 2023

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

Not enough history yet.Not enough history yet.Not enough history yet.
AVEE$10,061
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. AVEE $10,061. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 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 AVEE. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodAVEE
Year to date+1.7%
1 month−8.8%
3 months−0.4%
1 year+0.6%
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 AVEE
YearReturn barAVEE
2026 YTD+1.7%
2025+19.8%
2024+2.9%
2023+7.3%

History from Nov 9, 2023

AVEE in the news

AVEE Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
3.24%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$2.03Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.49 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2023–2026

One bar per payment. 8 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Dec 18, 2023 $0.21; Jun 24, 2024 $0.44; Dec 17, 2024 $1.30; Jun 24, 2025 $0.37; Dec 16, 2025 $1.04; Mar 10, 2026 $0.04; Jun 9, 2026 $0.46; Sep 8, 2026 $0.49. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 8, 2026Sep 10, 2026$0.49
Jun 9, 2026Jun 11, 2026$0.46
Mar 10, 2026Mar 12, 2026$0.04
Dec 16, 2025Dec 18, 2025$1.04
Jun 24, 2025Jun 26, 2025$0.37
Dec 17, 2024Dec 19, 2024$1.30
Jun 24, 2024Jun 26, 2024$0.44
Dec 18, 2023Dec 21, 2023$0.21

$10,000 in AVEE 1 year ago paid $316 in dividends.

AVEE Risk

Risk pillarC49 out of 100Rank 17 of 27 in Emerging Markets Active Equity
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
15.8%
Annualised · 35 months to Oct 2026
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.
0.35
vs 3-month T-bills · 35 months to Oct 2026
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.
−20.2%
35 months · trough Apr 2025
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.
0.72
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.

AVEE Cost

Compare AVEE and AVEM

Overpaying vs AVEM, tied cheapest in Emerging Markets Active Equity

$1,735

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

  • AVEE 0.42%

    $8,472

  • AVEM 0.33% Tied cheapest

    $6,737

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • AVEE 0.42%
  • AVEM 0.33%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K$10K051015202530AVEE $8,472AVEM $6,737

Year by year

YearAVEEAVEMOverpaying
10$759$598$161
20$2,927$2,318$609
30$8,472$6,737$1,735

Other funds in Emerging Markets Active Equity

See others