Avantis Emerging Markets Small Cap Equity ETF
$69.23−0.28 (−0.40%)
- 0.42%
- $140M
- +15.8%
- 2.92%
- 0M sh
- $69.92
- low $60.89high $72.93
The ETF.net AVEE Grade
A
Score 70 out of 100
- 6 of 28
Score 70 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.A74 out of 100Rank 8 of 28Mission
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.C47 out of 100Rank 17 of 28Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A74 out of 100Rank 7 of 28Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A91 out of 100Rank 1 of 26Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B59 out of 100Rank 11 of 28
Our read on AVEE
AAvantis 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.
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.res.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 Holdings
- Stocks
- 2,965
- 4%
- 011070.KS
Sectors
- Technology24.0%
- Industrials18.3%
- Consumer Discretionary12.1%
- Materials10.3%
- Financials9.7%
- Health Care7.3%
- Consumer Staples5.8%
- Real Estate4.2%
- Communication3.8%
- Utilities2.9%
- Energy1.7%
Geography
- Taiwan (Province of China)30.42%
- Korea (the Republic of)17.57%
- India12.09%
- China9.18%
- Brazil6.12%
- Hong Kong4.46%
- South Africa3.92%
- Saudi Arabia2.36%
- 13.87%
Developed 5% · Emerging 95%
AVEE Performance
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AVEE$11,583
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 | AVEE |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +13.1% |
| 1 month | +0.6% |
| 3 months | +1.8% |
| 1 year | +15.8% |
| 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 | AVEE |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +13.1% | |
| 2025 | +19.8% | |
| 2024 | +2.9% | |
| 2023 | +7.3% |
AVEE in the news
AVEE Dividends
- 2.92%
- $2.03
- $0.49 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
AVEE Risk
- 14.9%
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.
- 0.60
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.
- −20.2%
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.
- 0.72
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
AVEE Cost
0.42%
AVEE0.42%
- The middle half of Emerging Markets Active Equity funds
- Median 0.65%
7 of the 27 Emerging Markets Active Equity funds charge less.
Other funds in Emerging Markets Active Equity
- AAVXCAvantis Emerging Markets ex-China Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.33%1 year return +41.2%
- ADFEMDimensional - Emerging Markets Core Equity 2 ETFExpense ratio 0.39%1 year return +29.5%
- BFEMRFidelity Covington Trust - Fidelity Enhanced Emerging Markets ETFExpense ratio 0.38%1 year return +36.8%
- BSEEMSEI Exchange Traded Funds - SEI Select Emerging Markets Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.60%1 year return +34.7%
- BEMESHarbor Emerging Markets Select ETF (EMES)Expense ratio 0.65%1 year return +29.9%