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Avantis Credit ETF

AVGBNasdaqAvantisB

$50.30−0.22 (−0.44%)

As of Nov 10, 2026, 11:15 AM ET

B65/ 100

Rank 17 of 49 in Investment Grade Corporate

B65/100Rank 17 of 49inInvestment Grade Corporate
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Expense ratio
0.19%
Fund size
$68M
1Y total return
+1.6%
Yield · Last 12 months
3.62%
Holdings
223
Avg volume · 30D
13.8K sh
52W range
low $49.52high $52.07
Launched

The ETF.net AVGB Grade

B

Score 65 out of 100

Category
Investment Grade Corporate⁠
Rank
17 of 49
Six-pillar profile for AVGB. Scores out of 100: Cost 61, Risk 74, Mission 85, Tradability 54, Holdings 46, Durability 44. Strongest: Mission (85). Weakest: Durability (44). Leans toward Mission.

Score 65 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.
    B61 out of 100
    Rank 18 of 49

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A85 out of 100
    Rank 33 of 45

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    A74 out of 100
    Rank 6 of 49

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    C54 out of 100
    Rank 21 of 49

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    C46 out of 100
    Rank 35 of 49

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    C44 out of 100
    Rank 33 of 49

Our read on AVGB

ETF.net Research

In short

BA 2025 arrival from Avantis: roughly 160 investment-grade credit holdings run to a one-line mandate (maximize total return), developed-market issuers included, at a fee sitting right on the category median.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to maximize total return.

Why people hold it

  • The mandate is refreshingly plain: maximize total return from a credit portfolio of roughly 160 holdings, not a thousand-line index replica.avantisinvestors.com
  • 0.19% a year lands exactly on the median fee for investment-grade corporate bond ETFs. No newcomer premium for the newer approach.
  • The credit net stretches past US borders into developed international issuers, wider than a purely domestic corporate lineup.avantisinvestors.com
  • Cash comes quarterly, with no advertised target yield to reverse-engineer. Payouts follow what the bonds throw off.avantisinvestors.com

Worth knowing

  • The index heavyweights in this category charge a sliver of that fee: VCIT at 0.03%, USIG, SPIB and IGIB at 0.04%.
  • Still a small, thinly traded fund, so bid-ask spreads can run wider than the category's giants and trade size matters more.
  • It opened in April 2025. That is a thin track record next to peers with decades of behavior on the tape.

AVGB Performance

Launched Apr 15, 2025

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

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AVGB$10,161
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,339
Nov 7, 2025 to Nov 9, 2026. AVGB $10,161. SPY $11,339. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Nov 2025May 2026Nov 2026

Nov 7, 2025 – Nov 9, 2026

Returns run to the Nov 9, 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 AVGB. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodAVGB
Year to date+0.9%
1 month+1.3%
3 months−0.1%
1 year+1.6%
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 AVGB
YearReturn barAVGB
2026 YTD+0.9%
2025+4.9%

History from Apr 17, 2025

AVGB in the news

AVGB 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 Nov 9, 2026.
3.62%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.83Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.50 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2025–2026

One bar per payment. 5 payments from 2025 to 2026 YTD. Jun 24, 2025 $0.39; Sep 23, 2025 $0.33; Dec 16, 2025 $1.06; Jun 9, 2026 $0.27; Sep 8, 2026 $0.50. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 8, 2026Sep 10, 2026$0.50
Jun 9, 2026Jun 11, 2026$0.27
Dec 16, 2025Dec 18, 2025$1.06
Sep 23, 2025Sep 25, 2025$0.33
Jun 24, 2025Jun 26, 2025$0.39

$10,000 in AVGB 1 year ago paid $354 in dividends.

AVGB Risk

Risk pillarA74 out of 100Rank 6 of 49 in Investment Grade Corporate
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
2.7%
Annualised · 18 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.
−0.32
vs 3-month T-bills · 18 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.
−2.3%
18 months · trough Sep 2026
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.
0.12
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.

AVGB Cost

Compare AVGB and SPBO

Overpaying vs SPBO, tied cheapest in Investment Grade Corporate

$3,314

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

  • AVGB 0.19%

    $3,952

  • SPBO 0.03% Tied cheapest

    $638

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • AVGB 0.19%
  • SPBO 0.03%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$1K$2K$3K$4K051015202530AVGB $3,952SPBO $638

Year by year

YearAVGBSPBOOverpaying
10$347$55$292
20$1,351$216$1,135
30$3,952$638$3,314

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