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Avantis Core Fixed Income ETF

AVIGNYSE ArcaAvantisA

$40.20+0.01 (+0.01%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 40.20 to 40.20. Range 40.16 to 40.30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.40.2340.2540.2740.3010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.15%
Fund size
$2.09B
1Y total return
−0.3%
Yield · Last 12 months
4.43%
Holdings
889
Avg volume · 30D
435K sh
52W range
low $39.14high $42.54
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net AVIG Grade

A

Score 78 out of 100

Rank
12 of 116
Six-pillar profile for AVIG. Scores out of 100: Cost 78, Risk 37, Mission 100, Tradability 86, Holdings 75, Durability 72. Strongest: Mission (100). Weakest: Risk (37). Leans toward Mission.

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.
    A78 out of 100
    Rank 24 of 115
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A100 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 100
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    D37 out of 100
    Rank 89 of 116
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A86 out of 100
    Rank 6 of 116
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A75 out of 100
    Rank 23 of 115
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A72 out of 100
    Rank 30 of 116

Our read on AVIG

ETF.net Research

In short

AA core US bond fund with a different brief: its stated goal is maximizing total return, not just mirroring the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate. It costs 0.15% a year and spreads the risk across roughly 900 bonds.

Stated mandate

Seeks to maximize total return.

Why people hold it

  • Charges 0.15% a year, well under half the median fee in its core bond cohort. Cost stops being the argument.
  • Roughly 900 bonds, benchmarked to the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate. The portfolio it actually runs lines up closely with the mandate in its own documents.avantisinvestors.com
  • Among Agg-benchmarked funds, one of the stronger implementations in a crowded peer group, on both cost and portfolio construction.
  • Launched in 2020 by Avantis as a broad US investment-grade bond holding, not a narrow slice of the market.avantisinvestors.com

Worth knowing

  • Straight Agg index trackers (BND, AGG, SPAB) charge 0.03%. The extra basis points here buy a total-return mandate rather than a pure index copy.
  • It's a core bond portfolio, so the price moves with interest rates. Rate sensitivity is the main risk you're carrying.
  • Smaller and less heavily traded than the mega Agg trackers, so bid-ask spreads can run a touch wider.

AVIG Performance

Launched Oct 13, 2020

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.
AVIG$9,968
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. AVIG $9,968. 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 AVIG. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodAVIG
Year to date−1.0%
1 month+2.4%
3 months−0.3%
1 year−0.3%
3 yearsper year+5.8%
5 yearsper year−0.1%
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 AVIG
YearReturn barAVIG
2026 YTD−1.0%
2025+8.0%
2024+1.5%
2023+6.4%
2022−14.0%
2021−2.2%
2020+1.0%

History from Oct 15, 2020

AVIG in the news

AVIG 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.
4.43%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.78Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.15 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Monthly

Distribution history

2023–2026

One bar per payment. 45 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Feb 1, 2023 $0.12; Mar 1, 2023 $0.13; Apr 3, 2023 $0.14; May 1, 2023 $0.13; Jun 1, 2023 $0.15; Jul 3, 2023 $0.14; Aug 1, 2023 $0.13; Sep 1, 2023 $0.15; Oct 2, 2023 $0.14; Nov 1, 2023 $0.16; Dec 1, 2023 $0.15; Dec 18, 2023 $0.16; Feb 1, 2024 $0.15; Mar 1, 2024 $0.15; Apr 1, 2024 $0.14; May 1, 2024 $0.17; Jun 3, 2024 $0.16; Jul 1, 2024 $0.15; Aug 1, 2024 $0.17; Sep 3, 2024 $0.16; Oct 1, 2024 $0.14; Nov 1, 2024 $0.17; Dec 2, 2024 $0.15; Dec 17, 2024 $0.18; Feb 3, 2025 $0.15; Mar 3, 2025 $0.15; Apr 1, 2025 $0.14; May 1, 2025 $0.17; Jun 2, 2025 $0.15; Jul 1, 2025 $0.15; Aug 1, 2025 $0.17; Sep 2, 2025 $0.14; Oct 1, 2025 $0.16; Nov 3, 2025 $0.15; Dec 1, 2025 $0.13; Dec 16, 2025 $0.17; Feb 5, 2026 $0.16; Mar 5, 2026 $0.14; Apr 7, 2026 $0.16; May 6, 2026 $0.14; Jun 4, 2026 $0.13; Jul 7, 2026 $0.15; Aug 6, 2026 $0.16; Sep 4, 2026 $0.14; Oct 6, 2026 $0.15. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Oct 6, 2026Oct 8, 2026$0.15
Sep 4, 2026Sep 8, 2026$0.14
Aug 6, 2026Aug 10, 2026$0.16
Jul 7, 2026Jul 9, 2026$0.15
Jun 4, 2026Jun 8, 2026$0.13
May 6, 2026May 8, 2026$0.14
Apr 7, 2026Apr 9, 2026$0.16
Mar 5, 2026Mar 9, 2026$0.14
Feb 5, 2026Feb 9, 2026$0.16
Dec 16, 2025Dec 18, 2025$0.17
Dec 1, 2025Dec 3, 2025$0.13
Nov 3, 2025Nov 5, 2025$0.15

See all 71 payments⁠

$10,000 in AVIG 5 years ago paid $1,609 in dividends.⁠

AVIG Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
5.8%
Annualised · 36 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.
0.23
vs 3-month T-bills · 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.
−18.6%
Trough Oct 2022
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.
1.00
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.

AVIG Cost

Overpaying vs BKAG, cheapest in US Aggregate Bond

$3,137

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

  • AVIG 0.15%

    $3,137

  • BKAG 0.00% Cheapest

    $0

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • AVIG 0.15%
  • BKAG 0.00%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$1K$2K$3K$4K051015202530AVIG $3,137BKAG $0

Year by year

YearAVIGBKAGOverpaying
10$274$0$274
20$1,071$0$1,071
30$3,137$0$3,137

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