Avantis U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF
$92.040.00 (0.00%)
- 0.15%
- $1.6B
- +24.3%
- 0.85%
- 0.1M sh
- $92.09
- low $74.45high $94.80
The ETF.net AVLC Grade
A
Score 85 out of 100
- 2 of 127
Score 85 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.A96 out of 100Rank 6 of 127Mission
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.B63 out of 100Rank 37 of 126Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A88 out of 100Rank 3 of 127Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A86 out of 100Rank 8 of 124Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A81 out of 100Rank 16 of 127
Our read on AVLC
AActive management with index-fund manners: roughly 900 U.S. large caps, with the dial turned toward cheaper, more profitable companies. Avantis charges 0.15% a year to do it.
The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. It invests broadly in U.S. large-capitalization companies while using active decisions to overweight lower valuations and higher profitability.
Why people hold it
- 0.15% a year against a 0.65% median for active U.S. equity funds. That is passive-style pricing on an actively run book.
- Holds about 900 names against the Russell 1000, so the value and profitability tilts sit on top of broad market exposure instead of a concentrated bet.res.avantisinvestors.com
- One of the stronger builds in the active U.S. equity group, priced in the same neighborhood as the Dimensional core funds (DFAU, DFAC) it competes with.
- A multi-billion-dollar fund that trades steadily, so spreads and liquidity are rarely the sticking point. Distributions are paid quarterly.
Worth knowing
- Launched in 2023. The tilt philosophy is well worn at Avantis, but this fund's own live record is still short.
- Active, not index-tracking. The Russell 1000 is a reference point, not a leash, so holdings and weights can drift from it.
- Leaning toward cheaper, higher-profitability companies means stretches where it moves differently from the plain cap-weighted market, in either direction.res.avantisinvestors.com
AVLC Holdings
- Stocks
- 841
- 31%
- AAPL
Sectors
- Technology34.8%
- Financials14.4%
- Industrials9.8%
- Consumer Discretionary9.6%
- Health Care8.4%
- Communication7.8%
- Energy6.6%
- Consumer Staples4.3%
- Materials2.1%
- Utilities1.9%
- Real Estate0.1%
Geography
- United States97.59%
- Ireland0.88%
- Switzerland0.38%
- United Kingdom0.38%
- Bermuda0.37%
- Uruguay0.08%
- Canada0.08%
- Cayman Islands0.07%
- 0.17%
AVLC Performance
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AVLC$12,434
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 | AVLC |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +17.8% |
| 1 month | +1.1% |
| 3 months | +2.3% |
| 1 year | +24.3% |
| 3 years | +23.5% |
| 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 | AVLC |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +17.8% | |
| 2025 | +17.6% | |
| 2024 | +22.8% | |
| 2023 | +12.8% |
AVLC in the news
AVLC Dividends
- 0.85%
- $0.79
- $0.19 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
AVLC Risk
- 12.8%
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.
- 1.36
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.
- −19.6%
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.
- 1.02
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
AVLC Cost
0.15%
AVLC0.15%
- The middle half of US Active Equity funds
- Median 0.70%
5 of the 123 US Active Equity funds charge less.
Other funds in US Active Equity
- ADFAUDimensional - US Core Equity Market ETFExpense ratio 0.12%1 year return +20.5%
- ADYNFiShares U.S. Equity Factor Rotation Active ETFExpense ratio 0.26%1 year return +22.7%
- ADFACDimensional - US Core Equity 2 ETFExpense ratio 0.21%1 year return +21.6%
- AFELCFidelity Enhanced Large Cap Core ETFExpense ratio 0.18%1 year return +22.4%
- AEBILongview Advantage ETFExpense ratio 0.34%1 year return +26.9%