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Schwab and Vanguard charge the same 0.03%. Their small-cap funds are 3.7 percentage points apart
Avantis U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF
$70.06+0.09 (+0.13%)
- 0.25%
- $3.1B
- +28.0%
- 1.00%
- 0.1M sh
- $69.97
- low $45.55high $75.30
The ETF.net AVSC Grade
A
Score 87 out of 100
- 1 of 41
Score 87 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.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 41Mission
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.B61 out of 100Rank 11 of 38Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A89 out of 100Rank 3 of 41Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A92 out of 100Rank 1 of 41Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A86 out of 100Rank 4 of 41
Our read on AVSC
AAvantis's whole-field small cap fund: roughly 1,500 US small companies in one ticker, run by the manager's own rules rather than a published index, at 0.25% a year.
The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation and invests primarily in a diversified group of U.S. small-cap companies across market sectors and industries, with at least 80% of assets normally invested in U.S. small-cap equity securities.
Why people hold it
- 0.25% a year versus a 0.52% median for active US small-cap funds. Less than half the going rate for a hands-on manager.
- Roughly 1,500 holdings spread across sectors and industries, so one small-cap blowup barely dents the fund.
- One of the strongest all-round implementations in the active US small-cap group on cost, portfolio build and ease of trading.
- Pays quarterly, trades with steady daily volume, and pulled in over a billion dollars since its 2022 launch.
Worth knowing
- Undiluted small-cap equity, kept at least 80% invested in the asset class. It rides the small-cap cycle with deeper swings than a large-cap fund.
- No declared index to check it against. The manager's stock-selection rules are the product, so you are buying a process, not a published benchmark.
- Its sibling AVUV works the value slice of the same universe at the same 0.25%. Own both and you are doubling up on overlapping small-cap names.
AVSC Holdings
- Stocks
- 1,546
- 3%
- INSW
Geography
- United States94.81%
- Bermuda2.50%
- United Kingdom0.60%
- Canada0.48%
- Puerto Rico0.47%
- Switzerland0.34%
- Monaco0.23%
- Israel0.14%
- 0.42%
AVSC Performance
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AVSC$12,801
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 | AVSC |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +20.0% |
| 1 month | −2.1% |
| 3 months | −3.2% |
| 1 year | +28.0% |
| 3 years | +18.8% |
| 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 | AVSC |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +20.0% | |
| 2025 | +9.4% | |
| 2024 | +7.8% | |
| 2023 | +19.3% | |
| 2022 | −11.7% |
AVSC in the news
AVSC Dividends
- 1.00%
- $0.70
- $0.21 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
AVSC Risk
- 19.8%
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.
- 0.68
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.
- −28.4%
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.
- 1.04
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
AVSC Cost
0.25%
AVSC0.25%
- The middle half of US Active Small-Cap funds
- Median 0.55%
No US Active Small-Cap fund charges less.
Other funds in US Active Small-Cap
- AFESMFidelity Enhanced Small Cap ETFExpense ratio 0.28%1 year return +28.6%
- ADFSVU.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio ETF Class SharesExpense ratio 0.33%1 year return +26.2%
- ADUSGU.S. Small Cap Growth Portfolio: ETF Class SharesExpense ratio 0.33%1 year return —
- ARESMColumbia Research Enhanced Small Cap ETFExpense ratio 0.32%1 year return —
- BJSMLJanus Henderson Small Cap Growth Alpha ETFExpense ratio 0.30%1 year return +21.2%