Avantis Responsible International Equity ETF
$79.17+0.47 (+0.60%)
- 0.23%
- $362M
- +15.0%
- 2.79%
- 0M sh
- $78.66
- low $69.31high $83.91
The ETF.net AVSD Grade
B
Score 61 out of 100
- 8 of 18
Score 61 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.B56 out of 100Rank 8 of 18Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.C51 out of 100Rank 13 of 15Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C53 out of 100Rank 7 of 18Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A85 out of 100Rank 2 of 18Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A87 out of 100Rank 1 of 18Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B58 out of 100Rank 8 of 18
Our read on AVSD
BAvantis runs its value-and-profitability playbook across roughly 2,100 developed-market stocks outside the US, then layers ESG exclusions on top. Active tilts in an aisle mostly stocked with cap-weighted index screens.
The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation through an actively managed portfolio of companies across non-U.S. developed countries. It emphasizes lower valuations and higher profitability while applying ESG exclusions.
Why people hold it
- Actively managed but built wide: roughly 2,100 non-US developed stocks, tilted toward cheaper and more profitable companies rather than simply the biggest ones.res.avantisinvestors.com
- 0.23% a year lands at the typical fee for its ESG international group and right beside Dimensional's DFSI (0.24%), its closest systematically active rival.
- The mandate is written down, not improvised: lower valuations, higher profitability, ESG exclusions, the same contract since the 2022 launch. It pays quarterly.res.avantisinvestors.com
Worth knowing
- Index-based peers undercut it on fee: VSGX at 0.10%, DMXF at 0.12%. The 0.23% here buys active tilts rather than a screened index.
- One of the more thinly traded funds in its group, so spreads and limit orders matter more here than with the big index-tracking ESG names.
- Factor tilts plus exclusions mean the portfolio can diverge from its MSCI World ex USA IMI benchmark, in either direction, over any given stretch.
AVSD Holdings
- Stocks
- 2,066
- 9%
- ASML
Sectors
- Financials34.9%
- Industrials15.5%
- Consumer Discretionary11.8%
- Technology9.8%
- Health Care7.4%
- Materials6.1%
- Consumer Staples5.3%
- Communication4.9%
- Utilities2.2%
- Real Estate1.8%
- Energy0.3%
Geography
- Japan23.91%
- Canada11.93%
- United Kingdom11.31%
- Switzerland7.63%
- Germany6.91%
- France6.78%
- Australia6.20%
- Netherlands4.68%
- 20.64%
Developed 98% · Emerging 2%
AVSD Performance
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AVSD$11,499
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 | AVSD |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +7.9% |
| 1 month | −3.7% |
| 3 months | −1.9% |
| 1 year | +15.0% |
| 3 years | +20.7% |
| 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 | AVSD |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +7.9% | |
| 2025 | +37.0% | |
| 2024 | +6.7% | |
| 2023 | +17.5% | |
| 2022 | −9.7% |
AVSD in the news
AVSD Dividends
- 2.79%
- $2.20
- $0.33 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
AVSD Risk
- 13.1%
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.
- 1.19
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.
- −25.6%
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.
- 0.94
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
AVSD Cost
0.23%
AVSD0.23%
- The middle half of International ESG & Values Index funds
- Median 0.26%
7 of the 18 International ESG & Values Index funds charge less.
Other funds in International ESG & Values Index
- BFEDMNorthern Trust ESG & Climate Developed Markets ex-US Core ETFExpense ratio 0.16%1 year return +15.7%
- BNUDMNuveen ESG International Developed Markets EquityExpense ratio 0.27%1 year return +12.7%
- BCVIECalvert International Responsible Index ETFExpense ratio 0.18%1 year return +24.8%
- BDFSIDimensional International Sustainability Core 1 ETFExpense ratio 0.24%1 year return +13.5%
- BCEFAGlobal X - S&P Catholic Values Developed ex-U.S. ETFExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return +15.6%