Avantis Responsible Emerging Markets Equity ETF
$78.02−0.44 (−0.57%)
- 0.33%
- $230M
- +31.0%
- 2.72%
- 0M sh
- $79.18
- low $62.55high $84.93
The ETF.net AVSE Grade
A
Score 79 out of 100
- 3 of 28
Score 79 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.A94 out of 100Rank 1 of 28Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 2Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B57 out of 100Rank 9 of 28Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A79 out of 100Rank 5 of 28Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A77 out of 100Rank 6 of 26Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B69 out of 100Rank 7 of 28
Our read on AVSE
AAvantis's emerging markets workhorse with a values filter bolted on: the same profitability tilt and thousands-of-stocks build as its flagship EM fund, at the same 0.33% fee, minus the issuers its team flags on ESG grounds.
The fund is an actively managed emerging-markets equity strategy that seeks to identify securities with higher expected returns while excluding issuers that raise concerns under the portfolio team's environmental, social, and governance evaluation.
Why people hold it
- Charges 0.33% a year, roughly half the typical fee among actively managed emerging markets funds. The cost drag stays out of the way of the strategy.
- The screen trims rather than concentrates: the portfolio still spans thousands of emerging markets stocks, not a short list of approved names.avantisinvestors.com
- Active in the Avantis sense: a systematic tilt toward more profitable companies, not a manager's hunches about which stocks pop next.
- Priced level with Avantis's mainstream EM funds (AVEM, AVXC) and JPMorgan's JEMA at 0.33%, and one of the stronger builds in the active EM group.
Worth knowing
- Thinly traded next to the index-fund giants of emerging markets, so bid-ask spreads can widen and larger orders need care.
- The ESG exclusions are the portfolio team's own judgment calls, so the holdings and the results will drift from a plain broad EM benchmark.
- Emerging markets equity brings currency swings and country-level political risk, and this fund holds that exposure directly. Pays quarterly.
AVSE Holdings
- Stocks
- 2,443
- 30%
- TSM
Sectors
- Technology39.1%
- Financials25.8%
- Consumer Discretionary9.2%
- Industrials7.6%
- Communication5.0%
- Health Care4.0%
- Materials3.1%
- Real Estate2.5%
- Consumer Staples2.4%
- Utilities1.2%
- Energy0.1%
Geography
- Taiwan30.25%
- South Korea21.20%
- China13.23%
- India11.65%
- Brazil4.75%
- South Africa2.83%
- Hong Kong2.25%
- Saudi Arabia2.22%
- 11.61%
Developed 3% · Emerging 97%
AVSE Performance
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AVSE$13,096
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 | AVSE |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +22.5% |
| 1 month | −1.9% |
| 3 months | −0.9% |
| 1 year | +31.0% |
| 3 years | +24.2% |
| 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 | AVSE |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +22.5% | |
| 2025 | +32.5% | |
| 2024 | +8.3% | |
| 2023 | +16.0% | |
| 2022 | −13.8% |
AVSE in the news
AVSE Dividends
- 2.72%
- $2.14
- $0.52 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
AVSE Risk
- 15.8%
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.
- 1.20
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.
- −26.3%
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.
- 1.05
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
AVSE Cost
0.33%
AVSE0.33%
- The middle half of Emerging Markets Active Equity funds
- Median 0.65%
No Emerging Markets Active Equity fund charges less.
Other funds in Emerging Markets Active Equity
- AAVEMAvantis Emerging Markets Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.33%1 year return +31.3%
- AJEMAJPMorgan ActiveBuilders Emerging Markets Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.33%1 year return +37.2%
- AAVXCAvantis Emerging Markets ex-China Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.33%1 year return +41.2%
- ADFEMDimensional - Emerging Markets Core Equity 2 ETFExpense ratio 0.39%1 year return +29.5%
- AAVEEAvantis Emerging Markets Small Cap Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.42%1 year return +15.8%