Avantis U.S. Quality ETF
$68.77+0.02 (+0.04%)
- 0.15%
- $417M
- +18.6%
- 0.30%
- 0M sh
- $68.93
- low $54.65high $69.56
The ETF.net AVUQ Grade
B
Score 55 out of 100
- 15 of 26
Score 55 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.A86 out of 100Rank 3 of 26Mission
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.F20 out of 100Rank 24 of 26Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B56 out of 100Rank 11 of 26Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D26 out of 100Rank 25 of 26Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C43 out of 100Rank 15 of 26
Our read on AVUQ
BMost quality ETFs screen a large-cap index and call it a day. AVUQ is Avantis running an active, all-cap book of roughly 600 U.S. growth names, judging them on profitability and price together, for 0.15% a year.
Seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing in high-quality U.S. growth companies across all market capitalizations and selecting and weighting them using relative profitability and valuations to seek higher expected returns.
Why people hold it
- 0.15% a year puts it level with the household names in quality factor investing (QUAL, FQAL) and under a good chunk of the peer group.
- Price is part of the quality test. The fund selects and weights on relative profitability and valuation together, so expensive profit machines get less room.res.avantisinvestors.com
- All-cap by design: roughly 600 holdings reaching into mid and small companies, where quality index funds usually stop at the large-cap tier.
- Actively managed rather than locked to a benchmark, so the portfolio can be adjusted continuously instead of waiting on a set index reconstitution date.res.avantisinvestors.com
Worth knowing
- Launched in 2025, so there is not yet a full market cycle to judge it by. Older rivals in the quality aisle have years of behavior on the tape.
- It measures itself against a growth index (MSCI USA IMI Growth), so the sector mix leans growth rather than the broad market blend some quality funds hold.
- Volume is light next to the category's giants, so limit orders matter more than they would in a heavily traded fund.
AVUQ Holdings
- Stocks
- 562
- 54%
- AAPL
Sectors
- Technology50.4%
- Communication12.6%
- Consumer Discretionary12.4%
- Industrials7.0%
- Health Care6.4%
- Financials4.6%
- Consumer Staples2.6%
- Energy2.5%
- Materials1.0%
- Utilities0.4%
- Real Estate0.1%
Geography
- United States97.99%
- Singapore0.75%
- Ireland0.50%
- United Kingdom0.31%
- Bermuda0.29%
- Canada0.10%
- Sweden0.03%
- Denmark0.02%
- 0.01%
AVUQ Performance
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AVUQ$11,858
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 | AVUQ |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +14.5% |
| 1 month | +3.1% |
| 3 months | +3.1% |
| 1 year | +18.6% |
| 3 years | — |
| 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 | AVUQ |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +14.5% | |
| 2025 | +22.5% |
AVUQ in the news
AVUQ Dividends
- 0.30%
- $0.21
- $0.04 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
AVUQ Risk
- 14.0%
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.
- 1.40
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.
- −11.9%
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.
- 1.14
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
AVUQ Cost
0.15%
AVUQ0.15%
- The middle half of US Quality Index funds
- Median 0.39%
2 of the 26 US Quality Index funds charge less.
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- BDGRSWisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth FundExpense ratio 0.38%1 year return +19.5%
- BXSHQInvesco S&P SmallCap Quality ETFExpense ratio 0.29%1 year return +13.0%
- CLCOWPacer Funds Trust - Pacer S&P 500 Quality FCF Aristocrats ETFExpense ratio 0.49%1 year return +21.5%
- CQOWZInvesco Nasdaq Free Cash Flow Achievers ETFExpense ratio 0.39%1 year return +5.5%
- CABFLAbacus FCF Leaders ETFExpense ratio 0.49%1 year return +17.4%