Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF
$120.61+0.67 (+0.56%)
- 0.25%
- $30.9B
- +27.7%
- 1.27%
- 1.3M sh
- $119.61
- low $93.87high $129.05
The ETF.net AVUV Grade
A
Score 77 out of 100
- 6 of 66
Score 77 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.A90 out of 100Rank 7 of 66Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A73 out of 100Rank 17 of 27Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.D29 out of 100Rank 52 of 63Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A92 out of 100Rank 3 of 66Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A87 out of 100Rank 2 of 66Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A92 out of 100Rank 1 of 66
Our read on AVUV
AThe Dimensional playbook in an ETF wrapper: roughly 800 cheap U.S. small caps, weighted so the profitable ones count for more, run actively for a quarter of a percent a year.
The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing in U.S. small-cap companies selected for low valuations and higher profitability. It combines broad diversification and efficient implementation with active decisions based on current market information.
Why people hold it
- 0.25% a year, less than half the typical actively run U.S. small-cap fund, and well under the 0.47% at BSVO, which points at the same Russell 2000 Value yardstick.
- Cheap alone can mean cheap-and-broken. Avantis screens for profitability alongside low valuations, so higher-earning small caps carry more weight.res.avantisinvestors.com
- About 800 names: a value tilt delivered with index-like breadth rather than a stock picker's short list, and distributions land quarterly.
- A multi-billion-dollar fund that trades actively, and one of the strongest implementations in the active U.S. small-cap group.
Worth knowing
- This is a style bet, not a market proxy. Small caps priced for value swing harder than the broad market and can move out of step with it for long stretches.
- Active, not an index tracker. The Russell 2000 Value is a reference point, not a leash, so the holdings and the ride can diverge from it.
- Sibling AVSC charges the same 0.25% but casts a wider small-cap net, so the real question is how much value tilt you want.
AVUV Holdings
- Stocks
- 797
- 8%
- MATX
Sectors
- Financials27.5%
- Consumer Discretionary19.2%
- Energy14.6%
- Industrials12.8%
- Technology6.5%
- Materials5.8%
- Consumer Staples5.6%
- Health Care4.6%
- Communication2.4%
- Real Estate0.5%
- Utilities0.4%
Geography
- United States93.00%
- Bermuda4.03%
- United Kingdom0.78%
- Switzerland0.48%
- Monaco0.45%
- Puerto Rico0.25%
- Ireland0.17%
- Guernsey0.16%
- 0.68%
AVUV Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
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AVUV$12,768
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 | AVUV |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +18.7% |
| 1 month | −3.7% |
| 3 months | −2.9% |
| 1 year | +27.7% |
| 3 years | +18.1% |
| 5 years | +10.9% |
| 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 | AVUV |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +18.7% | |
| 2025 | +7.4% | |
| 2024 | +9.3% | |
| 2023 | +22.8% | |
| 2022 | −4.9% | |
| 2021 | +42.2% | |
| 2020 | +6.4% |
AVUV in the news
AVUV Dividends
- 1.27%
- $1.52
- $0.41 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
AVUV Risk
- 19.0%
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.
- 0.67
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.
- −28.8%
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.
- 1.03
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
AVUV Cost
0.25%
AVUV0.25%
- The middle half of US Active Value funds
- Median 0.55%
6 of the 66 US Active Value funds charge less.
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- AAVMVAvantis U.S. Mid Cap Value ETFExpense ratio 0.20%1 year return +19.2%
- AQVALAlpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETFExpense ratio 0.28%1 year return +36.8%
- ADFVXDimensional US Large Cap Vector ETFExpense ratio 0.19%1 year return +21.6%
- AAIVLWisdomTree U.S. AI Enhanced Value FundExpense ratio 0.38%1 year return +20.2%