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Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF

AVUVNYSE ArcaAvantisA

$123.97+0.54 (+0.44%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

A77/ 100

Rank 7 of 66 in US Active Value

A77/100Rank 7 of 66inUS Active Value
Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 123.43 to 123.97. Range 123.97 to 125.38. Use the arrow keys to read each point.124.50125.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.25%
Fund size
$32.5B
1Y total return
+28.4%
Yield · Last 12 months
1.22%
Holdings
792
Avg volume · 30D
1.29M sh
52W range
low $93.87high $129.05
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net AVUV Grade

A

Score 77 out of 100

Category
US Active Value⁠
Rank
7 of 66
Six-pillar profile for AVUV. Scores out of 100: Cost 88, Risk 29, Mission 74, Tradability 93, Holdings 86, Durability 91. Strongest: Tradability (93). Weakest: Risk (29). No single pillar leads.

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.
    A88 out of 100
    Rank 8 of 66

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A74 out of 100
    Rank 14 of 27

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    D29 out of 100
    Rank 54 of 65

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A93 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 66

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A86 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 66

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A91 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 66

Our read on AVUV

ETF.net Research

In short

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.

Stated mandate

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.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 Performance

Launched Sep 24, 2019

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

Not enough history yet.
AVUV$12,844
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,146
Oct 31, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026. AVUV $12,844. SPY $11,146. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000$13,000Oct 2025May 2026Nov 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Nov 2, 2026

Returns run to the Nov 2, 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.

Trailing total return for AVUV. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodAVUV
Year to date+22.7%
1 month+3.3%
3 months−0.7%
1 year+28.4%
3 yearsper year+19.2%
5 yearsper year+10.9%
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for AVUV
YearReturn barAVUV
2026 YTD+22.7%
2025+7.4%
2024+9.3%
2023+22.8%
2022−4.9%
2021+42.2%
2020+6.4%

AVUV in the news

AVUV Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Nov 2, 2026.
1.22%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.52Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.41 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2019–2026

One bar per payment. 28 payments from 2019 to 2026 YTD. Dec 23, 2019 $0.21; Mar 24, 2020 $0.10; Jun 23, 2020 $0.14; Sep 22, 2020 $0.16; Dec 17, 2020 $0.29; Mar 23, 2021 $0.26; Jun 22, 2021 $0.18; Sep 21, 2021 $0.10; Dec 16, 2021 $0.48; Mar 22, 2022 $0.23; Jun 21, 2022 $0.30; Sep 20, 2022 $0.35; Dec 15, 2022 $0.42; Mar 23, 2023 $0.32; Jun 20, 2023 $0.37; Sep 21, 2023 $0.36; Dec 18, 2023 $0.44; Mar 21, 2024 $0.31; Jun 24, 2024 $0.43; Sep 23, 2024 $0.39; Dec 17, 2024 $0.43; Mar 25, 2025 $0.34; Jun 24, 2025 $0.44; Sep 23, 2025 $0.46; Dec 16, 2025 $0.38; Mar 10, 2026 $0.28; Jun 9, 2026 $0.44; Sep 8, 2026 $0.41. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 8, 2026Sep 10, 2026$0.41
Jun 9, 2026Jun 11, 2026$0.44
Mar 10, 2026Mar 12, 2026$0.28
Dec 16, 2025Dec 18, 2025$0.38
Sep 23, 2025Sep 25, 2025$0.46
Jun 24, 2025Jun 26, 2025$0.44
Mar 25, 2025Mar 27, 2025$0.34
Dec 17, 2024Dec 19, 2024$0.43
Sep 23, 2024Sep 25, 2024$0.39
Jun 24, 2024Jun 26, 2024$0.43
Mar 21, 2024Mar 25, 2024$0.31
Dec 18, 2023Dec 21, 2023$0.44

See all 28 payments⁠

$10,000 in AVUV 5 years ago paid $906 in dividends.⁠

AVUV Risk

Risk pillarD29 out of 100Rank 54 of 65 in US Active Value
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
18.7%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.86
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−28.8%
Trough Apr 2025
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
1.03
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

AVUV Cost

Compare AVUV and WTV

Overpaying vs WTV, cheapest in US Active Value

$2,639

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • AVUV 0.25%

    $5,159

  • WTV 0.12% Cheapest

    $2,520

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • AVUV 0.25%
  • WTV 0.12%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K051015202530AVUV $5,159WTV $2,520

Year by year

YearAVUVWTVOverpaying
10$455$220$235
20$1,769$859$910
30$5,159$2,520$2,639

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