ASLV vs SEIV

ASLVBAllspring Special Large Value ETF

SEIVASEI QiM U.S. Large Cap Value Active ETF

In short

ASLV An active large-cap value fund that runs a short bench: about 50 names, not 500. Allspring prices it well below the typical active value ETF, though the fund only opened its doors in 2025.

SEIV Active quant value stock-picking at an index-fund price. SEIV screens U.S. large caps for cheap valuations plus quality, momentum and low volatility, then runs a concentrated book of roughly 80 names for 0.15% a year.

Stated mandate

ASLV The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation and normally invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities of large-capitalization companies.

SEIV The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation through primarily U.S. common stocks priced below fundamental valuation measures, using a quantitative, active stock-selection approach.

Why people hold it

• ASLV 0.35% a year, against a 0.55% median for active value ETFs. Cheap for a stock-picking mandate.
• About 50 holdings. This is a real portfolio of decisions, not a closet index charging active fees.
• The mandate is legible: at least 80% of assets in large-cap equities, aiming at long-term capital appreciation. No side bets buried in the fine print.
• Stands in the upper half of a crowded 57-fund active value group, most of which charge more.

• SEIV 0.15% a year for genuine active selection, against a 0.55% median in its U.S. value peer group. It matches the cheapest large-value quant funds rather than charging active prices.
• Value is not the only screen. The model also weighs quality, momentum and low volatility, which is how a cheap-stock strategy tries to avoid the cheap-for-a-reason trap.
• Other funds measured against the S&P 500 in this cohort charge far more (LSVD 0.40%, GSPY 0.50%, VNSE 1.34%). SEIV runs its version at 0.15%.
• Sits among the strongest implementations in a crowded U.S. value field, and trades with enough regular activity to be workable for ordinary retail order sizes.

Worth knowing

• ASLV Thinly traded and launched in 2025, so bid-ask spreads can run wider than at the established names in the category.
• Rules-based value rivals undercut it on fee: AVLV and DFLV in the low 0.1s to 0.2s, WTV at 0.12%.
• Distributions come annually or semiannually, so it is not built as a steady income drip.

• SEIV About 80 stocks measured against a 500-name benchmark. That concentration means stretches where it looks nothing like the S&P 500, in either direction.
• Launched in 2022, so the live record is short, and the asset base is mid-sized rather than among the giants of the value aisle.
• You get the factor recipe, not the trade-by-trade logic: selection sits inside a quantitative model. Distributions land quarterly, not monthly.

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