AVLC vs WBIL

AVLCAAvantis U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF

WBILDWBI BullBear Quality 3000 ETF

In short

AVLC Active management with index-fund manners: roughly 900 U.S. large caps, with the dial turned toward cheaper, more profitable companies. Avantis charges 0.15% a year to do it.

WBIL Most equity funds ride the drop out. WBIL is built to sell into it: nightly quality screens pick the names, a tightening trailing stop decides when they go, and cash counts as a position. An active, risk-managed spin on the Russell 3000 universe, priced accordingly.

Stated mandate

AVLC The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. It invests broadly in U.S. large-capitalization companies while using active decisions to overweight lower valuations and higher profitability.

WBIL The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation and potential current income while also seeking to protect principal during unfavorable market conditions.

Why people hold it

• AVLC 0.15% a year against a 0.65% median for active U.S. equity funds. That is passive-style pricing on an actively run book.
• Holds about 900 names against the Russell 1000, so the value and profitability tilts sit on top of broad market exposure instead of a concentrated bet.avantisinvestors.com
• One of the stronger builds in the active U.S. equity group, priced in the same neighborhood as the Dimensional core funds (DFAU, DFAC) it competes with.
• A multi-billion-dollar fund that trades steadily, so spreads and liquidity are rarely the sticking point. Distributions are paid quarterly.

• WBIL Stock picks come from nightly screens for quality fundamentals, reasonable value, positive revenue and earnings trends, and price momentum, not index weights.wbietfs.comwbietfs.com 2
• Every holding gets a price goal and a stop allowance at purchase. The stop tightens as the stock climbs; if it is hit, the position is sold.wbietfs.com
• Cash is a deliberate output. When the trend models flag risk, the process builds cash instead of staying fully invested.wbietfs.com
• Running since 2014, from a manager that has used trend models for decades, so the discipline has been through real bear markets.wbishares.com

Worth knowing

• AVLC Launched in 2023. The tilt philosophy is well worn at Avantis, but this fund's own live record is still short.
• Active, not index-tracking. The Russell 1000 is a reference point, not a leash, so holdings and weights can drift from it.
• Leaning toward cheaper, higher-profitability companies means stretches where it moves differently from the plain cap-weighted market, in either direction.avantisinvestors.com

• WBIL At 1.45% a year, this is a premium price tag. Core active rivals like DFAU and FELC charge a small fraction of that.
• Small asset base and light trading volume mean wider spreads and more price impact on large orders than a mainstream core fund.
• Selling into weakness cuts both ways: stops can exit just before a rebound, and turnover runs high. Payouts come annually or semiannually, not quarterly.wbietfs.com

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