AVMV vs WTV

AVMVAAvantis U.S. Mid Cap Value ETF

WTVAWisdomTree U.S. Value Fund

In short

AVMV Avantis points its cheap-and-profitable engine at the market's forgotten middle: roughly 300 US mid-cap value names, actively run, priced at 0.20% a year.

WTV Most value funds shop for low price tags. WTV shops for cash coming back to shareholders: dividends plus net buybacks, filtered for quality and profitability. Actively run, priced like an index fund at 0.12%.

Stated mandate

AVMV The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation through a broad portfolio of U.S. mid-cap companies. It emphasizes lower valuations and higher profitability while using active investment decisions based on current market information rather than replicating a specified index.

WTV The fund seeks income and capital appreciation through primarily U.S. equities selected for high total shareholder yield and favorable relative quality characteristics.

Why people hold it

• AVMV Costs 0.20% a year, under the median fee for actively managed US value funds. Daily active oversight at close to index-fund pricing.avantisinvestors.com
• Screens for low valuations paired with high profitability, then leans toward the smaller end of its mid-cap universe. Roughly 300 holdings across sectors.avantisinvestors.com
• No index to copy. It can trade on current prices rather than wait for a scheduled reconstitution, avoiding the crowd at fixed rebalance dates.avantisinvestors.comcibc.com
• Rates among the stronger implementations in a crowded field of active US value funds, helped by low cost and a broad, disciplined portfolio.

• WTV Charges 0.12% a year, under a quarter of the 0.55% typical for active US value funds, and less than every same-benchmark rival in its group (JAVA 0.44%, CGVV 0.33%, TEQI 0.54%).
• "Value" here means cash returned: dividend yield plus net buyback yield, with quality and profitability screens, rather than a plain low price-to-book sort.wisdomtree.com
• About 160 US stocks, a multi-billion-dollar asset base, and a live track record dating to 2007. Distributions land quarterly.

Worth knowing

• AVMV Thinly traded next to the giants of the value aisle, so spreads can widen, most noticeable on large orders or fast markets.
• Value and profitability screens lean into cheaper, economically sensitive mid caps, which can swing harder than a broad large-cap fund.avantisinvestors.com
• Launched November 2023, so the live record is short, though the Avantis team has run this framework since 2019.prnewswire.com

• WTV Full equity with no downside cushion, and a value tilt that can lean into a handful of sectors. Risk is the least polished part of the profile.
• Rules-based active, not an index tracker, so results can diverge from the Russell 1000 Value in either direction.
• Buybacks supply much of the shareholder yield, and companies can scale repurchases back more easily than they cut dividends.wisdomtree.com

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