AVSF vs SCSB: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

Avantis Short-Term Fixed Income ETF

AVSFBNYSE Arca

Sterling Capital Short Duration Bond ETF

SCSBCCboe

Overlap

No data

Expense ratio

AVSF −0.18pt a year

AVSF0.15%SCSB0.33%

Avg volume · 30D

AVSF 21.2×the volume

AVSF65.3KSCSB3.09K

AVSF vs SCSB Performance

Aug 7, 2026 – Nov 9, 2026

+0.1%AVSF+0.4%SCSB

Expense ratio: AVSF 0.15%, better; SCSB 0.33%
Fund size: AVSF $636M; SCSB $32M
1Y total return: AVSF +1.8%; SCSB No data
Yield (12M): AVSF 4.37%; SCSB No data
Holdings: AVSF 484; SCSB 149
Avg volume (30D): AVSF 65.3K sh, better; SCSB 3.09K sh
NAV per share: AVSF $45.93; SCSB $24.60
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for AVSF, SCSB, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	AVSF	SCSB
Cost30% weight	B60Higher	D30
Mission25% weight	Not scored	Not scored
Risk15% weight	C47	B55Higher
Tradability15% weight	B69Higher	D37
Holdings10% weight	A84Higher	A79
Durability5% weight	B66Higher	F15

Rank among Short-Term Core Bond funds

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Same Category. AVSF and SCSB are both graded against the same 12 Short-Term Core Bond funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Short-Term Core Bond⁠

Category · 12 funds

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AVSF ranks 3rd and SCSB 9th of 12 funds in the Short-Term Core Bond Category.

Rank 1ABSVVanguard Short-Term Bond ETFScore 79
Rank 2AISTBiShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETFScore 77
Rank 3BAVSFAvantis Short-Term Fixed Income ETFScore 62
Rank 4BSHAGWisdomTree Yield Enhanced U.S. Short-Term Aggregate Bond FundScore 59
Rank 8CSBNDColumbia Short Duration Bond ETFScore 46
Rank 9CSCSBSterling Capital Short Duration Bond ETFScore 41
Rank 10DSTOTState Street DoubleLine Short Duration Total Return Tactical ETFScore 37

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

AVSFBAvantis Short-Term Fixed Income ETF

SCSBCSterling Capital Short Duration Bond ETF

In short

AVSF Active bond management at an index-fund price. Avantis works the short end of the curve, the 1-5 year government and credit zone, across roughly 500 positions, for 0.15% a year.

SCSB No data

Stated mandate

AVSF The fund seeks to maximize total return by investing broadly in short-term debt obligations across sectors, maturities, and issuers. It uses active portfolio management informed by current yields, interest rates, credit metrics, and other investment considerations.

SCSB No data

Why people hold it

AVSF 0.15% a year buys an actively managed bond portfolio, a fraction of what the typical fund in this cohort charges.
Anchored to the 1-5 year part of the curve, so it carries far less interest-rate sensitivity than a total-market bond fund.
Roughly 500 holdings spread across sectors, maturities and issuers. No single borrower drives the result.
Managers adjust to yields, rate levels and credit metrics instead of buying whatever the index prints. One of the stronger builds in a crowded bond cohort.

SCSB No data

Worth knowing

AVSF Trades lighter than the index giants, so spreads can widen. Limit orders are the sane way in and out.
Payouts don't follow a fixed calendar, so the income stream arrives unevenly.
Active costs more than plain trackers: BND, SPAB and SCHZ each charge 0.03%, though they hold the whole bond market, not the short end.

SCSB No data

Full AVSF profile⁠

Full SCSB profile⁠

AVSF vs SCSB Holdings

How AVSF and SCSB differ

No overlap figure

Two bond funds rarely hold the same issues.

Level by level

Sector3 Sectors60.8%
Countryby domicile88.3%
Asset classBonds100%

Sector

Sector weights in AVSF and SCSB, widest gap first
Sector	Gap	AVSF	SCSB
Securitized	SCSB +39.3 points	0.0%	39.3%
Corporate	AVSF +20.4 points	75.2%	54.8%
Government	AVSF +18.9 points	24.8%	5.9%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in AVSF and SCSB, widest gap first
Country	Gap	AVSF	SCSB
Ivory Coast	SCSB +7.3 points	0.3%	7.6%
Canada	AVSF +4.1 points	4.1%	0.0%
United States	AVSF +2.4 points	86.7%	84.3%
Finland	SCSB +1.0 points	0.0%	1.0%
Switzerland	SCSB +0.9 points	0.0%	0.9%
Germany	AVSF +0.8 points	0.8%	0.0%
France	SCSB +0.8 points	0.0%	0.8%
Luxembourg	AVSF +0.7 points	0.7%	0.0%
Other countries (13)	AVSF +2.0 points	7.4%	5.4%

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

AVSF10.0%
SCSB14.4%

Securities held

AVSF480
SCSB148

Asset class

AVSF: Bonds
SCSB: Bonds

Holdings

Two bond funds rarely hold the same issues, so this page lists no shared Holdings. AVSF holds 480 securities, SCSB 148.

All 486 AVSF holdings⁠All SCSB holdings⁠

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

AVSF vs SCSB Cost

Overpaying SCSB vs AVSF

$3,600

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

AVSF 0.15%
$3,137
SCSB 0.33%
$6,737

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

AVSF 0.15%
SCSB 0.33%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	AVSF	SCSB	Overpaying
10	$274	$598	$324
20	$1,071	$2,318	$1,247
30	$3,137	$6,737	$3,600

Expense ratio

0.15%AVSF, cheaper
0.33%SCSB

AVSF0.15%SCSB0.33%

0.03%0.45%

Middle half of Short-Term Core Bond funds
Median 0.20%

AVSF 5th cheapest of 12 funds

SCSB 9th cheapest of 12 funds

AVSF vs SCSB Dividends

Last 12 months to Nov 9, 2026

Yield (12M): AVSF 4.37%; SCSB No data
Payout (12M): AVSF $2.01; SCSB No data
Last payment: AVSF $0.17; SCSB $0.14
Ex-dividend: AVSF Nov 5, 2026; SCSB Nov 2, 2026
Paid on: AVSF Nov 9, 2026; SCSB Nov 4, 2026
Frequency: AVSF Monthly; SCSB Monthly

Distribution history

Per share, 2023 to 2026, same scale for both

AVSFMonthly · 46 paymentsAll AVSF payments⁠

SCSBMonthly · 8 paymentsAll SCSB payments⁠

AVSF vs SCSB Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: AVSF 2.3%SCSB No data
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: AVSF 0.14SCSB No data
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: AVSF −8.2%SCSB No data
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: AVSF 0.35SCSB 0.01; Market = 1

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