AVSF vs SDUR: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

Avantis Short-Term Fixed Income ETF

AVSFBNYSE Arca

Aristotle Short Term Income ETF

SDURDNYSE Arca

Overlap

No data

Expense ratio

AVSF −0.24pt a year

AVSF0.15%SDUR0.39%

Avg volume · 30D

AVSF 5.5×the volume

AVSF65.3KSDUR11.8K

AVSF vs SDUR Performance

Aug 7, 2026 – Nov 9, 2026

+0.1%AVSF+0.4%SDUR

Expense ratio: AVSF 0.15%, better; SDUR 0.39%
Fund size: AVSF $636M; SDUR $5M
1Y total return: AVSF +1.8%; SDUR No data
Yield (12M): AVSF 4.37%; SDUR No data
Holdings: AVSF 484; SDUR 78
Avg volume (30D): AVSF 65.3K sh, better; SDUR 11.8K sh
NAV per share: AVSF $45.93; SDUR $25.01
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for AVSF, SDUR, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	AVSF	SDUR
Cost30% weight	B60Higher	F21
Mission25% weight	Not scored	Not scored
Risk15% weight	C47Higher	D37
Tradability15% weight	B69Higher	F20
Holdings10% weight	A84Higher	D33
Durability5% weight	B66Higher	F21

Rank among Short-Term Core Bond funds

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Same Category. AVSF and SDUR 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 SDUR 12th 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 11DNBSDNeuberger Berman Short Duration Income ETFScore 35
Rank 12DSDURAristotle Short Term Income ETFScore 25

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

AVSFBAvantis Short-Term Fixed Income ETF

SDURDAristotle Short Term Income 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.

SDUR 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.

SDUR 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.

SDUR 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.

SDUR No data

Full AVSF profile⁠

Full SDUR profile⁠

AVSF vs SDUR Holdings

How AVSF and SDUR differ

No overlap figure

Two bond funds rarely hold the same issues.

Level by level

Sector3 Sectors46.0%
Countryby domicile88.5%
Asset classBonds100%

Sector

Sector weights in AVSF and SDUR, widest gap first
Sector	Gap	AVSF	SDUR
Securitized	SDUR +54.0 points	0.0%	54.0%
Corporate	AVSF +34.0 points	75.2%	41.2%
Government	AVSF +20.0 points	24.8%	4.8%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in AVSF and SDUR, widest gap first
Country	Gap	AVSF	SDUR
Ivory Coast	SDUR +6.0 points	0.3%	6.3%
Canada	AVSF +2.6 points	4.1%	1.5%
France	SDUR +2.4 points	0.0%	2.4%
United Kingdom	AVSF +2.4 points	2.4%	0.0%
United States	SDUR +2.1 points	86.7%	88.8%
Switzerland	SDUR +1.0 points	0.0%	1.0%
Japan	AVSF +1.0 points	1.0%	0.0%
Germany	AVSF +0.8 points	0.8%	0.0%
Other countries (12)	AVSF +4.8 points	4.8%	0.0%

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

AVSF10.0%
SDUR51.2%

Securities held

AVSF480
SDUR78

Asset class

AVSF: Bonds
SDUR: Bonds

Holdings

Two bond funds rarely hold the same issues, so this page lists no shared Holdings. AVSF holds 480 securities, SDUR 78.

All 486 AVSF holdings⁠All SDUR 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 SDUR Cost

Overpaying SDUR vs AVSF

$4,761

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

AVSF 0.15%
$3,137
SDUR 0.39%
$7,898

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

AVSF 0.15%
SDUR 0.39%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	AVSF	SDUR	Overpaying
10	$274	$705	$431
20	$1,071	$2,725	$1,654
30	$3,137	$7,898	$4,761

Expense ratio

0.15%AVSF, cheaper
0.39%SDUR

AVSF0.15%SDUR0.39%

0.03%0.45%

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

AVSF 5th cheapest of 12 funds

SDUR 10th cheapest of 12 funds

AVSF vs SDUR Dividends

Last 12 months to Nov 9, 2026

Yield (12M): AVSF 4.37%; SDUR No data
Payout (12M): AVSF $2.01; SDUR No data
Last payment: AVSF $0.17; SDUR $0.10
Ex-dividend: AVSF Nov 5, 2026; SDUR Oct 30, 2026
Paid on: AVSF Nov 9, 2026; SDUR Nov 2, 2026
Frequency: AVSF Monthly; SDUR Monthly

Distribution history

Per share, 2023 to 2026, same scale for both

AVSFMonthly · 46 paymentsAll AVSF payments⁠

SDURMonthly · 3 paymentsAll SDUR payments⁠

AVSF vs SDUR 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%SDUR No data
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: AVSF 0.14SDUR No data
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: AVSF −8.2%SDUR No data
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: AVSF 0.35SDUR 0.12; Market = 1

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