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Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF (AVUV)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

ETF Info

ISIN

US0250728773

CUSIP

025072877

Inception Date

Sep 24, 2019

Region

North America (U.S.)

Leveraged

1x

Index Tracked

No Index (Active)

Asset Class

Equity

Asset Class Size

Small-Cap

Asset Class Style

Value

Expense Ratio

AVUV has an expense ratio of 0.25%, which is considered low.


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Performance

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Returns By Period

Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF (AVUV) returned -5.82% year-to-date (YTD) and -0.46% over the past 12 months.


AVUV

YTD

-5.82%

1M

14.67%

6M

-11.77%

1Y

-0.46%

5Y*

24.09%

10Y*

N/A

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

0.08%

1M

9.75%

6M

-1.63%

1Y

12.74%

5Y*

15.66%

10Y*

10.77%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of AVUV, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20251.84%-5.55%-5.76%-5.23%9.64%-5.82%
2024-2.90%2.14%5.56%-5.69%5.28%-3.11%11.12%-3.80%0.45%-1.25%11.34%-8.10%9.29%
20239.92%-1.27%-8.00%-1.54%-3.65%11.00%8.53%-3.61%-3.55%-5.02%8.54%12.31%22.82%
2022-3.15%2.02%1.64%-5.92%4.49%-12.54%10.80%-2.24%-10.23%15.59%5.35%-6.98%-4.91%
20215.15%13.20%7.10%2.34%4.84%-1.68%-3.43%2.88%0.29%4.03%-2.08%4.18%42.20%
2020-8.75%-11.27%-28.87%20.53%4.93%3.24%2.69%8.32%-4.62%4.69%18.34%7.68%6.43%
2019-0.18%2.13%2.41%3.93%8.50%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of AVUV is 14, meaning it’s performing worse than 86% of other ETFs on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of AVUV is 1414
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of AVUV is 1414
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of AVUV is 1414
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of AVUV is 1414
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of AVUV is 1313
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of AVUV is 1313
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF (AVUV) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF Sharpe ratios as of May 14, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: -0.02
  • 5-Year: 0.92
  • All Time: 0.43

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time. For deeper analysis or to customize the calculation, use the Sharpe ratio tool.


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Dividends

Dividend History

Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF provided a 1.75% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.59 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 5 consecutive years.


0.50%1.00%1.50%$0.00$0.50$1.00$1.50201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM202420232022202120202019
Dividend$1.59$1.56$1.49$1.30$1.02$0.69$0.21

Dividend yield

1.75%1.61%1.65%1.74%1.28%1.21%0.38%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.00$0.00$0.34$0.00$0.00$0.34
2024$0.00$0.00$0.31$0.00$0.00$0.43$0.00$0.00$0.39$0.00$0.00$0.44$1.56
2023$0.00$0.00$0.32$0.00$0.00$0.37$0.00$0.00$0.36$0.00$0.00$0.44$1.49
2022$0.00$0.00$0.23$0.00$0.00$0.30$0.00$0.00$0.35$0.00$0.00$0.42$1.30
2021$0.00$0.00$0.26$0.00$0.00$0.18$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.48$1.02
2020$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.14$0.00$0.00$0.16$0.00$0.00$0.29$0.69
2019$0.21$0.21

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.


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Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF was 49.42%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 171 trading sessions.

The current Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF drawdown is 14.20%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-49.42%Dec 20, 201963Mar 23, 2020171Nov 23, 2020234
-28.79%Nov 26, 202490Apr 8, 2025
-20.57%Nov 9, 2021221Sep 26, 202288Feb 1, 2023309
-17.16%Feb 3, 202363May 4, 202358Jul 28, 2023121
-12.48%Aug 1, 202363Oct 27, 202330Dec 11, 202393

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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