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Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF

$126.45+0.66% today
9412952-WK

The fund invests primarily in a diverse group of U.S. small cap companies across market sectors and industry groups. Under normal market conditions, it will invest at least 80% of its assets in securities of small capitalization companies located in the United States. The fund also may invest in derivative instruments such as futures contracts, currency forwards, and swap agreements.

Price & daily flows
121.3111.3101.4126.45DAILY NET FLOWAug 22Dec 19Apr 21Aug 21

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN

The desk’s read

Flows are quiet — the past month netted out near zero, while the price has returned +22.6% so far this year. At 0.25% a year it is not the cheapest way in — IEFA runs the same ground at 0.07%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$13.1Bassets under management
0.25%expense ratio · $25 per $10,000 a year
net flow, trailing month
1.2Mavg daily volume, 30 days
719holdings · US-domiciled
2019listed September 23, 2019
Sector weights
Finance30.78%
Financial Services28.67%
Financials28.25%
Consumer Discretionary21.21%
Industrials17.9%
Consumer Cyclical16.88%
Energy14.92%
Energy Minerals11.04%
Consumer Durables9.43%
Retail Trade8.24%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States97.31%
Bermuda3.81%
United Kingdom0.57%
Switzerland0.57%
Singapore0.56%
Brazil0.32%
Other0.27%
Germany0.18%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-1.8%
1 month+1.3%
3 months+5.3%
6 months+9.8%
YTD+22.6%
1 year+27.7%
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week
1 month
3 months
YTD
1 year

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

The risk read
11%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
16%realized volatility, 1 year
-8.2%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-1.8%where it sits vs. that peak today

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
18calls today
10puts today
0.56put/call ratio
1.3Mshares traded
The case against AVUV

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat AVUV on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF0.05%$128.4B+$547M-20bp on fee · 10× the assets · +$547M in over the monthHead-to-head
IUSG iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF0.04%$33.8B+$668M-21bp on fee · 3× the assets · +$668M in over the monthHead-to-head
IUSV iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF0.04%$28.1B+$103M-21bp on fee · 2× the assets · +$103M in over the monthHead-to-head
ILCG iShares Morningstar Growth ETF0.04%$3.3B+$7M-21bp on fee · +$7M in over the monthHead-to-head
IMCB iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap ETF0.04%$1.7B+$15M-21bp on fee · +$15M in over the monthHead-to-head
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