ETF·NYSE
Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF (AVUV)
- Net assets
- $30.38B
- Expense ratio
- 0.25%
- Yield
- 1.29%
- 52-week range
- $93.87 $129.05
AVUV ETF forecast today
Where AVUV stands today, and what CleaRank Financial AI makes of it.
AVUV at a glance
Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF (AVUV): Strong Buy, 81/100 on CleaRank's AI score.
- Trend Up: the price is above both its 50- and 200-day moving averages ($122.35 and $118.99).
- Fund Expense ratio 0.25%, $30.4B in net assets, price up 26.8% over 1 year.
Figures as of October 30, 2026.
CleaRank Financial AI
CleaRank rates Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF (AVUV) Strong Buy, with a model score of 81/100.
The trend lifts the score most: the price is 3.73% above its 200-day average and 0.88% above its 50-day average, and the 50-day average is 2.82% above the 200-day. The 50-day average stands at $122.35 and the 200-day at $118.99. Over the past year the price rose 26.83%.
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Figures we compute ourselves from AVUV's own price history. Tap one to see it in context.
AVUV ETF price and trading
The chart, today's range and how far the price has moved over each period.
Trend checks
4/4Price above its 50-day average ›
The price of $123.43 is 0.9% above the 50-day simple moving average of $122.35.Price above its 200-day average ›
The price is 3.7% above the 200-day simple moving average of $118.99.50-day average above the 200-day ›
The 50-day average ($122.35) is 2.8% above the 200-day average ($118.99), the arrangement of a rising longer-term trend.In the upper half of its 52-week range ›
The price sits at 84% of its 52-week range, between $93.87 and $129.05.
AVUV share price
Pick a period: each tab shows how far AVUV has moved over it, to the last close.
Today's trading
Where AVUV sits inside today's range and its 52-week range.
AVUV fund facts and valuation
What the fund holds, what it costs and how it is valued.
Fund checks
4/5Expense ratio above 0.20% ›
The fund charges 0.25% a year, $25.00 on a $10,000 holding.Over $1B in net assets ›
Net assets total $30.4B.No sector above 35% of the fund ›
The largest sector, Financial Services, makes up 27.5% of the fund.Pays a distribution ›
The distribution yield is 1.29%.Price up over one year ›
The price rose 26.83% over the past year.
AVUV Fund Facts
Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF is an actively managed exchange-traded fund designed to provide exposure to U.S. small-cap companies with value characteristics and stronger profitability traits. Managed by American Century Investments under the Avantis brand, the fund uses a rules-based stock selection process that emphasizes lower valuations and fundamental quality rather than tracking a traditional index.
Sector weights
Total returns, as the fund family reports them
| Period | AVUV |
|---|---|
| YTD | 16.60% |
| 1 month | -5.45% |
| 3 months | -5.27% |
| 1 year | 19.91% |
| 3 years | 16.61% |
| 5 years | 11.17% |
As of Oct 31, 2026, AVUV has an expense ratio of 0.25%, $30.38B in net assets and a distribution yield of 1.29%.
Fund reference data as of Oct 31, 2026. Expense ratio and net assets are reported by the fund. The trailing returns are the fund family's own month-end total returns, with distributions included, so they can differ from the price changes elsewhere on this page.
Key statistics
The headline figures for AVUV.
What the numbers say
CleaRank Financial AI's reading of AVUV's holdings, performance and risks.
AVUV's largest sector is Financial Services, which makes up 27.5% of the fund. Consumer Cyclical comes next at 19.2%, followed by Energy at 15.8%. Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF (AVUV) is a Small Value fund run by Avantis Investors, and it launched on September 24, 2019.
Owning AVUV carries an annual cost of 0.25%, which comes to $25.00 on each $10,000 placed in the fund. The fund's net assets come to $30.4B, and its distribution yield is 1.29%. Portfolio turnover is 6%.
AVUV's day-to-day swings are the main risk to plan for, since an average session moves the fund 0.71%.
AVUV AI analysis and technical indicators
CleaRank's score and reasoning, the indicators behind it, and what the price moves with.
Momentum checks
3/3RSI not overbought or oversold ›
The 14-day RSI is 59.0, in neutral territory.RSI above 50 ›
An RSI of 59.0 is above the 50 midpoint, so buyers have had the upper hand over the last 14 days.MACD line above zero ›
The MACD line is positive, so the 12-day average is above the 26-day average.
CleaRank Financial AI analysis of AVUV
The score, the reasoning behind it, and what could move the price next.
Both moving averages sit under the price, which is the shape of an uptrend for AVUV: the price of $123.43 is 0.88% above the 50-day average ($122.35) and 3.73% above the 200-day average ($118.99). The price sits near the top of its 52-week range, 4.35% below the high of $129.05 and 31.49% above the low of $93.87. With the 50-day average 2.82% above the 200-day, the averages themselves are lined up for an uptrend.
Short-term and long-term readings disagree. Over the past month the price climbed 4.81%, yet it slid 1.48% across the past three months, while the past year brought a gain of 26.83%. The 14-day RSI sits at 59.0, which is neutral territory, and the MACD line is positive.
- Two levels are closest to the price. Above it sits the 52-week high at $129.05, and below it sits the 50-day SMA at $122.35.
- A 14-day RSI of 59.0 falls in the neutral zone, and the MACD line is positive. Readings above 70 or below 30 point to stretched momentum in either direction.
- Fees add up over time. AVUV's expense ratio of 0.25% works out to $25.00 a year for every $10,000 invested.
The uptrend rests on AVUV staying above its 50-day average at $122.35 and its 200-day average at $118.99; a close below the 50-day would be the first crack in it. On a pullback, the first level the price would meet is the 50-day SMA at $122.35.
Overhead, the next level to watch is the 52-week high of $129.05. The 14-day RSI reads 59.0, which is in the neutral zone between 40 and 60.
Technical indicators
Momentum and trend for AVUV, from its daily closes.
As of October 30, 2026, with AVUV at $123.43, its 14-day RSI is 59.0 (neutral territory), its 50-day simple moving average is $122.35 and its 200-day is $118.99.
Calculated by CleaRank on daily closes as of October 30, 2026: Wilder's 14-day RSI, 50- and 200-day simple moving averages, MACD line (12, 26). How we calculate these
What AVUV moves with
Correlation of daily returns over one year: +1 moves in step, 0 has no link, -1 moves the opposite way.
As of October 30, 2026, AVUV's 1-year correlation of daily returns is +0.76 with S&P 500 (SPY), +0.63 with Nasdaq 100 (QQQ), +0.26 with Bitcoin (BTC) and +0.08 with gold (XAU).
AVUV trade plan: entry, stop loss and targets
Entry, stop and target levels from the moving averages and recent volatility. Educational, not advice.
AVUV trade plan
Entry, stop and target levels, sized to your account. Change the bias or the risk and every level updates.
Long entry pick an entry style
Risk management
Profit targets (Based on Conservative Entry)
These levels come from AVUV's moving averages and recent volatility, not from a forecast. Educational levels, not financial advice; the full disclaimer is at the foot of the page.
Risk profile
How much AVUV tends to move, against the market and on its own.
AVUV price history and drawdowns
AVUV's worst falls and recoveries, what $10,000 became, and which months have been kind to it.
Track record checks
3/4Average daily move under 2% ›
The price has moved 0.71% on an average day (30-day standard deviation of daily returns).Recovered from its worst fall ›
The worst fall was 46.1%, from December 2019 to March 2020, regained by November 2020.Most 1-year holds ended higher ›
80% of 1-year holding periods in the last 7 years ended with a gain.Trailed the S&P 500 since the chart begins ›
$10,000 invested in September 2019 is now worth $27,498, against $28,112 in the S&P 500 (SPY).
AVUV Drawdowns & Recovery
As of October 30, 2026, AVUV's worst peak-to-trough fall over the last 7 years with dividends reinvested was -46.1% (December 2019 to March 2020); it regained that peak by November 2020, 8 months after the low, and 80% of 1-year holding periods ended with a gain.
From weekly closing values with dividends reinvested. A drawdown is the fall from the highest value reached so far to a later low.
Growth of $10,000
What $10,000 put into AVUV in September 2019 is worth now, against the same amount in the S&P 500.
Against the market: AVUV trailed the S&P 500 over this period: $27,498 against $28,112.
A $10,000 investment in AVUV in September 2019 would be worth about $27,498 today with dividends reinvested, compared with about $28,112 for the same investment in the S&P 500 benchmark (also with dividends reinvested).
Seasonal patterns
Which calendar months have been kind to AVUV, and which have not.
Strongest month, November: an average of +7.47%, up in 7 of 7 years.
Weakest month, March: an average of -4.86%, up in 3 of 7 years.
This month, October: has averaged +3.14%, up in 5 of 7 years. Past seasonality does not repeat on schedule.
Over the last 7 years, AVUV's strongest calendar month has been November (average +7.47%, up in 7 of 7 years) and its weakest March (average -4.86%, up in 3 of 7 years).
Average return for each calendar month over the last 7 years, from weekly closing prices with dividends included.
AVUV price prediction 2030
Thousands of simulated paths from the price history. A range of outcomes, not a forecast.
Monte Carlo projection
Thousands of simulated paths for $10,000 in AVUV, from its own past volatility. The shaded area holds 80% of them.
CleaRank's 4-year Monte Carlo simulation, based on 7 years of price history, projects that a $10,000 investment in AVUV today could grow to about $14,036 by 2030 in the base case, with a 90th-percentile outcome near $28,569 and a 10th-percentile outcome around $6,896. The simulation models price only; at today's 1.29% yield, dividends would add to these figures. Projections are statistical simulations, not guarantees.
AVUV 2030 Scenarios (Monte Carlo)
The same simulation in prices, year by year.
CleaRank's simulation projects a price near $173 for AVUV by 2030 in the base case, from $123 today (1.4x over 4 years). The 10th-percentile path ends near $85.12. These are outcomes of a Monte Carlo simulation run on AVUV's historical return distribution, not price targets, and they assume no dividends are reinvested.
| Year | 10th percentile | Base case | 90th percentile | range base today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | $94.17 | $134 | $192 | |
| 2028 | $88.47 | $146 | $242 | |
| 2029 | $86.01 | $159 | $295 | |
| 2030 | $85.12 | $173 | $353 |
Method: a lognormal simulation of AVUV's own volatility and capped historical trend, re-run daily; base case is the median path, the outer columns the 10th and 90th percentiles. How the simulation works
AVUV ETF forecast: questions people ask
Answered from the figures on this page, as of October 30, 2026.