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
The short version
Where AVUV stands today, in four lines, and what CleaRank Financial AI makes of it.
AVUV at a glance
Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF (AVUV): Buy, 61/100 on CleaRank's AI score.
- Trend Mixed: the price is above its 200-day but below its 50-day moving average ($118.17 and $123.37).
- Fund Expense ratio 0.25%, $30.4B in net assets, +19.9% total return over 1 year.
Figures as of October 17, 2026.
CleaRank Financial AI
AVUV carries a CleaRank rating of Buy and a model score of 61/100.
The biggest lift to that score comes from one-year performance, as the price rose 23.68% over the past year. Momentum pulls the score down the most, with the MACD line negative. On trend the picture is mixed: the fund trades 2.66% below its 50-day average of $123.37 but 1.62% above its 200-day average of $118.17.
Only on CleaRank
Figures we compute ourselves from AVUV's own price history. Tap one to see it in context.
Price and trading
The chart, today's range and how far the price has moved over each period.
Trend checks
3/4Price above its 50-day average ›
The price of $120.08 is 2.7% below the 50-day simple moving average of $123.37.Price above its 200-day average ›
The price is 1.6% above the 200-day simple moving average of $118.17.50-day average above the 200-day ›
The 50-day average ($123.37) is 4.4% above the 200-day average ($118.17), the arrangement of a rising longer-term trend.In the upper half of its 52-week range ›
The price sits at 75% 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.
Fund facts and valuation
What the fund holds, what it costs and how it is valued.
Fund checks
4/5Expense ratio at or below 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%.Positive return over one year ›
The fund family reports a one-year total return of 19.91%.
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
Trailing total returns
| 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 17, 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 17, 2026. Expense ratio and net assets are reported by the fund; returns are total returns and can differ from price change.
Key statistics
The headline figures for AVUV.
What the numbers say
CleaRank Financial AI's reading of AVUV's holdings, performance and risks.
Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF (AVUV) is weighted most heavily toward Financial Services, which makes up 27.5% of the fund. Consumer Cyclical follows at 19.2%, and Energy at 15.8%. The fund is a Small Value offering from Avantis Investors and began trading on September 24, 2019.
Owning AVUV carries an annual expense ratio of 0.25%, which works out to $25.00 a year for every $10,000 put in. The fund's net assets come to $30.4B. Its distribution yield stands at 1.29%, and portfolio turnover is 6%.
Day-to-day volatility is the first thing to plan around: AVUV has moved 0.68% on an average session.
AI analysis and technicals
CleaRank's score and reasoning, the indicators behind it, and what the price moves with.
Momentum checks
1/3RSI not overbought or oversold ›
The 14-day RSI is 45.2, in neutral territory.RSI above 50 ›
An RSI of 45.2 is below the 50 midpoint, so sellers have had the upper hand over the last 14 days.MACD line above zero ›
The MACD line is negative, so the 12-day average is below the 26-day average.
CleaRank AI analysis of AVUV
The score, the reasoning behind it, and what could move the price next.
The trend is mixed for AVUV. At $120.08, the fund sits 2.66% below its 50-day average of $123.37, yet 1.62% above its 200-day average of $118.17. Within its 52-week range the price is near the top: 6.95% below the high of $129.05 and 27.92% above the low of $93.87. The 50-day average is 4.40% above the 200-day, so the longer averages have not yet caught up with the softer price.
The recent pullback sits within a longer record that is stronger. Over the past month the price slipped 2.15%, and over the past three months it fell 4.20%, yet across the past year it climbed 23.68%. The 14-day RSI reads 45.2, which is neutral territory, while the MACD line is negative.
- The two levels to keep an eye on are the 20-day EMA at $120.55, which sits above the price, and the 200-day SMA at $118.17, which sits below it.
- The 14-day RSI reads 45.2, in the neutral zone, with the MACD line negative; readings above 70 or below 30 mark stretched momentum.
- Costs compound: at 0.25% a year, AVUV charges $25.00 on every $10,000 invested.
The trend is mixed: AVUV is above its 200-day average at $118.17 but below its 50-day average at $123.37. A close above the 50-day would turn both signals up, and a close below the 200-day would turn both down. The nearest levels are the 200-day SMA at $118.17 below and the 20-day EMA at $120.55 above.
A 14-day RSI of 45.2 places the fund in neutral territory, somewhere between 40 and 60.
Technical indicators
Momentum and trend for AVUV, from its daily closes.
As of October 17, 2026, with AVUV at $120.08, its 14-day RSI is 45.2 (neutral territory), its 50-day simple moving average is $123.37 and its 200-day is $118.17.
Calculated by CleaRank on daily closes as of October 17, 2026: Wilder's 14-day RSI, 50- and 200-day simple moving averages, MACD line (12, 26).
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 17, 2026, AVUV's 1-year correlation of daily returns is +0.77 with S&P 500 (SPY), +0.65 with Nasdaq 100 (QQQ), +0.29 with Bitcoin (BTC) and +0.11 with gold (XAU).
A trade plan, if you want one
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.
The long record
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 0.68% 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.Beat the S&P 500 since the chart begins ›
$10,000 invested in September 2019 is now worth $26,751, against $28,392 in the S&P 500 (SPY).
AVUV Drawdowns & Recovery
As of October 17, 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: $26,751 against $28,392.
A $10,000 investment in AVUV in September 2019 would be worth about $26,751 today with dividends reinvested, compared with about $28,392 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.
Long-term scenarios
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 10-year Monte Carlo simulation projects that a $10,000 investment in AVUV today could grow to about $23,126 by 2036 in the base case, with a 90th-percentile outcome near $71,332 and a 10th-percentile outcome around $7,497. 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 share prices, year by year.
CleaRank's simulation projects a price near $168 for AVUV by 2030 in the base case, from $120 today (1.4x over 4 years). The 10th-percentile path ends near $82.36. 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 | $91.45 | $131 | $186 | |
| 2028 | $85.81 | $142 | $235 | |
| 2029 | $83.32 | $154 | $286 | |
| 2030 | $82.36 | $168 | $342 | |
| 2031 | $82.34 | $183 | $405 |
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.
Questions people ask
Answered from the figures on this page, as of October 17, 2026.