Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value Fund Institutional Class (AVUVX)

Fund Assets	1.97B
Expense Ratio	0.244%
Min. Investment	$5,000,000
Turnover	20.00%
Dividend (ttm)	0.28
Dividend Yield	1.34%
Dividend Growth	15.82%
Payout Frequency	Annual
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 4, 2025

Previous Close	20.73
YTD Return	18.04%
1-Year Return	23.66%
5-Year Return	69.26%
52-Week Low	17.01
52-Week High	22.09
Beta (5Y)	n/a
Holdings	716
Inception Date	Dec 4, 2019

About AVUVX

Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value Fund Institutional Class is a mutual fund focused on achieving long-term capital appreciation through investments in a wide-ranging portfolio of U.S. small-cap companies. The fund systematically emphasizes firms trading at lower valuations and exhibiting higher profitability ratios, aiming to capture the value premium within the small-cap space. Its investment process blends the diversification and transparency associated with indexed portfolios with strategic, data-driven selection to potentially enhance returns while managing risk and costs efficiently. The fund’s sector allocation is notably diversified, with the largest exposures in financials, industrials, consumer discretionary, and energy companies. This approach provides access to segments of the U.S. equity market that are often less represented in larger cap indices. The Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value Fund Institutional Class is constructed to integrate seamlessly into an institution’s broader asset allocation, serving as a specialized vehicle for those seeking targeted exposure to domestic small-cap value equities. With a low expense ratio and a process grounded in robust academic research, it holds a competitive position among its peers for cost efficiency and disciplined management.

• Fund Family: Avantis Investors
• Category: Small Value
• Performance Rating: High
• Risk Rating: Above Average
• Stock Exchange: Nasdaq
• Ticker Symbol: AVUVX
• Share Class: Institutional Class
• Index: Russell 2000 Value TR

Performance

AVUVX had a total return of 23.66% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 15.38%.

Equivalent Funds

These are funds that follow the same index from the other major fund companies.

Symbol	Provider	Name	Expense Ratio
VRTVX	Vanguard	Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF	0.07%

Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
AVCNX	G Class	n/a

Top 10 Holdings

8.45% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
Matson, Inc.	MATX	1.02%
Lyft, Inc.	LYFT	0.98%
GATX Corporation	GATX	0.91%
Qualys, Inc.	QLYS	0.89%
Lantheus Holdings, Inc.	LNTH	0.89%
Ingredion Incorporated	INGR	0.80%
Matador Resources Company	MTDR	0.78%
SM Energy Company	SM	0.75%
Lithia Motors, Inc.	LAD	0.73%
Eagle Materials Inc.	EXP	0.70%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Dec 4, 2025	$1.2308	Dec 4, 2025
Dec 5, 2024	$0.702	Dec 5, 2024
Dec 6, 2023	$0.2557	Dec 6, 2023
Dec 7, 2022	$1.0861	Dec 7, 2022
Dec 7, 2021	$0.8889	Dec 7, 2021
Dec 8, 2020	$0.0835	Dec 8, 2020

Data Sources: Tiingo, Twelve Data, and more

Historical data is provided by Tiingo. Delayed stock pricing data is provided by Twelve Data. Several fund data points are also provided by Finnhub.

Last checked:

Oct 16, 2026

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