AAUS ETF — Alpha Architect US Equity ETF

Alpha Architect US Equity ETF (AAUS)

Updated October 6, 2026.

AAUS is a low-cost ETF. its trailing-12-month yield is 0.32%, its expense ratio is 0.09%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 25.3% over the past 1.2 years, 0.8 points ahead of SPY at 24.5%.

Alpha Architect US Equity ETF is a fund that invests primarily in a diverse group of U.S. companies across market sectors, styles, and industry groups, with at least 80% of assets in U.S. equity securities. The fund has a low current distribution rate and pays distributions annually, though its latest distribution was special and may not recur; it carries a modest expense ratio of 0.09%. The fund appeals to investors seeking broad U.S. equity exposure with minimal fees.

AAUS performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-06.

Total return is 25.3% over the past 1.2 years, 0.8 points ahead of SPY at 24.5%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 9.1%.

AAUS key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

Alpha Architect

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

07/22/2025

Expense ratio

0.09%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

0.32%

Last close

$62.97 (stale; as of 2026-10-06)

AUM

$504,907,460

Average volume

1022.0

Last dividend

$0.203

Last ex-dividend date

12/23/2025

Last payment date

12/24/2025 (as of 2025-12-24)

Beta

1.0038

P/E ratio

25.5322

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (0.32%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Alpha Architect; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

AAUS risks and drawbacks

Payments are annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 9.1%.

Who may consider AAUS — and who may not

AAUS may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (AAUS pays annual); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

Frequently asked questions

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