AAVM ETF — Alpha Architect Global Factor Equity ETF

Alpha Architect Global Factor Equity ETF (AAVM)

Updated October 6, 2026.

AAVM is an ETF. its distribution rate is 1.79%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.79%, its expense ratio is 0.38%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 93/100 (Safe). Total return is 57.9% over the past 9.4 years, 220.3 points behind SPY at 278.2%.

At the current 1.79% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $179 per year if the next payment matches the last regular one.

Alpha Architect Global Factor Equity ETF is a fund of funds that invests at least 80% of its assets in shares of other equity ETFs to gain diversified global equity exposure. The fund distributes annually at a modest current distribution rate and carries an expense ratio of 0.38%.

AAVM performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-06.

Total return is 57.9% over the past 9.4 years, 220.3 points behind SPY at 278.2%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 19.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 10.9%.

AAVM key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

93 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.66%

Issuer

Alpha Architect

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

05/02/2017

Expense ratio

0.38%

Distribution rate

1.79%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

1.79%

Last close

$33.91 (stale; as of 2026-10-06)

AUM

$26,282,042

Average volume

10909.0

Last dividend

$0.606

Last ex-dividend date

12/30/2025

Last payment date

12/31/2025 (as of 2025-12-31)

Beta

0.99

P/E ratio

14.8065

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.79%) 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 (1.79%) 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.

AAVM risks and drawbacks

AAVM's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 10.9%.

Who may consider AAVM — and who may not

AAVM may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (AAVM pays annual); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

Frequently asked questions

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