AVDV ETF — Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF

Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF (AVDV)

AVDV is an ETF. its distribution rate is 1.93%, its trailing-12-month yield is 3.12%, its expense ratio is 0.36%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 95/100 (Safe). Total return is 176.0% over the past 7 years, 7.4 points behind SPY at 183.4%.

At the current 1.93% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $193 per year, or about $48.25 per quarter if the next payment matches the last regular one.

Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF is an actively managed ETF that invests primarily in small-capitalization value companies outside the United States, diversified across market sectors, industry groups, and countries. The fund has a modest current distribution rate, pays distributions quarterly, and carries an expense ratio of 0.36%.

AVDV performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-09-18.

Total return is 176.0% over the past 7 years, 7.4 points behind SPY at 183.4%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 30.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 13.2%.

AVDV key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

95 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.83%

Issuer

Avantis

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

09/24/2019

Expense ratio

0.36%

Distribution rate

1.93%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

3.12%

Last close

$111.13 (as of 2026-09-18)

NAV

$109.91

Premium / discount

1.11% premium

AUM

$20,555,177,685

Average volume

448800.0

Last dividend

$0.536

Last ex-dividend date

09/08/2026

Last payment date

09/10/2026

Beta

0.97

P/E ratio

12.2493

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.93%) 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 (3.12%) 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.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Avantis or company page; 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.

AVDV risks and drawbacks

AVDV's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, 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 13.2%.

Who may consider AVDV — and who may not

AVDV may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (AVDV pays quarterly); 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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