AVDV ETF — Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF

Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF (AVDV)

Updated November 6, 2026.

AVDV is an ETF. Its distribution rate is 2.09%, its trailing-12-month yield is 3.38%, its expense ratio is 0.36%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 92/100 (Safe). Total return is 156.1% over the past 7.1 years, 16.7 points behind SPY at 172.8%.

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

As of Nov 5, 2026

Total return is 156.1% over the past 7.1 years, 16.7 points behind SPY at 172.8%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 20.9%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 13.2%.

AVDV key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

92 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.92%

Issuer

Avantis

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

09/24/2019

Expense ratio

0.36%

Distribution rate

2.09%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

3.38%

Last close

$102.58 (as of 2026-11-06)

AUM

$19,543,717,963

Average volume

1,111,267

Dividend

$0.536

Ex-dividend date

09/08/2026

Payment date

09/10/2026

Beta

0.98

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.09%) has no calculation basis on file. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (3.38%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. 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: 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, moderate current income with a quality tilt. 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.

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