AVEE ETF — Avantis Emerging Markets Small Cap Equity ETF

Avantis Emerging Markets Small Cap Equity ETF (AVEE)

Updated October 16, 2026.

AVEE is an ETF. its distribution rate is 2.94%, its trailing-12-month yield is 3.03%, its expense ratio is 0.42%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 95/100 (Safe). Total return is 44.0% over the past 2.9 years, 38.4 points behind SPY at 82.4%.

Avantis Emerging Markets Small Cap Equity ETF is an equity fund that invests in small-cap companies across emerging markets, emphasizing securities with higher profitability and value characteristics. The fund distributes quarterly with a modest current distribution rate and carries an expense ratio of 0.42%. It appeals to income-oriented investors seeking exposure to small-cap equities in developing economies.

AVEE performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 44.0% over the past 2.9 years, 38.4 points behind SPY at 82.4%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 8.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 13.9%.

AVEE key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

95 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.79%

Issuer

Avantis

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

11/07/2023

Expense ratio

0.42%

Distribution rate

2.94%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

3.03%

Last close

$66.98 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$138,486,782

Average volume

13755.0

Dividend

$0.492

Ex-dividend date

09/08/2026

Payment date

09/10/2026

Beta

1.0777

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.94%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (3.03%) 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; 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.

AVEE risks and drawbacks

AVEE'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 13.9%.

Who may consider AVEE — and who may not

AVEE 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 (AVEE 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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