AVTM ETF — Avantis Total Equity Markets ETF

Avantis Total Equity Markets ETF (AVTM)

Updated October 16, 2026.

AVTM is an ETF. its distribution rate is 1.07%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.54%, its expense ratio is 0.22%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 9.6% over the past 0.7 years, 1.0 points behind SPY at 10.6%.

Avantis Total Equity Markets ETF is an actively managed fund that invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities and equity ETFs across global markets and investment styles, without tracking a specified index. The fund has a modest current distribution rate and carries an expense ratio of 0.22%. It may appeal to investors seeking broad equity market exposure with active management and a disciplined allocation approach across geographies and styles.

AVTM performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 9.6% over the past 0.7 years, 1.0 points behind SPY at 10.6%.

AVTM key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

Avantis

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

01/30/2026

Expense ratio

0.22%

Distribution rate

1.07%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.54%

Last close

$54.40 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$793,186,738

Average volume

2214.0

Dividend

$0.145

Ex-dividend date

09/08/2026

Payment date

09/10/2026

Beta

1.0546

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.07%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.54%) 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.

AVTM risks and drawbacks

AVTM'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.

Who may consider AVTM — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (AVTM 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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