AVUQ ETF — Avantis U.S. Quality ETF

Avantis U.S. Quality ETF (AVUQ)

Updated October 16, 2026.

AVUQ is a low-cost ETF. its distribution rate is 0.26%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.31%, its expense ratio is 0.15%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 35.8% over the past 1.6 years, 1.0 points behind SPY at 36.8%.

Avantis U.S. Quality ETF is an equity fund that invests primarily in a diverse group of U.S. companies across market sectors, focusing on growth companies as defined by higher price-to-book ratios or inclusion in the MSCI USA Growth IMI Index. The fund has a very low current distribution rate and pays distributions quarterly, with an expense ratio of 0.15%. This fund appeals primarily to growth-oriented investors seeking U.S. equity exposure with a focus on quality growth characteristics.

AVUQ performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 35.8% over the past 1.6 years, 1.0 points behind SPY at 36.8%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 13.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 11.6%.

AVUQ key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

Avantis

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

03/25/2025

Expense ratio

0.15%

Distribution rate

0.26%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.31%

Last close

$66.53 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$429,892,641

Average volume

19283.0

Dividend

$0.043

Ex-dividend date

09/08/2026

Payment date

09/10/2026

Beta

1.2464

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.26%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.31%) 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.

AVUQ risks and drawbacks

AVUQ'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 11.6%.

Who may consider AVUQ — and who may not

AVUQ may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (AVUQ 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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