Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF

AVUV

Market cap $27.1B

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Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF (AVUV)  offers diversified exposure to U.S. small-cap value equities at a relatively moderate ~0.25% expense ratio. The valuation spread and gap between growth and value stocks remains near historically highly elevated levels, increasing the relative appeal of value-oriented allocations. AVUV's proposition is primarily factor-driven rather than security-selection driven, given its highly diversified portfolio structure with over 700 holdings.

There has been a visible disparity between the performance of U.S. small-caps and U.S. large-caps so far this year. What hasn't been too visible is a lot of investor interest in the action.

After a long stretch of growth-stock dominance led by mega-cap technology, the 2026 tape tells a different story.

American Century Investments has established itself as an innovative player in the ETF space, after launching its first products in January 2018. The index-based American Century US Quality Value ETF (VALQ) and the actively managed American Century Diversified Corporate Bond ETF (KORP) are still trading today.

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Value investors may be facing a conviction crisis. Despite leading in performance so far in 2026, value ETFs have struggled to consistently gather assets, with some funds picking up significant net new money while others are bleeding just as much.

Small caps, dividend payers, and value stocks are three groups that have done very well so far in 2026. As the market finally rotates away from megacap tech, these themes have the potential to outperform.

The Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF (NYSEARCA:AVUV | AVUV Price Prediction) is the actively managed option on this list, and that distinction matters more than the label suggests.

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