Is AVUV a good investment?

Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF (AVUV) is a US small-cap ETF. As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores AVUV 3.9 out of 10 — highest on Return (6.7), lowest on Quality (1.3). It trades at 12.1 times earnings, against its own median of 11.0. Its ten largest holdings are 8% of the fund.

Updated September 11, 2026

How is AVUV rated? ETF Copilot scores Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF (AVUV) 3.9 out of 10

As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF (AVUV) 3.9 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

Overall: 3.9 / 10
Growth: 2.2 / 10
Valuation: 5.4 / 10
Risk: 3.7 / 10
Quality: 1.3 / 10
Return: 6.7 / 10

What is AVUV's expense ratio? 0.25% a year

As of September 11, 2026, AVUV charges 0.25% a year, yields 2.04% and holds $31.3B in assets across 788 positions.

Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF (AVUV) — cost, income and size
Measure	AVUV
Expense ratio	0.25%
Dividend yield	2.04%
Assets under management	$31.3B
Holdings	788

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

What stands out in AVUV's data

U.S. small-cap value stocks, picked with a value discipline.

Earns less on its capital than the typical small-cap value fund — its edge has to come from price, not profitability.

Return on invested capital of 10.9% trails the category median of 12.6%, behind most peers. The fund holds 788 names.

A value-driven small-cap sleeve that favors companies with stronger operating fundamentals.

Why did AVUV move this week? It fell 1.1% in the week to September 11, 2026 — Bancorp and Lyft drove it

AVUV fell 1.1% in the week to September 11, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Bancorp (−25.3%), Lyft (−11.3%) and Weatherford Inte (−7.9%); Signet Jewelers (+22.2%) pushed the other way.

Is AVUV expensive right now? It trades at 12.1 times earnings, against its own median of 11.0

As of September 11, 2026, AVUV is more expensive than 68% of its own 85 monthly readings since 2019 — 58 of those months were cheaper than today.

Trailing twelve-month, computed by ETF Copilot from the fund's holdings rather than quoted from a data provider, and rebuilt nightly.

What's inside AVUV?

What's inside AVUV: Size (Large 0%, Mid 34%, Small 66%); Geography (International 8%, US 92%); Tech 6.1%; Semiconductors 0.5%.

What are AVUV's top holdings? The ten largest are 8% of the fund

Matson, SM Energy, Lantheus, Gatx, Abercrombie + Fitch, Viasat, Lear, Macy's, Oscar Health and Skywest are AVUV's largest holdings, in that order.

More concentrated than 67% of US Small Cap ETFs.

Half of AVUV's weight sits in its 100 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 288 equally weighted holdings.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF (AVUV) scores and holdings analysis”, as of September 11, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/avuv