Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF (AVDV)
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Why This Top-5 International Equity ETF Deserves Your Time
2025 has been a strong year for foreign equities. Even before the year began, many market watchers were looking to move from an underweight to neutral or even overweight position.
AVDV: Capitalizing On Japan's Small Cap Value Surge
AVDV focuses on active small-cap value investing in developed markets, emphasizing book-to-price ratios and profitability. Its consistent overweight in Japan has driven recent outperformance versus peers and US indices. The portfolio is diversified across 1,600 stocks, with low concentration risk and conservative turnover for an active fund.
AVDV Isn't The Bargain It Appears To Be
Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF targets small-cap value stocks in developed markets outside the U.S., offering diversification beyond expensive U.S. indices. AVDV maintains a competitive net expense ratio of 0.36% and a low turnover rate of 8%, appealing to cost-conscious investors. The ETF trades at a P/E of around 17x, more attractive than many alternatives in today's market, though not historically cheap.
This Key Trend May Power Small Cap Performance in 2026
Small cap stocks have had a complicated 2025. In certain segments, they have performed well, but writ large, they've struggled.
The Case for Adding International Small-Caps
If 2025 has had one big story in equities ETF trends, it may be the strong performance of international equities and foreign firms. Many investors entered 2025 underweight to ex-U.S. stocks, but tariff concerns and attractive valuations have seen foreign equities ETFs pick up significant interest and perform for their investors.
3 Income ETFs Every Boomer Should Own Before Age 70
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More Than Hype: Active International ETFs Are Proving Their Worth
It's one thing to count the rampant growth of active ETFs. It's another to take stock of just how well active ETFs have done.
Why the Value Foreign Equities Combo Is Hot Right Now
Foreign equities have done well in 2025, and it makes sense why — many U.S. investors have looked to zig when U.S. stocks have zagged. That helped foreign equities ETFs spike in the late spring and early summer period.
VIDEO: ETF of the Week: AVDV
On this episode of the ETF of the Week podcast, VettaFi's Head of Research Todd Rosenbluth discussed the Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF (AVDV) with Chuck Jaffe of Money Life. The pair discussed several topics related to the fund to give investors a deeper understanding of the ETF overall.
ETF of the Week: Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF (AVDV)
VettaFi's Head of Research Todd Rosenbluth discussed the Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF (AVDV) on this week's “ETF of the Week” podcast with Chuck Jaffe of “Money Life.” For more news, information, and analysis, visit VettaFi | ETF Trends.
International Small-Cap Value ETF AVDV Joins $10 Billion AUM Club
In yet another indication of investors' desire for foreign diversification, international small-cap value ETF AVDV has surpassed $10 billion in AUM. The Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF (AVDV) reached that new threshold, thanks to almost $1 billion in flows over the last month.
The Disparity & Opportunity in Small-Cap ETFs
It's true that it's been a challenging year for U.S. small-cap ETFs. Using the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) as a benchmark for the category, we immediately see that 2025 has been marked by red ink.
