- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Address
- 4500 Main Street Kansas City MO United States of America 64111
- IPO Date
- Sep 26, 2019
- Business
- Avantis U.S. Equity ETF (AVUS) is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that invests primarily in U.S. equities across all market capitalizations, with a strategic bias toward smaller, more profitable, and value-oriented companies; it benchmarks against the Russell 3000 Index while employing a systematic, rules-based approach to security selection based on factors such as valuation, profitability, and investment capacity. Launched on September 24, 2019, and issued by American Century Investments under the Avantis Investors brand, the ETF holds approximately 1,919 securities, including top positions in NVIDIA Corporation, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corporation, Amazon.com, Inc., and Meta Platforms, Inc., representing about 28% of assets; it features a low net expense ratio of 0.15%, quarterly dividend distributions, and broad sector diversification across technology, financials, healthcare, and consumer sectors. Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, Avantis Investors, the entity behind AVUS, operates as a specialized active investment manager focused on financial science-driven strategies and serves institutional and individual investors primarily in the United States, with expanding global reach.
Avantis Investors has undergone significant growth and strategic expansion in recent years, surpassing $100 billion in assets under management as of December 2025, up from $75 billion earlier in the year and $50 billion in 2024; this rapid scaling reflects strong inflows into its lineup of over 20 active ETFs and mutual funds spanning U.S. equity, international equity, fixed income, and real estate. In November 2025, Avantis announced a major strategic alliance with CIBC Asset Management Inc. to launch eight new Avantis CIBC ETFs tailored for the Canadian market, marking its entry into cross-border partnerships and broadening access to its factor-based strategies north of the U.S. border. Additionally, in June 2025, Avantis expanded into Europe by becoming an ETF issuer on the SIX Swiss Exchange, supporting its global distribution efforts alongside ongoing product innovations like the 2023 launches of mid-cap and emerging markets small-cap ETFs.