Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF

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Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF (AVUV)
Type
Exchange-traded fund
Prison industrial complex grade: One or more holdings were flagged as higher risk by our prison industrial complex screen, making up less than 1% of the portfolio. Assigned a grade of C.
C
$351 MILLION
Prison industrial complex
9
flagged holdings
2.4%
of assets flagged
Data as of 29 Mar 2025
Flagged investments:
$351 MILLION, 2.4% of assets
 Higher risk:
$126.07 MILLION, 0.86% of assets
 Private prison operators:
$0, 0% of assets
For each prison industrial complex category, click to see the breakdown of flagged holdings.
Prison industry
Prison industry
Incarceration and detention facilities, services in facilities, supervision and monitoring
6
holdings
$198.72M
invested
1.36%
of portfolio
Border industry
Border industry
Incarceration and detention facilities, immigrant monitoring and surveillance, militarization of the U.S.-Mexico border
6
holdings
$225.53M
invested
1.54%
of portfolio
All flagged holdings
9 holdings
9 holdings
  • 1.  
    Cal-Maine Foods Inc
    Prison industry
    $117.15M
    0.8%
  • 2.  
     Granite Construction Inc
    Border industry
    $73.76M
    0.5%
  • 3.  
     Air Transport Services Group Inc
    Prison industryBorder industry
    $43.57M
    0.3%
  • 4.  
    Benchmark Electronics Inc
    Border industry
    $40.17M
    0.28%
  • 5.  
    Polaris Inc
    Border industry
    $38.35M
    0.26%
Higher risk
Private prison operator
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Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF $AVUV is 2.4% ($351 MILLION) invested in companies with prison involvement
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Financial performance
Performance data provided byMorningstarFind more financial data on AVUV at Morningstar.com
Current fund
AVUV
Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF
Family
Avantis Investors
Category
Small Value
vs.
Benchmark
IVV
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Large Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 3/31/25
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: S&P 500
IVV - iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Higher 5-yr returns 
6.35% more in annualized returns
Same in private prison operators 
Both 0% invested
More invested in higher risk companies, prison industry 
0.05% more invested
Less invested in higher risk companies, border industry 
0.89% less invested
Less invested in higher risk companies 
0.86% less invested
Less invested in all screened prison industry companies 
17.17% less invested
Less invested in all screened border industry companies 
15.22% less invested
Less invested in all screened companies 
19.37% less invested
Current fund
AVUV
Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF
Family
Avantis Investors
Category
Small Value
vs.
Benchmark
IVV
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Large Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 3/31/25
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: S&P 500
IVV - iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Higher 5-yr returns 
6.35% more in annualized returns
Same in private prison operators 
Both 0% invested
More invested in higher risk companies, prison industry 
0.05% more invested
Less invested in higher risk companies, border industry 
0.89% less invested
Less invested in higher risk companies 
0.86% less invested
Less invested in all screened prison industry companies 
17.17% less invested
Less invested in all screened border industry companies 
15.22% less invested
Less invested in all screened companies 
19.37% less invested
Current fund
AVUV
Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF
Family
Avantis Investors
Category
Small Value
vs.
Benchmark
IVV
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Large Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 3/31/25
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: S&P 500
IVV - iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Higher 5-yr returns 
6.35% more in annualized returns
Same in private prison operators 
Both 0% invested
More invested in higher risk companies, prison industry 
0.05% more invested
Less invested in higher risk companies, border industry 
0.89% less invested
Less invested in higher risk companies 
0.86% less invested
Less invested in all screened prison industry companies 
17.17% less invested
Less invested in all screened border industry companies 
15.22% less invested
Less invested in all screened companies 
19.37% less invested
Month-end trailing returns  
Annualized returns
Flagged investments
1-yr
3-yr
5-yr
10-yr
Private prison operators
This fund
AVUV - Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF
-5.45%
4.81%
25%
/
0% 
Benchmark
IVV - iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
8.22%
9.03%
19%
12%
0% 
Fund compared to benchmark
 
-13.66%
-4.22%
6.35%
/
Same
Find more financial data on AVUV at Morningstar.com
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