KANSAS
CITY, Mo., June 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
Today, Avantis Investors®, a $25 billion* investment offering from global
asset manager American Century Investments®, expands its
exchange traded fund (ETF) platform with the listing of four new
actively managed ETFs: Avantis All Equity Markets Value ETF (AVGV),
Avantis All International Markets Equity ETF (AVNM), Avantis All
International Markets Value ETF (AVNV) and Avantis Moderate
Allocation ETF (AVMA). Each fund seeks long-term capital
appreciation and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE
Arca, Inc.).
"It has always been our goal to offer a well-rounded suite of
value-added funds for investors," said Avantis Chief Investment
Officer Eduardo Repetto. "We are
excited to add these four new ETFs to our lineup and expand
the range of low-cost, tax-efficient solutions available to our
clients."
All four ETFs are "fund of funds," and utilize a range of
existing Avantis ETFs to build out multi-region and multi-asset
class solutions. AVGV offers global equity exposure, while AVNM and
AVNV offer exposure to non-U.S. developed and emerging markets.
AVMA is designed to deliver a more balanced allocation, investing
in both equity and fixed income ETFs.
"The fund of fund concept – or more precisely in this case the
ETF of ETF – is one we have already deployed with the Avantis All
Equity Markets ETF (AVGE) and seen significant adoption from
investors," said Senior Portfolio Manager Mitchell Firestein. "I believe this really
offers the best of both worlds. Investors get access to a range of
our underlying, low-cost active funds with the added benefit of
professional and tax-efficient rebalancing inside a single
ETF. It helps streamline allocations for investors."
The ETFs will be co-managed by Repetto and Firestein,
Senior Portfolio Managers Daniel
Ong, CFA and Ted
Randall, and Portfolio Manager Matthew Dubin. Following is information on the
new ETFs:
Name
|
Gross Expense
Ratio
|
Net Expense
Ratio
|
Avantis All Equity
Markets Value ETF
|
0.28 %
|
0.26 %
|
Avantis All
International Markets Equity ETF
|
0.33 %
|
0.31 %
|
Avantis All
International Markets Value ETF
|
0.36 %
|
0.34 %
|
Avantis Moderate
Allocation ETF
|
0.23 %
|
0.21 %
|
The advisor expects this waiver to continue until
June 21, 2024 and cannot terminate it
prior to such date without the approval of the Board of Directors.
Review the annual or semiannual report for the most current
information.
The four new funds add to Avantis Investors' lineup of ETFs and
mutual funds spanning equities, fixed income and real estate.
Current Avantis funds include:
- Avantis All Equity Markets ETF (AVGE);
- Avantis Core Fixed Income ETF (AVIG) and mutual fund
(AVIGX);
- Avantis Core Municipal Fixed Income ETF (AVMU);
- Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF (AVEM) and mutual fund
(AVEEX);
- Avantis Emerging Markets Value ETF (AVES);
- Avantis Inflation Focused Equity ETF (AVIE);
- Avantis International Equity ETF (AVDE) and mutual fund
(AVDEX);
- Avantis International Large Cap Value ETF (AVIV);
- Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF (AVDV) and mutual
fund (AVDVX);
- Avantis Real Estate ETF (AVRE);
- Avantis Responsible Emerging Markets Equity ETF (AVSE);
- Avantis Responsible International Equity ETF (AVSD);
- Avantis Responsible U.S. Equity ETF (AVSU);
- Avantis Short-Term Fixed Income ETF (AVSF) and mutual fund
(AVSFX);
- Avantis U.S. Equity ETF (AVUS) and mutual fund (AVUSX);
- Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF (AVLV) and mutual fund
(AVLVX);
- Avantis U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF (AVSC); and
- Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF (AVUV) and mutual fund
(AVUVX).
Avantis helps clients achieve their investment goals through a
persistent focus on providing well-diversified investment solutions
that fit seamlessly into asset allocations and combine the
potential for added value with the consistency of
indexing. Repetto and Chief Operating Officer Patrick Keating, CFA, CPA have led Avantis since
its start.
About American Century Investments
American
Century Investments is a leading global asset manager focused on
delivering investment results and building long-term client
relationships while supporting breakthrough medical research.
Founded in 1958, American Century Investments' 1,400 employees
serve financial professionals, institutions, corporations and
individual investors from offices in New
York; London; Frankfurt; Hong
Kong; Sydney; Santa Clara, Calif.; and Kansas City, Mo. Jonathan S. Thomas is president and chief
executive officer, and Victor Zhang serves as chief investment
officer. Delivering investment results to clients enables American
Century Investments to distribute over 40% of its dividends to the
Stowers Institute for Medical Research, a 500-person, nonprofit
basic biomedical research organization. The Institute owns more
than 40% of American Century Investments and has received dividend
payments of nearly $2 billion since
2000. For more information about American Century Investments,
visit www.americancentury.com.
*Assets under supervision as of 06/15/2023.
You should consider the fund's investment objectives,
risks, charges and expenses carefully before you invest. The fund's
prospectus or summary prospectus, which can be obtained by visiting
Avantisinvestors.com or by calling 1-833-9AVANTIS, contains this
and other information about the fund, and should be read carefully
before investing.
Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) are bought and sold through
exchange trading at market price (not NAV) and are not individually
redeemed from the fund. Shares may trade at a premium or discount
to their NAV in the secondary market. Brokerage commissions
will reduce returns.
Investment return and principal value of security investments
will fluctuate. The value at the time of redemption may be more or
less than the original cost. Past performance is no guarantee of
future results.
These funds are actively managed Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) that
do not seek to replicate the performance of a specified index. To
determine whether to buy or sell a security, the portfolio managers
consider, among other things, various fund requirements and
standards, along with economic conditions, alternative investments,
interest rates and various credit metrics. If the portfolio manager
considerations are inaccurate or misapplied, the fund's performance
may suffer.
ETFs are subject to capital gains tax and taxation of dividend
income. However, ETFs are structured in such a manner that taxes
are minimized for the holder of the ETF and because the capital
gains tax is incurred by the investor after the ETF is sold.
AVGV, AVNM, AVNV, AVMA and AVGE: The fund's performance
and risks reflect the performance and risks of the underlying funds
in which it invests. By investing in underlying funds, the primary
fund becomes a shareholder of the underlying fund and bears its
proportionate share of the underlying fees and expenses.
AVGV, AVNM, AVNV and AVMA: The fund's performance and
risks depend in part on the managers' skill in selecting and
weighting the asset classes and underlying funds and implementing
any deviations from the target range, which may differ from actual
market conditions.
AVGV, AVNM, AVNV, AVMA and AVGE: International investing
involves special risks, such as political instability and currency
fluctuations. Investing in emerging markets may accentuate these
risks.
AVGV, AVNM, AVNV, AVMA and AVGE: Historically, small-
and/or mid-cap stocks have been more volatile than the stock of
larger, more established companies. Smaller companies may have
limited resources, product lines and markets, and their securities
may trade less frequently and in more limited volumes than the
securities of larger companies.
AVMA: Generally, as interest rates rise, the value
of the securities held in the fund will decline. The opposite is
true when interest rates decline.
Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs): Foreside Fund Services, LLC –
Distributor, not affiliated with American Century Investment
Services, Inc.
Mutual Funds: American Century Investment Services, Inc.,
Distributor.
©2023 American Century Proprietary Holdings, Inc. All rights
reserved.
Contact:
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Nicole
Glenna
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(646)
658-7718
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