AVANTIS INVESTORS® EXPANDS ETF OFFERING WITH LAUNCH OF AVANTIS U.S. QUALITY ETF

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Avantis Investors, a $57 billion investment offering from American Century Investments, has launched the Avantis U.S. Quality ETF (AVUQ) on the NASDAQ Exchange. The new ETF focuses on investing in diverse U.S. companies across market capitalizations, sectors, and industry groups.

AVUQ aims to identify securities with specific characteristics including higher profitability, attractive prices relative to company financials, and smaller market capitalizations. The fund features a competitive expense ratio of 0.15% and is co-managed by CIO Eduardo Repetto along with Senior Portfolio Managers Mitchell Firestein, Daniel Ong, and Ted Randall, with Matthew Dubin as Portfolio Manager.

Positive

• Low expense ratio of 0.15% makes it cost-competitive
• Backed by substantial AUM ($57B Avantis, $260B American Century)
• Broad diversification across market caps, sectors, and industries

Negative

• New fund with no established track record

KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Avantis Investors®, a $57 billion* investment offering from the $260 billion** global asset manager American Century Investments®, announces an expansion of its exchange traded fund (ETF) platform. Avantis U.S. Quality ETF (AVUQ) is now available on the NASDAQ Exchange.

"The goal of Avantis Investors is – and has always been - to offer a comprehensive suite of investment solutions that are effective over the long term," said Phil McInnis, chief investment strategist, Avantis Investors. "The Avantis U.S. Quality ETF gives investors another low-cost active option as they build out their asset allocation."

Avantis U.S. Quality ETF

AVUQ invests primarily in a diverse group of U.S. companies across market capitalizations, market sectors and industry groups. The fund seeks securities of companies it expects to have higher returns by placing an enhanced emphasis on securities of companies with certain characteristics, such as higher profitability, attractive prices relative to company financials, and/or smaller market capitalizations relative to others within the fund's investment universe. It has an expense ratio of 0.15%.

The fund is co-managed by Chief Investment Officer Eduardo Repetto and Senior Portfolio Managers Mitchell Firestein, Daniel Ong, CFA and Ted Randall, and Portfolio Manager Matthew Dubin.

"AVUQ offers a broadly diversified, value-added approach to U.S. equities while leveraging the philosophy and thoughtful implementation process found in all the Avantis Investors strategies," said Dubin.

The new fund joins Avantis Investors' lineup of ETFs and mutual funds spanning equities, fixed income and real estate. The full lineup is available here.

Avantis Investors was established in 2019 to help 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 outperformance with the consistency of indexing.

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 Kansas City, Missouri; New York; Los Angeles; Santa Clara, California; Portland, Oregon; London; Frankfurt, Germany; Hong Kong; and Sydney. 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 more than $2 billion since 2000. For more information about American Century Investments, visit www.americancentury.com. 

*Assets under supervision as of 03/14/25
**Assets under supervision as of 03/03/25.

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 americancentury.com, contains this and other information about the fund, and should be read carefully before investing. 

This fund is an actively managed ETF that does 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. 

The fund is classified as non-diversified. Because it is non-diversified, it may hold large positions in a small number of securities. To the extent it maintains such positions; a price change in any one of those securities may have a greater impact on the fund's share price than if it were diversified.

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. 

Diversification does not assure a profit, nor does it protect against loss of principal.

Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs): Foreside Fund Services, LLC – Distributor, not affiliated with American Century Investment Services, Inc. 

©2025 American Century Proprietary Holdings, Inc. All rights reserved

Contact
Nicole Glenna
nicole_glenna@americancentury.com

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FAQ

What is the expense ratio of the new Avantis U.S. Quality ETF (AVUQ)?

The AVUQ ETF has an expense ratio of 0.15%.

What are the main investment characteristics targeted by AVUQ?

AVUQ targets companies with higher profitability, attractive prices relative to financials, and smaller market capitalizations.

Who manages the Avantis U.S. Quality ETF (AVUQ)?

The fund is co-managed by CIO Eduardo Repetto, Senior Portfolio Managers Mitchell Firestein, Daniel Ong, Ted Randall, and Portfolio Manager Matthew Dubin.

What is the total assets under management of Avantis Investors in 2025?

Avantis Investors manages $57 billion in assets as of March 2025.