AVGE: Avantis All Equity Markets ETF

Avantis All Equity Markets ETF (AVGE) is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) run by Avantis Investors (American Century). This fund owns other Avantis stock funds, which together hold shares of companies in the United States and around the world. It charges 0.23% a year. From September 2022 to October 2026 it returned about 20.3% a year, and its worst drop was −17.1%.

Written by the Tactfolio research team. Fund facts checked October 16, 2026. Prices through October 16, 2026.

Yearly fee
0.23%
about $23 on $10,000
Return per year
20.3%
since September 2022
Worst drop
−17.1%
since 2022
Started trading
Sep 2022
Avantis Investors (American Century)

Key points

  • Expense ratio: 0.23% a year (about $23 on $10,000).
  • Started trading on September 27, 2022.
  • Worst drop since 2022: −17.1%.
  • No Tactfolio classic strategies hold it.

What does AVGE hold?#

This fund owns other Avantis stock funds, which together hold shares of companies in the United States and around the world. It is actively managed, which means its managers choose the mix instead of copying an index. The fund’s results depend on the funds it holds and on how the managers weight them.

It does not track an index. Its managers choose what it holds. It had 14 holdings as of September 30, 2026, according to Avantis Investors (American Century).

FactAVGE
Full nameAvantis All Equity Markets ETF
IssuerAvantis Investors (American Century)
Expense ratio0.23% a year
Started tradingSeptember 27, 2022
TracksNo index (actively managed)
TypeGlobal stocks, ETF
Holdings14 holdings as of September 30, 2026
Facts checkedOctober 16, 2026 on the Avantis Investors (American Century) fund page

What is the AVGE expense ratio?#

AVGE charges 0.23% a year. An expense ratio is the yearly fee a fund takes to run itself. On $10,000, a 0.23% fee comes to about $23 a year.

You never get a bill for it. The fund takes the fee out of its own value a little each day.

How has AVGE done since 2022?#

$10k$20k2023202420252026
AVGEGrowth of $10,000, log scale, with dividends reinvested. Past results do not tell you what happens next.

From September 2022 to October 2026, AVGE returned about 20.3% a year. Say you put in $10,000 at the start. It would have been worth about $21,157 at the end, with every dividend reinvested.

MeasureAVGE
Total return111.6%
Return per year (CAGR)20.3%
Worst drop from a high−17.1%
Volatility (how much it swings)14.9%
Last 12 months21.6%
Last 3 years, per year21.0%

Prices through October 16, 2026. Figures use daily closing prices adjusted for splits, with dividends reinvested. They do not include taxes or the cost of buying and selling. Past results do not tell you what will happen next.

AVGE returns by year#

YearAVGE return
2026 (part of the year)16.1%
202520.8%
202414.0%
202319.0%
2022 (part of the year)11.2%

What was AVGE’s worst drop?#

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Drawdown: how far AVGE was below its last high on each day.

A drawdown is how far a fund falls from its last high point. AVGE’s worst fall was −17.1%, from February 18, 2025 to April 8, 2025. It got back to that high on June 6, 2025.

The chart shows how far below its last high the fund was on each day. Big drops are normal for some funds. They matter because selling during a drop locks in the loss.

Which Tactfolio strategies hold AVGE?#

No classic strategy holds AVGE yet. You can add it to your own rules in the builder and see how they would have done.

How does AVGE compare with similar ETFs?#

Funds that can stand in for AVGE:

  • VT: Vanguard Total World Stock ETF, 0.06% a year
  • URTH: iShares MSCI World ETF, 0.24% a year
  • ACWI: iShares MSCI ACWI ETF, 0.32% a year
  • VEU: Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF, 0.04% a year

See all 8 AVGE alternatives, compared on the same dates as AVGE.

Test AVGE in your own rules#

Tactfolio is a platform where you build rules-based investing strategies, backtest them on decades of real prices, share them, and run them automatically in your own Alpaca account. Open the builder, add AVGE, and see how a rule such as “hold it only above its 200-day average” would have done. Strategies run on daily prices and hold US stocks and ETFs only.

The details#

Prices come from Tactfolio’s stored daily prices for AVGE. Each close is adjusted for splits, and dividends are reinvested on the day the fund pays them out. CAGR is the steady yearly return that turns the starting value into the ending value. Volatility is the yearly standard deviation of daily returns.

Fund facts come from Avantis Investors (American Century). We checked them on October 16, 2026. Read what a backtest simulates and how to read drawdown and CAGR for more on these measures.

Common questions#

What is the expense ratio of AVGE?#

AVGE charges 0.23% a year, according to Avantis Investors (American Century) as of October 16, 2026. That is about $23 a year for every $10,000 you hold.

When did AVGE start trading?#

AVGE started trading on September 27, 2022. It is run by Avantis Investors (American Century).

What does AVGE track?#

AVGE does not track an index. Its managers choose what it holds.

How much has AVGE returned per year?#

From September 2022 to October 2026, AVGE returned about 20.3% a year with dividends reinvested. Its worst drop was −17.1%. Past returns do not tell you what it will do next.

Which strategies use AVGE?#

None of Tactfolio’s classic strategies hold AVGE yet. You can test it in your own rules in the builder.

Sources#