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About Alpha Architect US Equity ETF
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Inception date
Jul 23, 2025
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
Empowered Funds LLC
Distributor
Quasar Distributors LLC
AAUS is an actively managed, market-cap weighted portfolio of US large-cap stocks. The portfolio managers do not intend to tilt towards any specific style, aiming to be a core equity position in investor portfolios. The twist here is that at times, the fund may replace certain holdings about to declare a dividend. Replacing the position with similar exposure until after the dividend is paid. As such, AAUS aims to provide lower distributions as compared to its peers. The fund manager believes the bias towards dividends creates mispricing opportunities.
Classification
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Technology Services
Electronic Technology
ETF
Stocks79.45%
Technology Services22.36%
Electronic Technology22.15%
Finance9.28%
Retail Trade3.50%
Health Technology3.49%
Producer Manufacturing2.54%
Process Industries2.44%
Consumer Non-Durables1.96%
Transportation1.95%
Consumer Durables1.51%
Consumer Services1.50%
Utilities1.41%
Energy Minerals1.13%
Industrial Services1.11%
Health Services0.91%
Distribution Services0.73%
Commercial Services0.63%
Communications0.48%
Non-Energy Minerals0.37%
Miscellaneous0.00%
Bonds, Cash & Other20.55%
ETF20.52%
Mutual fund0.01%
Cash0.01%
Stock breakdown by region
North America98.97%
Europe0.82%
Asia0.18%
Middle East0.03%
Latin America0.01%
Africa0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
AAUS invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Technology Services, with 22.36% stocks, and Electronic Technology, with 22.15% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the North America region.
AAUS top holdings are Apple Inc. and NVIDIA Corporation, occupying 7.99% and 7.21% of the portfolio correspondingly.
AAUS assets under management is 448.73 M USD. It's fallen 0.36% over the last month.
AAUS fund flows account for 504.51 K USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
No, AAUS doesn't pay dividends to its holders.
AAUS shares are issued by Empirical Finance LLC under the brand Alpha Architect. The ETF was launched on Jul 23, 2025, and its management style is Active.
AAUS expense ratio is 0.15% meaning you'd have to pay 0.15% of your investment to help manage the fund.
AAUS follows the No Underlying Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
AAUS invests in stocks.
AAUS trades at a premium (0.02%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.