AVDE - AVDE: International Investing With An Active Twist

2024-06-12 17:26:06 ET

Summary

• Avantis International Equity ETF is a non-US fund that excludes US markets and seeks long-term capital appreciation.
• The AVDE fund has a globally diverse range of companies in developed markets and uses a blend of active management and indexing strategies.
• AVDE has outperformed passive international funds, but its performance may be influenced by the drag of emerging markets on other funds.

Diversification is long hallowed as the holy grail of sound investing, but let’s face it, it hasn’t really helped for over a decade as the US has dominated from a momentum perspective. Still - everything has a cycle, and at some point US markets will sustainably lag international ones. If you believe that cycle is near, it’s worth looking at international funds that exclude US markets as a way to benefit. That’s where the Avantis International Equity ETF ( AVDE ) comes into play....

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