London Stock Exchange Welcomes Three UCITS ETFs from Avantis Investors by American Century Investments
Avantis Investors®, a $60 billion* investment offering from the $270 billion* global asset manager American Century Investments®, debuted three LSE-listed UCITS ETF strategies: global small-cap value, global equity and emerging markets.
This announcement comes on the heels of Avantis Investors’ entry into the European market and shortly after its five-year anniversary last year.
Evolving to Meet the Needs of Global Investors
“We always look for innovative solutions to our clients’ needs, expanding our investment capabilities and who we serve - from financial advisors to institutions and other allocators - here and across the globe,” said Repetto.
Richard Adams, Head of EMEA for American Century Investments, echoed Repetto’s thoughts: “Avantis Investors offers core building blocks for an investor’s allocation. More and more, the clients and prospects we speak with are interested in Avantis, so we’re thrilled to have these available for clients to access.”
All Avantis strategies use the same academically sound risk/return framework uniquely designed for Avantis. The investment offering harnesses an approach designed to increase expected returns by combining the consistency of indexing with active management’s potential for outperformance.
About Avantis Investors® by American Century Investments
Avantis launched its first strategy on 17 September 2019, and now has more than $60 billion* across 30 strategies. With a focus on financial science and a range of low-cost investment vehicles, Avantis’ growth has powered American Century’s rise to the fourth largest active ETF issuer in AUM1 and one of the fastest growing ETF issuers in AUM over the last decade1.
Avantis Investors is owned by American Century Investments, an asset manager with a reputation for client care, stewardship and stability—bringing scale and allowing long-term focus. Through American Century’s relationship with the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, investments with Avantis help support research that can improve human health and save lives. Since 2000, American Century’s dividends distributed to the Stowers Institute have totaled more than $2 billion.
*Assets under supervision as of 31/12/2024. Source: American Century Investments.
1 Source: Morningstar Direct. Assets under management are as of 31/12/2024 out of 336 U.S. ETF issuers and 291 U.S. active ETF issuers.
Disclaimers:
For Professional Investors Only: This is a marketing communication. Please refer to the Prospectus of American Century ICAV (including the Supplements for Avantis Global Small Cap Value UCITS ETF, Avantis Global Equity UCITS ETF and Avantis Emerging Markets Equity UCITS ETF) (available in English) and to the relevant KIDs (available in German) on www.avantisinvestors.com before making any final investment decisions.
Investing involves risk. The value of your investments and the income received from them can fall as well as rise. You may not get back the amount you invested. Also, returns may increase or decrease as a result of currency fluctuations. The information contained in this press release does not constitute an offer or solicitation for, or advice that you should enter into, the purchase or sale of shares in Avantis Global Small Cap Value UCITS ETF, Avantis Global Equity UCITS ETF and Avantis Emerging Markets Equity UCITS ET. Any views expressed are subject to change at any time.
Shares of the Avantis Global Small Cap Value UCITS ETF, Avantis Global Equity UCITS ETF and Avantis Emerging Markets Equity UCITS ETF are purchased on the secondary market cannot usually be sold directly back to American Century ICAV. Investors normally buy and sell shares on a secondary market with the assistance of an intermediary (e.g. a stockbroker) and may incur fees for doing so. In addition, investors may pay more than the current net asset value when buying shares and may receive less than the current net asset value when selling them.
A list of the investments held by the Avantis Global Small Cap Value UCITS ETF, Avantis Global Equity UCITS ETF and Avantis Emerging Markets Equity UCITS ETF will, on a daily basis, be made available on the relevant product page for each ETF at www.avantisinvestors.com or where otherwise indicated in the relevant Supplement. An intra-day portfolio value for the Avantis Global Small Cap Value UCITS ETF, Avantis Global Equity UCITS ETF and Avantis Emerging Markets Equity UCITS ETF is disseminated via a data feed and displayed on major market data vendor terminals as well as on a wide range of websites that display stock market data, including Bloomberg and Reuters.
The Avantis Global Small Cap Value UCITS ETF, Avantis Global Equity UCITS ETF and Avantis Emerging Markets Equity UCITS ETF are actively managed ETFs that do not seek to replicate the performance of a specified index.
Waystone Management Company (IE) Limited may decide to terminate the arrangements made for the marketing of the Avantis Global Small Cap Value UCITS ETF, Avantis Global Equity UCITS ETF and Avantis Emerging Markets Equity UCITS ETF. A summary of investor rights can be obtained via Waystone Management Company (IE) Limited Summary of Investor Rights July 2024.
The Funds are distributed by American Century Investment Management (UK) Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and has its registered office at 12 Henrietta Street, 4th Floor, London WC2E 8LH. Registered in England and Wales No. 06520426. American Century Investment (EU) GmbHh, which is registered by the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt fur Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin), serves as the sub-distributor of the sub-funds of American Century ICAV in the England and Wales, and has its registered office at Taunusanlage 8, 60329 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
