Expense Ratio History

AVUSX expense ratio history

Avantis U.S. Equity Fund, Institutional Class

Fund company
American Century
Type
Mutual fund

0.15%

In basis points
15 basis points
Yearly cost per $10,000
$15
Prospectus dated
1 January 2026, filed with the SEC; rounded to 0.01%

Fee over time

AVUSX expense ratio: read at 0.15% on 1 Jan 2026.0.00%0.10%0.20%0.30%Sep 2019Oct 2020Nov 2021Dec 2022Jan 2024Feb 20250.15% on 1 Jan 2026
AVUSX expense ratio: read at 0.15% on 1 Jan 2026.0.00%0.10%0.20%0.30%Sep 2019Nov 2021Jan 20240.15% on 1 Jan 2026
Each dot is a prospectus filed with the SEC or a date we read the fee from a source. The fee hasn't changed between them.

Share classes

The same fund is sold as 2 share classes, each with its own fee. Figures are from each class's latest prospectus in SEC filings, rounded to 0.01%.

TickerShare classFeeAfter waiversProspectus dated
AVUSX (this page) Institutional Class 0.15% — 1 Jan 2026
AVUNX G Class 0.15% — 1 Jan 2026

Every figure we've recorded

DateFeeWhat happened
1 Jan 2026 0.15% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2026-01-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Jan 2025 0.15% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2025-01-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Jan 2024 0.15% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2024-01-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Jan 2023 0.15% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2023-01-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Jan 2022 0.15% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2022-01-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Jan 2021 0.15% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2021-01-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Jan 2020 0.15% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2020-01-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
9 Sep 2019 0.15% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2019-09-09 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS

What this fee costs

Change the amount, years or return. The estimate keeps the fee at 0.15% and the return steady each year, the same assumptions as the cost example in a fund's prospectus.

$192 in fees over 10 years

After fees, $10,000 grows to $16,052.

Fees paid on $10,000 at 5% a year
AfterFees paid
1 year$15
3 years$48
5 years$85
10 years$192

How we read this figure

The figure is the total annual fund operating expenses line of the fee table in the fund's prospectus, as tagged in the fund company's filing with the SEC. The SEC publishes these figures rounded to four decimal places, so 0.015% appears as 0.02%. The fund company's own page may show a more precise number.

SEC filings give 8 prospectuses for this share class since 2019. Each one is listed above with a link to the filing.

How we read fees

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