Alpha Architect
Alpha Architect U.S. Equity 3 ETF
Core U.S. Equity Exposure With Dividend Avoidance
Alpha Architect U.S. Equity 3 ETF
The Alpha Architect U.S. Equity 3 ETF (AAUA) seeks to provide investors with broad exposure to the U.S. equity market through a market cap-weighted portfolio of large-cap companies. Unlike traditional core equity funds, AAUA may strategically replace certain stocks before dividend declarations, potentially reducing taxable distributions and enhancing after-tax efficiency. With no specific growth or value tilt, the fund serves as a straightforward, low-cost option for core equity exposure, featuring a total expense ratio of just 0.15%. This transparent, systematic approach reflects Alpha Architect’s mission to deliver affordable, evidence-based investment strategies that empower investors to capture long-term market returns more efficiently.
Core U.S. Equity Exposure
Market cap-weighted portfolio of large U.S. companies ($1B+), designed to track the broad U.S. stock market without style tilts.
Potential Tax Efficiency
May replace certain stocks before dividend declarations to help reduce taxable distributions to shareholders.
Low-Cost Structure
With a 0.15% expense ratio, the fund is among the most cost-efficient options in the U.S. Large Blend category.
Why AAUA?
Broad Market Exposure
Tax Efficiency
Low Cost
Transparent & Systematic
Alpha Architect U.S. Equity 3 ETF
Alpha Architect
Alpha Architect was founded in 2010. The firm started as a consulting firm and was eventually seeded by a multi-billion dollar family office in 2012. The Alpha Architect mission is to empower investors through education. We are a research-intensive asset management firm with a focus on high-conviction value and momentum factor exposures. More broadly, we seek to deliver “Affordable Alpha,” which means highly differentiated investment strategies at lower costs, thereby giving sophisticated investors a higher chance of winning, net of fees and taxes. Our core beliefs are as follows: 1) Transparency, 2) Evidence-Based Investing, 3) Systematic Decision Making, and 4) Win-Win client relationships. We currently offer our services via Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) and Separately Managed Accounts (SMAs). The firm is based in the suburbs of Philadelphia, PA. We are a service-disabled and minority-owned firm.
Investment Team
Wes Gray, Phd.
CEO
info@alphaarchitect.com
Jack Vogel
CIO
jack@alphaarchitect.com
Fund Documents
Important Disclosures
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The value of investments and the income from them may go down as well as up and investors may not get back the amounts originally invested.
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