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About Alpha Architect US Equity 2 ETF
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Inception date
Dec 9, 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
Pine Distributors LLC
Identifiers
3
ISIN US02072Q3589
AAEQ. You are not seeing double, this is a second broad US equity fund from this issuer. Both offerings were launched through a 351 exchange, which allows the initial investors to exchange their taxable holdings for shares of this broad-based US equity exposure. Holdings may include individual stocks or ETF with a range of strategies (hedged, buffered, long/short, options, etc.) The fund offers a unique secondary strategy which involves systematic dividend timing, where holdings expected to pay dividends may be replaced before their record date to exploit pricing imbalances and potentially reduce taxable income, although this may lower yield and increase trading costs. Option contracts may supplement equity exposure for efficiency. The funds investment universe is reviewed annually, and frequent trading may result in higher transaction costs.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Electronic Technology
Technology Services
Finance
Stocks99.94%
Electronic Technology27.03%
Technology Services20.23%
Finance13.94%
Retail Trade7.25%
Health Technology7.25%
Producer Manufacturing4.31%
Consumer Non-Durables2.86%
Consumer Durables2.49%
Energy Minerals2.42%
Consumer Services2.27%
Utilities1.66%
Transportation1.38%
Process Industries1.35%
Health Services1.23%
Industrial Services1.01%
Commercial Services0.93%
Non-Energy Minerals0.83%
Distribution Services0.76%
Communications0.75%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.06%
Cash0.04%
Mutual fund0.02%
Stock breakdown by region
North America96.58%
Europe2.30%
Asia0.71%
Oceania0.39%
Middle East0.02%
Latin America0.00%
Africa0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
AAEQ invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Electronic Technology, with 27.03% stocks, and Technology Services, with 20.23% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the North America region.
AAEQ top holdings are NVIDIA Corporation and Apple Inc., occupying 7.91% and 6.96% of the portfolio correspondingly.
AAEQ assets under management is 471.10 M USD. It's fallen 0.95% over the last month.
AAEQ fund flows account for −1.48 M 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.
Yes, AAEQ pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 0.10%. The last dividend (Dec 31, 2025) amounted to 0.05 USD. The dividends are paid annually.
AAEQ shares are issued by Empirical Finance LLC under the brand Alpha Architect. The ETF was launched on Dec 9, 2025, and its management style is Active.
AAEQ expense ratio is 0.15% meaning you'd have to pay 0.15% of your investment to help manage the fund.
AAEQ follows the No Underlying Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
AAEQ invests in stocks.
AAEQ price has fallen by −0.86% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a −1.32% decrease. See more dynamics on AAEQ price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have fallen by −1.26% over the last month, showed a 0.01% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 0.01% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have fallen by −1.26% over the last month, showed a 0.01% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 0.01% in a year.
AAEQ trades at a premium (0.11%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.