Expense Ratio History

AVSBX expense ratio history

Avantis U.S. Small Cap Equity Fund, G Class

Fund company
American Century
Type
Mutual fund

0.25%

In basis points
25 basis points
Yearly cost per $10,000
$25
Prospectus dated
1 January 2026, filed with the SEC; rounded to 0.01%

Fee over time

AVSBX expense ratio: read at 0.25% on 1 Jan 2026.0.00%0.10%0.20%0.30%0.40%Jun 2024Oct 2024Feb 2025Jun 2025Oct 20250.25% on 1 Jan 2026
AVSBX expense ratio: read at 0.25% on 1 Jan 2026.0.00%0.10%0.20%0.30%0.40%Jun 2024Jan 2025Aug 20250.25% 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
AVSBX (this page) G Class 0.25% — 1 Jan 2026
AVSCX Institutional Class 0.25% — 1 Jan 2026

Every figure we've recorded

DateFeeWhat happened
1 Jan 2026 0.25% 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 0.25% 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
20 Jun 2024 0.25% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2024-06-20 (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 0.25% and the return steady each year, the same assumptions as the cost example in a fund's prospectus.

$318 in fees over 10 years

After fees, $10,000 grows to $15,896.

Fees paid on $10,000 at 5% a year
AfterFees paid
1 year$26
3 years$81
5 years$141
10 years$318

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 3 prospectuses for this share class since 2024. Each one is listed above with a link to the filing.

How we read fees

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