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AAUS: ALPHA ARCHITECT US EQUITY ETF

Generated from StockValueFinder data · Updated Oct 11, 2026 11:26 PM
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ETF Education Report: ALPHA ARCHITECT US EQUITY ETF (AAUS)

What this ETF is trying to do

The ALPHA ARCHITECT US EQUITY ETF (AAUS) is an exchange-traded fund that holds a variety of different stocks. Based on its top holdings, it includes many large companies like NVIDIA, Apple, and Microsoft. This ETF holds a total of 249 different investments. Please note that the list below shows only the largest holdings, and these can change over time.

Top Holdings

• NVIDIA CORP (7.77%)

• APPLE INC (6.62%)

• MICROSOFT CORP (5.06%)

• STATE STREET® SPDR® PORT S&P 500® ETF (4.77%)

• ISHARES CORE S&P 500 ETF (4.76%)

• AMAZON.COM INC (3.37%)

• ALPHABET INC CLASS A (2.65%)

• BROADCOM INC (2.37%)

• ALPHABET INC CLASS C (2.12%)

• META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A (2.08%)

What the numbers show

When looking at how an ETF performs, it is important to look at two different things: price return and total return.

• Price Return: This measures only how much the share price has changed. For AAUS, the year-to-date (YTD) price return is approximately 14.28%. The one-year price return is approximately 15.61%.

• Total Return: This includes the share price change plus any cash distributions paid out. The YTD total return is approximately 14.28%, and the one-year total return is approximately 16.03%.

To give you an idea of price movement, the estimated price from roughly one year ago was $54.47. The current price is $62.97.

Income and distribution explanation

Some investors look for "distributions," which is cash paid out to shareholders. The distribution yield for this ETF is approximately 0.32%. This means the cash paid out is quite small compared to the share price. The data shows that distributions for this fund are irregular or happen less frequently, with only one payout recorded in the last 12 months.

NAV erosion explanation

"NAV erosion" is a term used to describe when the value of the underlying assets in an ETF decreases significantly over time. It is important to distinguish between a falling share price and NAV erosion. In this case, the erosion-risk score is 100, which is labeled as "No price erosion detected." There is no severe erosion-risk flag for this ETF.

Pros

• The ETF has shown positive price returns both year-to-date and over the last year.

• The erosion-risk measurement is rated as "good."

Cons

• The distribution yield is relatively low (0.32%).

• The frequency of cash payments is irregular.

Beginner takeaway

When studying an ETF like AAUS, remember that the price of a share and the cash it pays out (distributions) are two different things. Total return is the most complete way to see how much value was created because it combines both the price changes and the cash payments. Always look at the total return to get the full picture.

Top Holdings

Structured portfolio holdings supplied by the ETF data provider. These figures are not generated by the AI article.

249 holdings available
# Holding Ticker Weight
1 NVIDIA CORP NVDA 7.77%
2 APPLE INC AAPL 6.62%
3 MICROSOFT CORP MSFT 5.06%
4 STATE STREET® SPDR® PORT S&P 500® ETF SPYM 4.77%
5 ISHARES CORE S&P 500 ETF IVV 4.76%
6 AMAZON.COM INC AMZN 3.37%
7 ALPHABET INC CLASS A GOOGL 2.65%
8 BROADCOM INC AVGO 2.37%
9 ALPHABET INC CLASS C GOOG 2.12%
10 META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A META 2.08%
Show all 249 holdings
1. NVIDIA CORP NVDA 7.77%
2. APPLE INC AAPL 6.62%
3. MICROSOFT CORP MSFT 5.06%
4. STATE STREET® SPDR® PORT S&P 500® ETF SPYM 4.77%
5. ISHARES CORE S&P 500 ETF IVV 4.76%
6. AMAZON.COM INC AMZN 3.37%
7. ALPHABET INC CLASS A GOOGL 2.65%
8. BROADCOM INC AVGO 2.37%
9. ALPHABET INC CLASS C GOOG 2.12%
10. META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A META 2.08%
11. MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC MU 1.74%
12. ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC AMD 1.45%
13. TESLA INC TSLA 1.36%
14. ELI LILLY AND CO LLY 1.26%
15. JPMORGAN CHASE & CO JPM 1.25%
16. BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B BRK-B 1.19%
17. JOHNSON & JOHNSON JNJ 1.00%
18. EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP XOM 0.96%
19. INTEL CORP INTC 0.88%
20. VISA INC CLASS A V 0.79%
21. ORACLE CORP ORCL 0.30%
22. VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC VZ 0.30%
23. UNION PACIFIC CORP UNP 0.28%
24. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP IBM 0.27%
25. NEXTERA ENERGY INC NEE 0.27%
26. PFIZER INC PFE 0.27%
27. QUALCOMM INC QCOM 0.26%
28. DEERE & CO DE 0.25%
29. EATON CORP PLC ETN 0.25%
30. BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP BNY 0.24%
31. BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO BMY 0.24%
32. CHARLES SCHWAB CORP SCHW 0.24%
33. EQUINIX INC EQIX 0.24%
34. n/a DELL 0.24%
35. PEPSICO INC PEP 0.24%
36. TJX COMPANIES INC TJX 0.24%
37. WESTERN DIGITAL CORP WDC 0.24%
38. CONOCOPHILLIPS COP 0.23%
39. SALESFORCE INC CRM 0.23%
40. THE WALT DISNEY CO DIS 0.23%
41. AT&T INC T 0.22%
42. CHUBB LTD CB 0.22%
43. CSX CORP CSX 0.22%
44. PARKER HANNIFIN CORP PH 0.22%
45. CORNING INC GLW 0.21%
46. ROSS STORES INC ROST 0.21%
47. STARBUCKS CORP SBUX 0.21%
48. VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC VRTX 0.21%
49. ABBOTT LABORATORIES ABT 0.20%
50. AMERICAN EXPRESS CO AXP 0.20%
51. BLACKROCK INC BLK 0.20%
52. FIRST AMERICAN GOVERNMENT OBLIGS X FGXXX 0.20%
53. MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP MPC 0.20%
54. MCDONALD'S CORP MCD 0.20%
55. NEWMONT CORP NEM 0.20%
56. VALERO ENERGY CORP VLO 0.20%
57. BOEING CO BA 0.19%
58. DANAHER CORP DHR 0.19%
59. n/a JCI 0.19%
60. PHILLIPS 66 PSX 0.19%
61. SIMON PROPERTY GROUP INC SPG 0.19%
62. U.S. BANCORP USB 0.19%
63. CVS HEALTH CORP CVS 0.18%
64. FORTINET INC FTNT 0.18%
65. PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP INC PNC 0.18%
66. STATE STREET CORP STT 0.18%
67. AMETEK INC AME 0.17%
68. BOOKING HOLDINGS INC BKNG 0.17%
69. FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC FCX 0.17%
70. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP LMT 0.17%
71. MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL INC CLASS A MAR 0.17%
72. MCKESSON CORP MCK 0.17%
73. QUANTA SERVICES INC PWR 0.17%
74. TARGET CORP TGT 0.17%
75. THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES INC TRV 0.17%
76. FEDEX CORP FDX 0.16%
77. GENERAL MOTORS CO GM 0.16%
78. HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE CO HPE 0.16%
79. HILTON WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS INC HLT 0.16%
80. HOWMET AEROSPACE INC HWM 0.16%
81. INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC ISRG 0.16%
82. SERVICENOW INC NOW 0.16%
83. VENTAS INC VTR 0.16%
84. VERTIV HOLDINGS CO CLASS A VRT 0.16%
85. AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC AEP 0.15%
86. CARDINAL HEALTH INC CAH 0.15%
87. CUMMINS INC CMI 0.15%
88. ELEVANCE HEALTH INC ELV 0.15%
89. GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP GD 0.15%
90. KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INC KEYS 0.15%
91. NUCOR CORP NUE 0.15%
92. REALTY INCOME CORP O 0.15%
93. REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS INC REGN 0.15%
94. TRANE TECHNOLOGIES PLC CLASS A TT 0.15%
95. WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORP WAB 0.15%
96. ACCENTURE PLC CLASS A ACN 0.14%
97. AIRBNB INC ORDINARY SHARES CLASS A ABNB 0.14%
98. CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP COF 0.14%
99. CME GROUP INC CLASS A CME 0.14%
100. DUKE ENERGY CORP DUK 0.14%
101. MONSTER BEVERAGE CORP MNST 0.14%
102. UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC UBER 0.14%
103. 3M CO MMM 0.13%
104. COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CO CL 0.13%
105. CONSOLIDATED EDISON INC ED 0.13%
106. DATADOG INC CLASS A DDOG 0.13%
107. EMERSON ELECTRIC CO EMR 0.13%
108. LUMENTUM HOLDINGS INC LITE 0.13%
109. MEDTRONIC PLC MDT 0.13%
110. MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS INC MPWR 0.13%
111. PACCAR INC PCAR 0.13%
112. PROGRESSIVE CORP PGR 0.13%
113. SLB LTD SLB 0.13%
114. SOUTHERN CO SO 0.13%
115. TARGA RESOURCES CORP TRGP 0.13%
116. WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC WMB 0.13%
117. ALLSTATE CORP ALL 0.12%
118. ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND CO ADM 0.12%
119. DELTA AIR LINES INC DAL 0.12%
120. MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL INC CLASS A MDLZ 0.12%
121. NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP NSC 0.12%
122. NORTHERN TRUST CORP NTRS 0.12%
123. S&P GLOBAL INC SPGI 0.12%
124. TERADYNE INC TER 0.12%
125. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC CLASS B UPS 0.12%
126. W.W. GRAINGER INC GWW 0.12%
127. AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC APD 0.11%
128. AMERICAN TOWER CORP AMT 0.11%
129. AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC ADP 0.11%
130. CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC CDNS 0.11%
131. CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP INC CFG 0.11%
132. COHERENT CORP COHR 0.11%
133. COMCAST CORP CLASS A CMCSA 0.11%
134. COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC FIX 0.11%
135. DOMINION ENERGY INC D 0.11%
136. ECOLAB INC ECL 0.11%
137. ENTERGY CORP ETR 0.11%
138. EOG RESOURCES INC EOG 0.11%
139. GARMIN LTD GRMN 0.11%
140. LOWE'S COMPANIES INC LOW 0.11%
141. SYNOPSYS INC SNPS 0.11%
142. TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP TFC 0.11%
143. ADOBE INC ADBE 0.10%
144. BAKER HUGHES CO CLASS A BKR 0.10%
145. BECTON DICKINSON & CO BDX 0.10%
146. CONSTELLATION ENERGY CORP CEG 0.10%
147. CORTEVA INC CTVA 0.10%
148. EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP EW 0.10%
149. FIFTH THIRD BANCORP FITB 0.10%
150. FORD MOTOR CO F 0.10%
151. HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC HON 0.10%
152. ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC ITW 0.10%
153. M&T BANK CORP MTB 0.10%
154. METLIFE INC MET 0.10%
155. NETAPP INC NTAP 0.10%
156. NXP SEMICONDUCTORS NV NXPI 0.10%
157. ONEOK INC OKE 0.10%
158. QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC DGX 0.10%
159. ROBINHOOD MARKETS INC CLASS A HOOD 0.10%
160. ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC ROK 0.10%
161. SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO SHW 0.10%
162. STEEL DYNAMICS INC STLD 0.10%
163. STRYKER CORP SYK 0.10%
164. UNITED RENTALS INC URI 0.10%
165. WATERS CORP WAT 0.10%
166. AFLAC INC AFL 0.09%
167. APPLOVIN CORP ORDINARY SHARES CLASS A APP 0.09%
168. BIOGEN INC BIIB 0.09%
169. CIENA CORP CIEN 0.09%
170. FIRSTENERGY CORP FE 0.09%
171. INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP INC CLASS A IBKR 0.09%
172. KEURIG DR PEPPER INC KDP 0.09%
173. KINDER MORGAN INC CLASS P KMI 0.09%
174. MARSH MRSH 0.09%
175. MODERNA INC MRNA 0.09%
176. MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC MSI 0.09%
177. PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC PFG 0.09%
178. PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC PRU 0.09%
179. TELEDYNE TECHNOLOGIES INC TDY 0.09%
180. VIATRIS INC VTRS 0.09%
181. VIVMARK RESIDENTIAL VMRK 0.09%
182. WASTE MANAGEMENT INC WM 0.09%
183. BLACKSTONE INC BX 0.08%
184. CENCORA INC COR 0.08%
185. CENTENE CORP CNC 0.08%
186. DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INC FANG 0.08%
187. DOORDASH INC ORDINARY SHARES CLASS A DASH 0.08%
188. EBAY INC EBAY 0.08%
189. EXELON CORP EXC 0.08%
190. FLEX LTD FLEX 0.08%
191. HCA HEALTHCARE INC HCA 0.08%
192. HUMANA INC HUM 0.08%
193. INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE INC ICE 0.08%
194. INTUIT INC INTU 0.08%
195. IQVIA HOLDINGS INC IQV 0.08%
196. JABIL INC JBL 0.08%
197. KEYCORP KEY 0.08%
198. n/a EXPD 0.08%
199. NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP NOC 0.08%
200. O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC ORLY 0.08%
201. ROYAL CARIBBEAN GROUP RCL 0.08%
202. T-MOBILE US INC TMUS 0.08%
203. TE CONNECTIVITY PLC REGISTERED SHARES TEL 0.08%
204. AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC AMP 0.07%
205. DUPONT DE NEMOURS INC DD 0.07%
206. ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST INC ESS 0.07%
207. EVERGY INC EVRG 0.07%
208. F5 INC FFIV 0.07%
209. HALLIBURTON CO HAL 0.07%
210. IDEX CORP IEX 0.07%
211. INCYTE CORP INCY 0.07%
212. JB HUNT TRANSPORT SERVICES INC JBHT 0.07%
213. LOEWS CORP L 0.07%
214. MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC MCHP 0.07%
215. NORDSON CORP NDSN 0.07%
216. OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP OXY 0.07%
217. OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE INC ORDINARY SHARES ODFL 0.07%
218. ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORP ON 0.07%
219. QNITY ELECTRONICS INC Q 0.07%
220. WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES INC WST 0.07%
221. WILLIAMS-SONOMA INC WSM 0.07%
222. AON PLC CLASS A AON 0.06%
223. BALL CORP BALL 0.06%
224. BUNGE GLOBAL SA BG 0.06%
225. CARVANA CO CLASS A CVNA 0.06%
226. CASEY'S GENERAL STORES INC CASY 0.06%
227. CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL INC CRL 0.06%
228. DOLLAR GENERAL CORP DG 0.06%
229. EMCOR GROUP INC EME 0.06%
230. EXPEDIA GROUP INC EXPE 0.06%
231. HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC HONA 0.06%
232. HOST HOTELS & RESORTS INC HST 0.06%
233. INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC IFF 0.06%
234. KIMCO REALTY CORP KIM 0.06%
235. LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT INC LYV 0.06%
236. ASSURANT INC AIZ 0.05%
237. CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS INC CBOE 0.05%
238. CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS INC CF 0.05%
239. CORPAY INC CPAY 0.05%
240. EDISON INTERNATIONAL EIX 0.05%
241. GLOBE LIFE INC GL 0.05%
242. HASBRO INC HAS 0.05%
243. INVESCO LTD IVZ 0.05%
244. PG&E CORP PCG 0.05%
245. PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORP PNW 0.05%
246. REGENCY CENTERS CORP REG 0.05%
247. OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES n/a 0.04%
248. TPG INC n/a 0.00%
249. US DOLLARS n/a 0.00%
Holdings data last updated Oct 7, 2026 6:35 AM . Provider-reported weights may not sum exactly to 100%.
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