AVLV Is Up 24.5% While Filtering Out the Value Traps Other ETFs Miss

The Tradeoffs AVLV's heavy cyclical tilt is both its strength and its vulnerability. With roughly 60% in cyclicals, the fund is meaningfully exposed to economic slowdowns – if growth softens and the yield curve compresses again, this sector mix could underperform the broader market quickly. The fund's 1.26% dividend yield is also modest, making it a total-return vehicle rather than an income tool. What AVLV Is Built to Do AVLV's profitability overlay appears to be earning its keep. Over the past year, the f ...