Avantis Investors Enters Italy

Avantis Investors^®, a US$150 billion* investment offering from US$350 billion* global asset manager American Century Investments^®, has expanded access for its UCITS exchange-traded funds (ETFs) offering to investors in Italy. Six Avantis Investors UCITS ETFs are now available to the Italian market. The UCITS ETFs are sub-funds of American Century ICAV, an open-ended Irish Collective Asset-management Vehicle which is constituted as an umbrella fund with segregated liability between sub-funds and with variable capital and is authorized by the Central Bank of Ireland.

Eduardo Repetto, CIO of Avantis, said "Many investors in Italy have expressed interest in Avantis. Bringing our UCITS ETFs to this market is about meeting that need and helping a broader set of investors achieve their goals. We are thrilled to be able to serve more investors in Europe."

Global expansion powered by financial science

Since launching in 2019, Avantis now has more than 40 investment strategies across the United States, Australia, Switzerland, Germany, Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Austria, Ireland, the United Kingdom and Italy.

With a focus on financial science and a range of low-cost investment vehicles, Avantis, along with American Century, has become a top five active ETF issuer by assets under management.¹

Avantis Investors is owned by American Century Investments, a global asset manager with a reputation for client care, stewardship and stability-bringing scale and allowing long-term focus. Through American Century's relationship with the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, investments with Avantis help support research that can improve human health and save lives. Since 2000, American Century's dividends distributed to the Stowers Institute have totaled more than $2 billion.