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.
About American Century Investments
Who We Are
American Century Investments is a leading global asset manager focused on delivering investment results and building long-term client relationships while supporting breakthrough medical research.
Quick Facts
Founded in 1958, American Century Investments' approximately 1,400 employees serve financial professionals, institutions, corporations and individual investors from offices in Kansas City, Mo.; New York; Los Angeles; Santa Clara, Calif.; Portland, Ore.; London; Frankfurt, Germany; Hong Kong; and Sydney.
Management
Jonathan S. Thomas is chairman, chief executive officer and president, and Victor Zhang serves as senior vice president and chief investment officer.
Giving Back
Delivering investment results to clients enables American Century Investments to distribute 40% of its dividends to the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, a 500-person, nonprofit biomedical research organization with a focus on foundational research. The Institute is the largest owner of American Century Investments and has received dividend payments of more than $2 billion since 2000. For more information about American Century Investments, visit www.
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Source: Morningstar data out of 422 ETF issuers overall and 376 active ETF issuers as of April 30, 2026.
Assets under supervision as of 08/05/26. Source: American Century Investments.
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