# ActivePassive International Equity ETF (APIE): ETF Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/apie for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: ActivePassive · Asset class: Equity - Strategy: Passive Index · Inception: 2023-05-03 The fund is an actively-managed exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) that blends active and passive investment strategies to optimize costs, tracking and potential return over the fund’s benchmark index, the S&P Classic ADR Composite Index. Under normal market conditions, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of non-U.S. companies with varying market capitalizations. ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $38.11 | | Expense Ratio | 0.45% | | Assets Under Management | $1.12B | | NAV | $37.94 | | Holdings Count | 0 | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 3.46% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $1.32 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Annual | | 52-Week Range | $34.00 – $40.20 | | Beta | 0.82 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $1.3185 /share - Ex-date: 2025-12-23 - Pay date: 2025-12-24 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does APIE invest in? The fund is an actively-managed exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) that blends active and passive investment strategies to optimize costs, tracking and potential return over the fund’s benchmark index, the S&P Classic ADR Composite Index. Under normal market conditions, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of non-U.S. companies with varying market capitalizations. ### What is the expense ratio of APIE? ActivePassive International Equity ETF (APIE) charges an expense ratio of 0.45%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### How big is APIE? ActivePassive International Equity ETF (APIE) manages $1.12B in total assets. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure. Funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation. ### Is APIE actively managed or an index fund? APIE is a passive index fund. It tracks a published benchmark by holding the constituents in their published weights. Index funds typically charge low expense ratios (APIE's is 0.45%) because there's no security selection cost. ### When was APIE launched? ActivePassive International Equity ETF (APIE) launched in May 2023 and is managed by ActivePassive. ### How has APIE performed? APIE's total return (price change plus reinvested distributions) is charted at the top of this page. Switch the price chart to Total Return and pick a 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, or 10-year window to read the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over each horizon. ### Does APIE pay a dividend? ActivePassive International Equity ETF (APIE) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is 3.46%. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does APIE pay dividends? ActivePassive International Equity ETF pays dividends Annual. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is APIE's dividend yield? APIE's trailing-twelve-month yield is 3.46%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is APIE's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for APIE was 2025-12-23. The next ex-date typically follows Annual; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will APIE's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 0.45% expense ratio quietly compounds against your balance every year. The Fee Compounding Forecast card above projects the dollar drag for any holding period and assumption you pick. The typical result for a 1.0% expense ratio on a 30-year hold is roughly 25% of the final balance lost to fees. ### How does APIE charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from APIE's net asset value (NAV). You never see a bill. The price quoted on every exchange is already net of fees. There's no "fee day" to avoid; the cost is continuous and built into the trading price. ### Why does APIE cost more than a fund like VOO? APIE is a passive index fund (current expense ratio 0.45%). Differences from broad-market ETFs like VOO usually come from index licensing fees, asset class (bond funds typically run cheaper than equity), or fund scale (smaller funds spread fixed operating costs across less AUM). ### Are there cheaper alternatives to APIE? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists ETFs following the same investment strategy as APIE (0.45%) but at a lower expense ratio. Each row shows the fee gap, the peer's AUM as a liquidity sanity-check, and a direct link to that fund's analysis page. Cheaper price doesn't automatically mean better. Verify the peer holds what you actually want. ## More on Dividend Data - Overview (HTML): https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/apie - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/apie/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/apie/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/apie/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/apie/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.