Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A.

Frequently Asked Questions About AVAL

What does AVAL invest in?

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores SA engages in the provision of financial services and products. It operates through the following segments: Banking Services, Merchant Banking, Pension and Severance Fund Management, and Holding. The Banking Services segment focuses on banking services, fund management and trust businesses, storage companies, and entities that manage low-value payment systems. The Merchant Banking segment is involved in the financial Sector, gas and energy sector, infrastructure sector, hotel sector, and agribusiness sector. The Pension and Severance Fund Management segment refers to the administrator of pension and severance funds. The Holding segment consists of Grupo Aval and Grupo Aval Limited. The company was founded by Luis Carlos Sarmiento Angulo on January 7, 1994 and is headquartered in Bogota, Colombia.

What is the expense ratio of AVAL?

An expense ratio for Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A. (AVAL) is not available from our data sources — neither our market-data feed nor the SEC's structured prospectus and annual-report datasets report one for this share class. The fund's prospectus on the issuer's site carries the authoritative fee.

How big is AVAL?

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A. (AVAL) manages $6.27B 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 AVAL actively managed or an index fund?

AVAL's management style is described in the fund's prospectus. See the description on the Summary tab for the published strategy.

When was AVAL launched?

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A. (AVAL) launched in September 2014 and is managed by the fund issuer.

How has AVAL performed?

AVAL'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.