Vertu Motors plc (VTU.L)
Gateshead, GB
Vertu Motors plc is a leading automotive retail group with significant operations throughout the United Kingdom. The company's primary activities include the sale of new and pre-owned cars, motorcycles, Motability vehicles, and commercial vehicles, alongside comprehensive aftersales services. It manages 150 franchised dealerships, operating under the well-known brands of Bristol Street Motors, Macklin Motors, and Vertu Motors, which offer a complete range of services including sales, servicing, parts, and bodyshop facilities for both new and used vehicles. Vertu Motors' extensive brand portfolio features a diverse selection of manufacturers, such as Audi, BMW, Honda, Jaguar, Jeep, Kia, Land Rover, Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-AMG, MINI, smart, Toyota, Volkswagen, Citroen, CUPRA, Dacia, DS, Ford, Hyundai, Mazda, MG, Nissan, Peugeot, Renault, SEAT, SKÖDA, and Vauxhall. Additionally, the company acts as a trustee for pension schemes and provides various vehicle financing and insurance products. Its business interests further extend to online retailing of vans and parts, as well as online advertising. The company's operational footprint covers 160 sales and aftersales outlets across 121 unique locations. Vertu Motors plc was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Gateshead, United Kingdom.
No mergers or acquisitions recorded for this company.
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| 1D | 5D | 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | Max |
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| -0.78% | +1.43% | +1.59% | +3.56% | +0.79% | +2.56% | -1.23% | +5.09% | +38.53% | +14.29% | +0.00% |
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| Rating | 2026-05 | Change |
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| Strong Buy | 0 | 0 |
| Buy | 1 | 0 |
| Hold | 0 | 0 |
| Sell | 0 | 0 |
| Strong Sell | 0 | 0 |
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Revenue growth Auto - Dealerships: +9.1%+1.5% Q1'26: +1.2% (vs Q1'24)
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EPS growth Auto - Dealerships: +17.3%-15.9% Q1'26: -88.4% (vs Q1'24)
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FCF margin FCF growth · Auto - Dealerships: +64.5%+0.8% Q1'26: +1.5% (vs Q1'24)
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EBIT margin Auto - Dealerships: +4.6%+0.7% Q1'26: +0.5% (vs Q1'24)
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ROIC Auto - Dealerships: +6.5%+4.5% Q1'26: +5.5% (vs Q1'24)
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Share dilution Auto - Dealerships: +0.0%-3.9% ★ Q1'26: -10.8% (vs Q1'24)
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Debt / EBITDA Net debt/EBITDA · Auto - Dealerships: 2.06×3.11× Q1'26: 1.70× (vs Q1'24)
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| Revenue |
818.92M
est: 797.28M (+2.7%)
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998.93M
est: 998.50M (+0.0%)
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1.09B
est: 1.07B (+1.9%)
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1.26B
est: 1.27B (-1.2%)
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1.68B
est: 1.68B (+0.6%)
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2.07B
est: 2.07B (+0.1%)
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2.42B
est: 2.43B (-0.4%)
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2.82B
est: 2.71B (+4.1%)
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2.80B
est: 2.79B (+0.4%)
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2.98B
est: 2.92B (+2.3%)
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3.06B
est: 3.07B (-0.1%)
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2.55B
est: 2.64B (-3.6%)
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3.62B
est: 3.71B (-2.5%)
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4.01B
est: 3.97B (+1.2%)
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4.72B
est: 3.23B (+46.3%)
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4.76B
est: 4.91B (-3.1%)
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4.98B
4.86B – 5.12B
+1.3% YoY
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4.98B
4.96B – 5.00B
-0.1% YoY
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5.08B
5.01B – 5.16B
+2.1% YoY
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5.22B
5.18B – 5.26B
+2.6% YoY
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| EBITDA |
8.83M
est: 639.6K (+1,281.1%)
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9.57M
est: 8.84M (+8.3%)
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10.50M
est: 9.05M (+16.1%)
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9.78M
est: 10.32M (-5.3%)
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22.51M
est: 12.00M (+87.5%)
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28.36M
est: 26.26M (+8.0%)
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33.57M
est: 32.20M (+4.3%)
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39.98M
est: 36.20M (+10.4%)
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41.45M
est: 39.07M (+6.1%)
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37.66M
est: 40.47M (-6.9%)
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42.85M
est: 34.64M (+23.7%)
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44.88M
est: 23.83M (+88.3%)
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93.42M
est: 75.03M (+24.5%)
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75.22M
est: 24.77M (+203.7%)
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93.57M
est: 65.40M (+43.1%)
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89.80M
est: 99.13M (-9.4%)
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100.45M
98.08M – 103.28M
+1.3% YoY
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100.40M
100.03M – 100.78M
-0.1% YoY
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102.56M
101.03M – 104.09M
+2.1% YoY
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105.27M
104.48M – 106.07M
+2.6% YoY
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| EBIT |
5.92M
est: 2.17M (+173.4%)
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6.12M
est: 6.64M (-7.8%)
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6.62M
est: 5.99M (+10.5%)
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5.55M
est: 7.99M (-30.6%)
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16.55M
est: 7.49M (+120.8%)
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21.64M
est: 20.11M (+7.6%)
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27.15M
est: 25.97M (+4.6%)
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32.34M
est: 30.58M (+5.7%)
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32.41M
est: 32.76M (-1.1%)
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29.29M
est: 33.71M (-13.1%)
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16.88M
est: 30.70M (-45.0%)
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32.35M
est: 16.38M (+97.5%)
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78.82M
est: 56.99M (+38.3%)
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60.36M
est: 17.03M (+254.4%)
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57.30M
est: 49.68M (+15.3%)
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71.19M
est: 75.30M (-5.5%)
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76.31M
74.50M – 78.45M
+1.3% YoY
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76.27M
75.98M – 76.55M
-0.1% YoY
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77.91M
76.74M – 79.07M
+2.1% YoY
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79.96M
79.36M – 80.57M
+2.6% YoY
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| Net Income |
3.78M
est: 928.5K (+307.3%)
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4.02M
est: 4.76M (-15.4%)
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5.03M
est: 4.28M (+17.7%)
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3.54M
est: 5.97M (-40.7%)
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12.43M
est: 4.60M (+170.1%)
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16.54M
est: 15.39M (+7.5%)
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20.68M
est: 19.80M (+4.4%)
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24.02M
est: 23.27M (+3.2%)
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24.68M
est: 24.53M (+0.6%)
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20.54M
est: 25.72M (-20.2%)
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2.99M
est: 21.73M (-86.3%)
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16.32M
est: 2.97M (+449.2%)
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60.00M
est: 57.36M (+4.6%)
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25.53M
est: 3.09M (+726.9%)
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25.71M
est: 22.51M (+14.3%)
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18.10M
est: 22.35M (-19.0%)
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19.27M
18.51M – 20.02M
-13.8% YoY
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20.40M
20.22M – 20.57M
+5.9% YoY
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22.58M
22.36M – 22.81M
+10.7% YoY
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25.01M
24.76M – 25.25M
+10.7% YoY
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| SGA |
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est: 48.80M (-100.0%)
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est: 68.25M (-100.0%)
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est: 66.51M (-100.0%)
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164.0K
est: 80.55M (-99.8%)
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251.0K
est: 102.81M (-99.8%)
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317.0K
est: 120.52M (-99.7%)
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284.0K
est: 150.13M (-99.8%)
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288.0K
est: 163.14M (-99.8%)
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222.0K
est: 1.11M (-79.9%)
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225.0K
est: 181.28M (-99.9%)
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240.0K
est: 195.85M (-99.9%)
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150.92M
est: 174.17M (-13.4%)
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263.0K
est: 92.38M (-99.7%)
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375.0K
est: 181.06M (-99.8%)
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385.0K
est: 80.53M (-99.5%)
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308.29M
est: 122.06M (+152.6%)
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123.69M
120.77M – 127.17M
+1.3% YoY
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123.63M
123.17M – 124.09M
-0.1% YoY
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126.29M
124.40M – 128.17M
+2.1% YoY
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129.62M
128.64M – 130.60M
+2.6% YoY
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| EPS |
0.02
est: 0.03 (-12.8%)
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0.02
est: 0.03 (-31.7%)
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0.03
est: 0.03 (-23.2%)
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0.02
est: 0.03 (-43.3%)
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0.04
est: 0.05 (-11.4%)
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0.05
est: 0.05 (-0.8%)
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0.06
est: 0.06 (-1.7%)
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0.06
est: 0.06 (-0.3%)
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0.06
est: 0.06 (+12.5%)
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0.05
est: 0.05 (+20.4%)
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0.01
est: 0.05 (-83.8%)
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0.04
est: 0.05 (-11.0%)
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0.17
est: 0.16 (+5.6%)
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0.07
est: 0.09 (-13.2%)
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0.08
est: 0.06 (+20.4%)
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0.05
est: 0.06 (-13.0%)
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0.05
0.05 – 0.06
-13.2% YoY
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0.06
0.06 – 0.06
+4.9% YoY
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0.06
0.06 – 0.06
+11.0% YoY
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0.07
0.07 – 0.07
+10.7% YoY
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| Date | Rating | Overall | DCF | ROE | ROA | D/E | P/E | P/B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-12 | B+ | 3/5 | 2/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 2/5 | 4/5 | 5/5 |
| 2026-05-11 | B+ | 3/5 | 2/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 2/5 | 4/5 | 5/5 |
| 2026-05-08 | B+ | 3/5 | 2/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 2/5 | 4/5 | 5/5 |
| 2026-05-07 | B+ | 3/5 | 2/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 2/5 | 4/5 | 5/5 |
| 2026-05-06 | B+ | 3/5 | 2/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 2/5 | 4/5 | 5/5 |
| 2026-05-05 | B | 3/5 | 2/5 | 2/5 | 3/5 | 1/5 | 4/5 | 5/5 |
| 2026-05-01 | B+ | 3/5 | 2/5 | 2/5 | 4/5 | 1/5 | 4/5 | 5/5 |
| 2026-04-30 | B+ | 3/5 | 2/5 | 2/5 | 4/5 | 1/5 | 4/5 | 5/5 |
| 2026-04-29 | B+ | 3/5 | 2/5 | 2/5 | 4/5 | 1/5 | 4/5 | 5/5 |
| 2026-04-28 | B+ | 3/5 | 2/5 | 2/5 | 4/5 | 1/5 | 4/5 | 5/5 |
| 2026-04-27 | B+ | 3/5 | 2/5 | 2/5 | 4/5 | 1/5 | 4/5 | 5/5 |
| 2026-04-24 | B+ | 3/5 | 2/5 | 2/5 | 4/5 | 1/5 | 4/5 | 5/5 |
| 2026-04-23 | B+ | 3/5 | 2/5 | 2/5 | 4/5 | 1/5 | 4/5 | 5/5 |
| 2026-04-22 | B+ | 3/5 | 2/5 | 2/5 | 4/5 | 1/5 | 4/5 | 5/5 |
| 2026-04-21 | B+ | 3/5 | 2/5 | 2/5 | 4/5 | 1/5 | 4/5 | 5/5 |
| 2026-04-20 | B+ | 3/5 | 2/5 | 2/5 | 4/5 | 1/5 | 4/5 | 5/5 |
| 2026-04-17 | B+ | 3/5 | 2/5 | 2/5 | 4/5 | 1/5 | 4/5 | 5/5 |
| 2026-04-16 | B+ | 3/5 | 2/5 | 2/5 | 4/5 | 1/5 | 4/5 | 5/5 |
Owner Earnings
Ownership Overview
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ETF Ownership
| # | ETF | Weight | Est. AUM exposure | TER |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend UCITS ETF Acc DFEA.L | 0.09% | 83.8K | 0.38% |
| 2 | WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend UCITS ETF WTES.DE | 0.09% | 83.8K | 0.38% |
| 3 | WisdomTree Dynamic International SmallCap Equity ETF DDLS | 0.04% | 191.5K | 0.48% |
| 4 | WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund DLS | 0.04% | 365.4K | 0.58% |
| 5 | Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF AVDV | 0.01% | 2.55M | 0.36% |
| 6 | Avantis International Small Cap Equity ETF AVDS | 0.01% | 27.1K | 0.30% |
| 7 | Avantis International Equity ETF AVDE | 0.00% | 866.4K | 0.23% |
| 8 | Avantis Responsible International Equity ETF AVSD | 0.00% | 18.5K | 0.23% |
Insider Activity
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Insider history not available.
No recent insider transactions.
Executive team
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No CEO compensation history available.
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Executive team
| Name | Title | Compensation | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert T. Forrester | Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director | 754.0K | male |
| Karen Anderson | Chief Financial Officer & Executive Director | 436.0K | female |
| David Paul Crane | Chief Operating Officer & Executive Director | 435.0K | male |
| Liz Cope | Chief Marketing Officer | — | female |
| Matthew Barr | Group HR Director | — | male |
| Nicola Jane Carrington Loose | Company Secretary, General Counsel & Member of Operations Board | — | female |
| Anthony Masterson | Managing Director | — | — |
| Steve Rowe | Group Sales Director & Member of Operations Board | — | male |
| Bruce Clark | Chief Technology Officer | — | male |
| Damien Rigby | Head of Fleet for Mercedes-Benz division | — | male |
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