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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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ACWX vs AVDV: how they differ

ACWX and AVDV hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and AVDV returned more over the year.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF and Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ACWX and AVDV hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions ACWX and AVDV both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingACWXAVDV
WHITECAP RESOURCES INC.0.04%0.55%
CANADIAN TIRE CORPORATION, LIMITED0.02%0.16%
EMPIRE COMPANY LIMITED0.01%0.08%
KEYERA CORP.0.03%0.00%
NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA0.16%0.00%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in ACWXOnly in AVDV
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 4.69%AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik 1.72%
ASML Holding N.V. 1.54%Mitsui Kinzoku Co Ltd 1.38%
SK hynix Inc. 1.33%Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd 0.74%
Tencent Holdings Limited 1.07%Hudbay Minerals Inc 0.67%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.86%OceanaGold Corp 0.63%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.81%Perseus Mining Ltd 0.63%
Alibaba Group Holding Limited 0.79%Coeur Mining Inc 0.61%
Novartis AG 0.77%Whitehaven Coal Ltd 0.61%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

ACWX and AVDV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ACWX
iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
AVDV
Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesAvantis
What it isMSCI ACWI ex U.S.International Small Cap Value
Total return, 1 year+23.0%+31.0%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+5.5 pts+13.5 pts
Expense ratio0.32%0.36%
Already in the S&P 5000.0%0.0%
Holdings17591751

ACWX in plain words

ACWX is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI ACWI ex U.S.. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +23.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.32% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1759 positions, with the top ten at 14.6%.

AVDV in plain words

AVDV is an index equity fund tracking the International Small Cap Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +31.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.36% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1751 positions, with the top ten at 8.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ACWX or AVDV?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +23.0% and AVDV returned +31.0%, so AVDV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, ACWX or AVDV?
ACWX charges 0.32% a year and AVDV charges 0.36%, so ACWX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do ACWX and AVDV overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of ACWX and 0% of AVDV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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ACWX against AVDV, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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