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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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AVDV vs BSV: how they differ

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

Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF and Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

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

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in AVDVOnly in BSV
AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik 1.72%United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.13%
Mitsui Kinzoku Co Ltd 1.38%United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.90%
Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd 0.74%United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.89%
Hudbay Minerals Inc 0.67%United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.82%
OceanaGold Corp 0.63%United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81%
Perseus Mining Ltd 0.63%United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81%
Coeur Mining Inc 0.61%United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.80%
Whitehaven Coal Ltd 0.61%United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.78%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

AVDV and BSV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AVDV
Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF
BSV
Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerAvantisVanguard
What it isInternational Small Cap ValueShort-Term Bond
Total return, 1 year+31.0%+1.1%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+13.5 pts−16.4 pts
Expense ratio0.36%0.03%
Holdings17513185

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%.

BSV in plain words

BSV is a bond fund tracking the Short-Term Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVDV or BSV?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDV returned +31.0% and BSV returned +1.1%, so AVDV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AVDV or BSV?
AVDV charges 0.36% a year and BSV charges 0.03%, so BSV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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AVDV against BSV, 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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