Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
AVDV vs DFUS: how they differ
AVDV and DFUS hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and AVDV returned more over the year.
Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF and Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AVDV and DFUS hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | AVDV | DFUS |
|---|---|---|
| Coeur Mining Inc | 0.61% | 0.03% |
| Ovintiv Inc | 0.18% | 0.03% |
| Indivior Pharmaceuticals Inc | 0.02% | 0.00% |
| Dauch Corporation | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Only in AVDV | Only in DFUS |
|---|---|
| AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik 1.72% | NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.97% |
| Mitsui Kinzoku Co Ltd 1.38% | APPLE INC. 5.86% |
| Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd 0.74% | MICROSOFT CORPORATION 4.52% |
| Hudbay Minerals Inc 0.67% | AMAZON.COM, INC. 3.84% |
| OceanaGold Corp 0.63% | ALPHABET INC. 3.31% |
| Perseus Mining Ltd 0.63% | BROADCOM INC. 2.90% |
| Whitehaven Coal Ltd 0.61% | ALPHABET INC. 2.74% |
| B2Gold Corp 0.59% | META PLATFORMS, INC. 2.01% |
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.
| AVDV Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF | DFUS Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Avantis | Dimensional |
| What it is | International Small Cap Value | U.S. Equity Market |
| Total return, 1 year | +31.0% | +17.5% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +13.5 pts | 0.0 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.36% | 0.09% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 0.0% | 90.2% |
| Holdings | 1751 | 2231 |
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%.
DFUS in plain words
DFUS is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Equity Market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2231 positions, with the top ten at 35.2%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, AVDV or DFUS?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDV returned +31.0% and DFUS returned +17.5%, so AVDV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, AVDV or DFUS?
- AVDV charges 0.36% a year and DFUS charges 0.09%, so DFUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do AVDV and DFUS overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVDV and 90% of DFUS 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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