Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
AVDV vs EWJ: how they differ
AVDV and EWJ hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and AVDV returned more over the year.
Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF and iShares MSCI Japan ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AVDV and EWJ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in AVDV | Only in EWJ |
|---|---|
| AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik 1.72% | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 4.08% |
| Mitsui Kinzoku Co Ltd 1.38% | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 3.45% |
| Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd 0.74% | SoftBank Group Corp. 3.37% |
| Hudbay Minerals Inc 0.67% | Tokyo Electron Limited 2.90% |
| OceanaGold Corp 0.63% | Hitachi, Ltd. 2.86% |
| Perseus Mining Ltd 0.63% | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. 2.58% |
| Coeur Mining Inc 0.61% | Sony Group Corporation 2.56% |
| Whitehaven Coal Ltd 0.61% | ADVANTEST CORPORATION 2.41% |
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 May 31, 2026.
| AVDV Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF | EWJ iShares MSCI Japan ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Avantis | iShares |
| What it is | International Small Cap Value | MSCI Japan |
| Total return, 1 year | +31.0% | +26.5% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +13.5 pts | +9.0 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.36% | 0.49% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Holdings | 1751 | 179 |
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%.
EWJ in plain words
EWJ is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI Japan. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +26.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% 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 179 positions, with the top ten at 28.4%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, AVDV or EWJ?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDV returned +31.0% and EWJ returned +26.5%, so AVDV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, AVDV or EWJ?
- AVDV charges 0.36% a year and EWJ charges 0.49%, so AVDV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do AVDV and EWJ overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVDV and 0% of EWJ 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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