Which returned more over the last year, AVDV or GDX?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDV returned +31.0% and GDX returned +40.2%, so GDX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, AVDV or GDX?

AVDV charges 0.36% a year and GDX charges 0.51%, so AVDV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do AVDV and GDX overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVDV and 11% of GDX by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 4% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

Are AVDV and GDX the same kind of fund?

No. AVDV is an index ETF and GDX is a thematic ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

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

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AVDV vs GDX: how they differ

Over the year GDX returned more, +40.2% against +31.0%, and AVDV charges 0.36% against 0.51%.

Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF and VanEck Gold Miners ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVDV and GDX hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AVDV and GDX both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	AVDV	GDX
OceanaGold Corp	0.63%	0.95%
Coeur Mining Inc	0.61%	2.38%
B2Gold Corp	0.59%	0.80%
IAMGOLD Corp	0.39%	1.38%
Eldorado Gold Corp	0.33%	1.31%
Centerra Gold Inc	0.32%	0.46%
Fortuna Mining Corp	0.31%	0.41%
Torex Gold Resources Inc	0.28%	0.51%
Aris Mining Corp	0.22%	0.53%
Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd	0.15%	0.42%
Orla Mining Ltd	0.10%	0.41%
K92 Mining Inc	0.04%	0.56%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in AVDV	Only in GDX
AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik 1.72%	Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 10.67%
Mitsui Kinzoku Co Ltd 1.38%	Newmont Corp 10.42%
Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd 0.74%	Barrick Mining Corp 7.95%
Hudbay Minerals Inc 0.67%	Wheaton Precious Metals Corp 5.61%
Perseus Mining Ltd 0.63%	Anglogold Ashanti Plc 5.04%
Whitehaven Coal Ltd 0.61%	Franco-Nevada Corp 4.89%
Johnson Matthey PLC 0.57%	Kinross Gold Corp 4.40%
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial 0.56%	Gold Fields Ltd 4.07%

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 GDX on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	AVDV Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF	GDX VanEck Gold Miners ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Thematic ETF
Issuer	Avantis	VanEck
What it is	International Small Cap Value	Miners and metals
Total return, 1 year	+31.0%	+40.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+13.5 pts	+22.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.36%	0.51%
Already in the S&P 500	0.0%	11.0%
Holdings	1751	59

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%.

GDX in plain words

By weight, 11% of GDX's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 58% of the fund across 59 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 10, 2026. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 the fund returned +40.2% with distributions reinvested against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 22.7 pts. It sits 16.2% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVDV or GDX?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDV returned +31.0% and GDX returned +40.2%, so GDX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AVDV or GDX?: AVDV charges 0.36% a year and GDX charges 0.51%, so AVDV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVDV and GDX overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVDV and 11% of GDX by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 4% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
Are AVDV and GDX the same kind of fund?: No. AVDV is an index ETF and GDX is a thematic ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

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