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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 MGK: how they differ

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

Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF and Vanguard Mega Cap Growth Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVDV and MGK 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 MGK
AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik 1.72%NVIDIA Corp 13.29%
Mitsui Kinzoku Co Ltd 1.38%Apple Inc 12.19%
Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd 0.74%Microsoft Corp 7.52%
Hudbay Minerals Inc 0.67%Alphabet Inc 5.93%
OceanaGold Corp 0.63%Alphabet Inc 4.67%
Perseus Mining Ltd 0.63%Amazon.com Inc 4.47%
Coeur Mining Inc 0.61%Broadcom Inc 4.28%
Whitehaven Coal Ltd 0.61%Meta Platforms Inc 4.08%

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 MGK on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AVDV
Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF
MGK
Vanguard Mega Cap Growth Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerAvantisVanguard
What it isInternational Small Cap ValueMega Cap Growth
Total return, 1 year+31.0%+14.9%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+13.5 pts−2.6 pts
Expense ratio0.36%0.07%
Already in the S&P 5000.0%99.2%
Holdings175156

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%.

MGK in plain words

MGK is an index equity fund tracking the Mega Cap Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 56 positions, with the top ten at 63.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVDV or MGK?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDV returned +31.0% and MGK returned +14.9%, so AVDV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AVDV or MGK?
AVDV charges 0.36% a year and MGK charges 0.07%, so MGK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVDV and MGK overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVDV and 99% of MGK 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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AVDV against MGK, 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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