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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDV returned +31.0% and VEA returned +24.5%, so AVDV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, AVDV or VEA?

AVDV charges 0.36% a year and VEA charges 0.03%, so VEA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVDV and 0% of VEA by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 1% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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

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AVDV vs VEA: how they differ

AVDV and VEA hold 1% of their weight in the same names, and AVDV returned more over the year.

Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF and Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVDV and VEA hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AVDV and VEA both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	AVDV	VEA
Whitecap Resources Inc	0.55%	0.04%
Hudbay Minerals Inc	0.67%	0.03%
Finning International Inc	0.28%	0.03%
Capital Power Corp	0.26%	0.03%
Eldorado Gold Corp	0.33%	0.02%
South Bow Corp	0.24%	0.02%
DPM Metals Inc	0.02%	0.02%
Canadian Tire Corp Ltd	0.16%	0.02%
OceanaGold Corp	0.63%	0.02%
B2Gold Corp	0.59%	0.01%
Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd	0.51%	0.01%
K92 Mining Inc	0.04%	0.01%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in AVDV	Only in VEA
AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik 1.72%	ASML Holding NV 2.37%
Mitsui Kinzoku Co Ltd 1.38%	Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 1.56%
Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd 0.74%	SK hynix Inc 1.40%
Perseus Mining Ltd 0.63%	HSBC Holdings PLC 1.01%
Coeur Mining Inc 0.61%	Novartis AG 0.91%
Whitehaven Coal Ltd 0.61%	Royal Bank of Canada 0.90%
Johnson Matthey PLC 0.57%	AstraZeneca PLC 0.87%
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial 0.56%	Nestle SA 0.82%

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 VEA on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	AVDV Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF	VEA Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Avantis	Vanguard
What it is	International Small Cap Value	Developed markets ex US
Total return, 1 year	+31.0%	+24.5%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+13.5 pts	+7.0 pts
Expense ratio	0.36%	0.03%
Already in the S&P 500	0.0%	0.0%
Holdings	1751	3870

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%.

VEA in plain words

VEA is an index equity fund tracking the Developed markets ex US. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +24.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3870 positions, with the top ten at 13.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVDV or VEA?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDV returned +31.0% and VEA returned +24.5%, so AVDV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AVDV or VEA?: AVDV charges 0.36% a year and VEA charges 0.03%, so VEA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVDV and VEA overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVDV and 0% of VEA by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 1% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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