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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 VGK: how they differ

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

Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF and Vanguard European Stock Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVDV and VGK 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 VGK
AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik 1.72%ASML Holding NV 3.63%
Mitsui Kinzoku Co Ltd 1.38%HSBC Holdings PLC 2.05%
Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd 0.74%AstraZeneca PLC 1.84%
Hudbay Minerals Inc 0.67%Novartis AG 1.84%
OceanaGold Corp 0.63%Nestle SA 1.69%
Perseus Mining Ltd 0.63%Siemens AG 1.41%
Coeur Mining Inc 0.61%Banco Santander SA 1.16%
Whitehaven Coal Ltd 0.61%Allianz SE 1.13%

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 and VGK on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AVDV
Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF
VGK
Vanguard European Stock Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerAvantisVanguard
What it isInternational Small Cap ValueEuropean Stock
Total return, 1 year+31.0%+16.5%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+13.5 pts−1.0 pts
Expense ratio0.36%0.06%
Already in the S&P 5000.0%0.0%
Holdings17511228

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%.

VGK in plain words

VGK is an index equity fund tracking the European Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +16.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1228 positions, with the top ten at 18.1%. It sat 3.4% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVDV or VGK?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDV returned +31.0% and VGK returned +16.5%, so AVDV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AVDV or VGK?
AVDV charges 0.36% a year and VGK charges 0.06%, so VGK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVDV and VGK overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVDV and 0% of VGK 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 VGK, 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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