Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
AVDV vs VNQ: how they differ
AVDV and VNQ hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and AVDV returned more over the year.
Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF and Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AVDV and VNQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in AVDV | Only in VNQ |
|---|---|
| AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik 1.72% | Vanguard Real Estate II Index Fund 14.67% |
| Mitsui Kinzoku Co Ltd 1.38% | Welltower Inc 7.86% |
| Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd 0.74% | Prologis Inc 7.02% |
| Hudbay Minerals Inc 0.67% | Equinix Inc 5.66% |
| OceanaGold Corp 0.63% | American Tower Corp 4.55% |
| Perseus Mining Ltd 0.63% | Digital Realty Trust Inc 3.67% |
| Coeur Mining Inc 0.61% | Simon Property Group Inc 3.54% |
| Whitehaven Coal Ltd 0.61% | Realty Income Corp 3.12% |
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 Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF | VNQ Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Avantis | Vanguard |
| What it is | International Small Cap Value | US real estate |
| Total return, 1 year | +31.0% | +5.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +13.5 pts | −11.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.36% | 0.13% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 0.0% | 63.3% |
| Holdings | 1751 | 146 |
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%.
VNQ in plain words
VNQ is an index equity fund tracking the US real estate. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +5.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.13% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 63% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 146 positions, with the top ten at 54.9%. It sat 6.1% below its high of Jul 28, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, AVDV or VNQ?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDV returned +31.0% and VNQ returned +5.6%, so AVDV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, AVDV or VNQ?
- AVDV charges 0.36% a year and VNQ charges 0.13%, so VNQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do AVDV and VNQ overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVDV and 63% of VNQ 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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