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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 VOX: how they differ

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

Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF and Vanguard Communication Services Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVDV and VOX 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 VOX
AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik 1.72%Meta Platforms Inc 21.12%
Mitsui Kinzoku Co Ltd 1.38%Alphabet Inc 16.14%
Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd 0.74%Alphabet Inc 10.61%
Hudbay Minerals Inc 0.67%Netflix Inc 4.77%
OceanaGold Corp 0.63%Verizon Communications Inc 4.17%
Perseus Mining Ltd 0.63%Walt Disney Co/The 3.96%
Coeur Mining Inc 0.61%AT&T Inc 3.69%
Whitehaven Coal Ltd 0.61%Warner Bros Discovery Inc 2.74%

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 May 31, 2026.

AVDV and VOX on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AVDV
Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF
VOX
Vanguard Communication Services Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerAvantisVanguard
What it isInternational Small Cap ValueCommunication Services
Total return, 1 year+31.0%+2.9%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+13.5 pts−14.6 pts
Expense ratio0.36%0.09%
Already in the S&P 5000.0%84.5%
Holdings1751114

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%.

VOX in plain words

VOX is an index equity fund tracking the Communication Services. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 114 positions, with the top ten at 72.1%. It sat 4.3% below its high of Jan 29, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVDV or VOX?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDV returned +31.0% and VOX returned +2.9%, so AVDV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AVDV or VOX?
AVDV charges 0.36% a year and VOX charges 0.09%, so VOX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVDV and VOX overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVDV and 84% of VOX 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 VOX, 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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