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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 VTIP: how they differ

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

Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF and Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVDV and VTIP 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 VTIP
AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik 1.72%United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.44%
Mitsui Kinzoku Co Ltd 1.38%United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.38%
Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd 0.74%United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.36%
Hudbay Minerals Inc 0.67%United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.19%
OceanaGold Corp 0.63%United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.02%
Perseus Mining Ltd 0.63%United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 4.88%
Coeur Mining Inc 0.61%United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 4.87%
Whitehaven Coal Ltd 0.61%United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 4.79%

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 VTIP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AVDV
Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF
VTIP
Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerAvantisVanguard
What it isInternational Small Cap ValueShort-Term Inflation-Protected Securities
Total return, 1 year+31.0%+1.7%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+13.5 pts−15.8 pts
Expense ratio0.36%0.03%
Holdings175125

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%.

VTIP in plain words

VTIP is a bond fund tracking the Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.7% 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.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVDV or VTIP?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDV returned +31.0% and VTIP returned +1.7%, so AVDV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AVDV or VTIP?
AVDV charges 0.36% a year and VTIP charges 0.03%, so VTIP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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AVDV against VTIP, 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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