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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDV returned +31.0% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so AVDV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, AVDV or VUSB?

AVDV charges 0.36% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so VUSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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AVDV vs VUSB: how they differ

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

Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF and Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVDV and VUSB 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 AVDV	Only in VUSB
AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik 1.72%	United States Treasury Bill 4.24%
Mitsui Kinzoku Co Ltd 1.38%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.68%
Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd 0.74%	PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The 0.59%
Hudbay Minerals Inc 0.67%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.53%
OceanaGold Corp 0.63%	Regions Bank/Birmingham AL 0.52%
Perseus Mining Ltd 0.63%	US Bancorp 0.51%
Coeur Mining Inc 0.61%	Charles Schwab Corp/The 0.50%
Whitehaven Coal Ltd 0.61%	Truist Bank 0.45%

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 VUSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	AVDV Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF	VUSB Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Avantis	Vanguard
What it is	International Small Cap Value	Ultra-Short Bond
Total return, 1 year	+31.0%	+3.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+13.5 pts	−13.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.36%	0.10%
Holdings	1751	1281

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%.

VUSB in plain words

VUSB is a cash and treasury bills tracking the Ultra-Short Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVDV or VUSB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDV returned +31.0% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so AVDV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AVDV or VUSB?: AVDV charges 0.36% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so VUSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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