Which returned more over the last year, AVUV or BNDX?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUV returned +24.6% and BNDX returned −0.7%, so AVUV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, AVUV or BNDX?

AVUV charges 0.25% a year and BNDX charges 0.07%, so BNDX 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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AVUV vs BNDX: how they differ

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

Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF and Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVUV and BNDX 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 AVUV	Only in BNDX
Viasat Inc 1.39%	French Republic Government Bond OAT 0.18%
Matson Inc 0.98%	Bundesschatzanweisungen 0.14%
Lear Corp 0.90%	Canadian Government Bond 0.13%
SM Energy Co 0.86%	Canadian Government Bond 0.10%
Avnet Inc 0.86%	Canadian Government Bond 0.10%
Macy's Inc 0.78%	Canadian Government Bond 0.09%
StoneX Group Inc 0.77%	Canadian Government Bond 0.08%
Five Below Inc 0.72%	Canadian Government Bond 0.08%

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.

AVUV and BNDX on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	AVUV Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF	BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Avantis	Vanguard
What it is	U.S. Small Cap Value	Total International Bond
Total return, 1 year	+24.6%	−0.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+7.2 pts	−18.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.07%
Holdings	795	6707

AVUV in plain words

AVUV is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Small Cap Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +24.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% 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 795 positions, with the top ten at 8.7%.

BNDX in plain words

BNDX is a bond fund tracking the Total International Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVUV or BNDX?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUV returned +24.6% and BNDX returned −0.7%, so AVUV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AVUV or BNDX?: AVUV charges 0.25% a year and BNDX charges 0.07%, so BNDX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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