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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +14.3% and AVDV +22.8%.

Which is cheaper, ACWX or AVDV?

ACWX is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do ACWX and AVDV overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of ACWX and 0% of AVDV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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ACWX vs AVDV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, ACWX returned +14.3% to AVDV's +22.8%; 1% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $17.9bn for iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF and $20.0bn for Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF.

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At a glance

+14.3%

ACWX total return, 1 year

+22.8%

AVDV total return, 1 year

0.32%

ACWX expense ratio

0.36%

AVDV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

ACWX costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.5 points; AVDV is 1.1 times larger.

ACWX vs AVDV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	ACWX	AVDV
Return
Measure	ACWX	AVDV
Total return, 1 year	+14.3%	+22.8%
Drawdown
Measure	ACWX	AVDV
Below its high	4.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026	5.7%, high on Sep 4, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	ACWX	AVDV
What it tracks	MSCI ACWI ex USA Index	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	ACWX	AVDV
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.36%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$17.9bn	$20.0bn
Holdings
Measure	ACWX	AVDV
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	15.6%	6.2%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, ACWX and AVDV hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ACWX AVDV

HERMES INTERNATIONAL 0.14% 0.37%

ORANGE SA 0.08% 0.11%

PRUDENTIAL PLC 0.08% 0.59%

AXA SA 0.20% 0.07%

AIRBUS GROUP 0.35% 0.06%

WHITECAP RESOURCES INC 0.05% 0.43%

SUNCORP GROUP 0.04% 0.04%

THOMSON REUTERS CORP 0.04% 0.09%

AKZO NOBEL NV 0.03% 0.08%

ENDEAVOUR MINING 0.03% 0.03%

ENLIGHT RENEWABLE ENERGY 0.03% 0.14%

UNIPOL ASSICURAZIONI SPA 0.03% 0.08%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in ACWX

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 5.07%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 2.19%

ASML HOLDING 1.77%

SK HYNIX 1.56%

ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.95%

TENCENT HOLDINGS 0.85%

SHELL 0.84%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.81%

Only in AVDV

AUSTRIA TECHNOLOGIE + SYSTEM COMMON STOCK 0.81%

WHITBREAD PLC COMMON STOCK GBP.767974 0.68%

CLAL INSURANCE ENTERPR HLDGS COMMON STOCK ILS1.0 0.67%

TAMARACK VALLEY ENERGY LTD COMMON STOCK 0.60%

B2GOLD CORP COMMON STOCK 0.58%

LION FINANCE GROUP PLC COMMON STOCK GBP.01 0.58%

JOHNSON MATTHEY PLC COMMON STOCK GBP1.478994 0.56%

BURBERRY GROUP PLC COMMON STOCK GBP.0005 0.55%

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Side by side

ACWX iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF AVDV Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Avantis

What it is Tracks the MSCI ACWI ex U.S. Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +14.3% +22.8%

Expense ratio 0.32% 0.36%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 1939 1732

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $17.9bn $20.0bn

ACWX and AVDV on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

ACWX

ACWX tracks the MSCI ACWI ex U.S.. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.32% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,939 positions, with the top ten at 15.6%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

AVDV

AVDV is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +22.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.36% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,732 positions, with the top ten at 6.2%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ACWX or AVDV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +14.3% and AVDV +22.8%.
Which is cheaper, ACWX or AVDV?: ACWX is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do ACWX and AVDV overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of ACWX and 0% of AVDV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

ACWX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ACWX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for ACWX ↗

AVDV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AVDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Avantis website ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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