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AVDE vs DFIV: Differences, Returns & Fees

AVDE and DFIV hold 34% of their weight in the same names, and DFIV returned +24.2% over the year. Net assets: $16.9bn on May 31, 2026 for Avantis International Equity ETF, and $21.4bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional International Value ETF.

AVDE costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.3 points.

AVDEDFIV
Expense ratio0.23%0.27%
Net assets, AVDE as of May 31, 2026 and DFIV as of Jul 31, 2026$16.9bn$21.4bn
Total return, 1 year+16.9%+24.2%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedNo index, actively managed
Holdings in common34%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund7.5%15.5%
Below its high4.9%, high on Aug 25, 20265.7%, high on Sep 3, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

+16.9%
AVDE total return, 1 year
+24.2%
DFIV total return, 1 year
0.23%
AVDE expense ratio
0.27%
DFIV expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVDE and DFIV hold 34% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

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34% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding AVDE DFIV
SHELL PLC ADR ADR 0.95% 3.17%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC SPONS ADR ADR 0.74% 1.27%
BP PLC SPONS ADR ADR 0.52% 1.01%
UBS GROUP AG REG COMMON STOCK USD.1 0.56% 0.48%
NOVARTIS AG SPONSORED ADR ADR 0.46% 0.65%
ZURICH INSURANCE GROUP AG COMMON STOCK CHF.1 0.46% 0.95%
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG REG COMMON STOCK 0.43% 0.49%
SUNCOR ENERGY INC COMMON STOCK 0.43% 0.84%
TOTALENERGIES SE COMMON STOCK 0.41% 2.05%
BANCO SANTANDER SA SPON ADR ADR 0.39% 0.41%
BNP PARIBAS COMMON STOCK EUR2.0 0.39% 0.79%
TORONTO DOMINION BANK COMMON STOCK 0.38% 1.05%
Only in AVDE
ASML HOLDING NV NY REG SHS NY REG SHRS EUR.09 1.41%
ROCHE HOLDING AG COMMON STOCK CHF.001 0.94%
NESTLE SA REG COMMON STOCK CHF.1 0.61%
BHP GROUP LTD SPON ADR ADR 0.58%
ALLIANZ SE REG COMMON STOCK 0.53%
ADVANTEST CORP COMMON STOCK 0.50%
SAFRAN SA COMMON STOCK EUR.2 0.49%
ROLLS ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC COMMON STOCK GBP.2 0.45%
Only in DFIV
Banco Santander, S.A. 1.93%
TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 1.78%
LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC 1.01%
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. 1.01%
ENI S.P.A. 0.86%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.74%
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO P.L.C. 0.67%
NATWEST GROUP PLC 0.64%

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On the same fields

AVDE
Avantis International Equity ETF
DFIV
Dimensional International Value ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Avantis Dimensional
What it is Actively managed Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +16.9% +24.2%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 −0.3 pts +7.0 pts
Expense ratio 0.23% 0.27%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.1%
Holdings 3364 623
Net assets, AVDE as of May 31, 2026 and DFIV as of Jul 31, 2026 $16.9bn $21.4bn

AVDE and DFIV on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

AVDE in plain words

AVDE is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +16.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.23% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3,364 positions, with the top ten at 7.5%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

DFIV in plain words

DFIV is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +24.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.27% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 623 positions, with the top ten at 15.5%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Sep 3, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVDE or DFIV?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDE returned +16.9% and DFIV +24.2%.
Which is cheaper, AVDE or DFIV?
AVDE 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 AVDE and DFIV overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVDE and 0% of DFIV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
AVDE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗AVDE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Avantis website ↗DFIV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DFIV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Dimensional 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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