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AVDE vs EFAV: Differences, Returns & Fees

AVDE and EFAV hold 23% of their weight in the same names, and AVDE returned +16.9% over the year. Net assets: $16.9bn on May 31, 2026 for Avantis International Equity ETF, and $5.3bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF.

EFAV costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.6 points.

AVDEEFAV
Expense ratio0.23%0.20%
Net assets, AVDE as of May 31, 2026 and EFAV as of Oct 9, 2026$16.9bn$5.3bn
Total return, 1 year+16.9%+12.3%
What it tracksNo index, actively managednot read by ETFIQ
Holdings in common23%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund7.5%14.8%
Below its high4.9%, high on Aug 25, 20263.7%, high on Sep 3, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 8, 2026.

+16.9%
AVDE total return, 1 year
+12.3%
EFAV total return, 1 year
0.23%
AVDE expense ratio
0.20%
EFAV expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVDE and EFAV hold 23% 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 Oct 8, 2026.

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23% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding AVDE EFAV
SHELL PLC ADR ADR 0.95% 1.66%
NESTLE SA REG COMMON STOCK CHF.1 0.61% 0.96%
BP PLC SPONS ADR ADR 0.52% 0.70%
NOVARTIS AG SPONSORED ADR ADR 0.46% 1.31%
ZURICH INSURANCE GROUP AG COMMON STOCK CHF.1 0.46% 1.26%
SOFTBANK GROUP CORP COMMON STOCK 0.44% 1.17%
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG REG COMMON STOCK 0.43% 0.50%
TOTALENERGIES SE COMMON STOCK 0.41% 1.40%
ASTRAZENECA PLC COMMON STOCK 0.40% 0.59%
BANCO SANTANDER SA SPON ADR ADR 0.39% 0.63%
REPSOL SA COMMON STOCK EUR1.0 0.37% 0.40%
GSK PLC SPON ADR ADR 0.35% 0.44%
Only in AVDE
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC SPONS ADR ADR 0.74%
BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA SP ADR ADR 0.61%
BHP GROUP LTD SPON ADR ADR 0.58%
UBS GROUP AG REG COMMON STOCK USD.1 0.56%
SAFRAN SA COMMON STOCK EUR.2 0.49%
ING GROEP N.V. SPONSORED ADR ADR 0.46%
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINL SPON ADR ADR 0.45%
ROLLS ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC COMMON STOCK GBP.2 0.45%
Only in EFAV
TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL 1.56%
ENI 1.50%
JAPAN TOBACCO 1.08%
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO 0.61%
DAITO TRUST CONSTRUCTION LTD 0.52%
NIPPON BUILDING FUND REIT 0.52%
HKT TRUST AND HKT UNITS 0.48%
CHEUNG KONG INFRASTRUCTURE HOLDING 0.46%

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On the same fields

AVDE
Avantis International Equity ETF
EFAV
iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Avantis iShares
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +16.9% +12.3%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 −0.3 pts −4.9 pts
Expense ratio 0.23% 0.20%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 3364 270
Net assets, AVDE as of May 31, 2026 and EFAV as of Oct 9, 2026 $16.9bn $5.3bn

AVDE and EFAV 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.

EFAV in plain words

EFAV tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +12.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% 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 270 positions, with the top ten at 14.8%. It sat 3.7% below its high of Sep 3, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVDE or EFAV?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDE returned +16.9% and EFAV +12.3%.
Which is cheaper, AVDE or EFAV?
EFAV is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVDE and EFAV overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVDE and 0% of EFAV 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 ↗EFAV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗EFAV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for EFAV ↗

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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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