Which returned more over the last year, AVDE or FNDF?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDE returned +16.9% and FNDF +28.5%.

Which is cheaper, AVDE or FNDF?

AVDE is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do AVDE and FNDF overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVDE and 1% of FNDF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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AVDE vs FNDF: Differences, Returns & Fees

AVDE and FNDF hold 44% of their weight in the same names, and FNDF returned +28.5% over the year. Net assets on May 31, 2026: $16.9bn for Avantis International Equity ETF and $24.6bn for Schwab Fundamental International Equity ETF.

AVDE costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.6 points; FNDF is 1.4 times larger.

	AVDE	FNDF
Expense ratio	0.23%	0.25%
Net assets, as of May 31, 2026	$16.9bn	$24.6bn
Total return, 1 year	+16.9%	+28.5%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	not read by ETFIQ
Holdings in common	44%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	7.5%	17.0%
Below its high	4.9%, high on Aug 25, 2026	4.8%, high on Sep 4, 2026

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

+16.9%

AVDE total return, 1 year

+28.5%

FNDF total return, 1 year

0.23%

AVDE expense ratio

0.25%

FNDF expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVDE and FNDF hold 44% 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 May 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

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44% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding AVDE FNDF

ROCHE HOLDING AG COMMON STOCK CHF.001 0.94% 0.82%

NESTLE SA REG COMMON STOCK CHF.1 0.61% 0.67%

ALLIANZ SE REG COMMON STOCK 0.53% 0.43%

CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES COMMON STOCK 0.43% 0.45%

DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG REG COMMON STOCK 0.43% 0.62%

SUNCOR ENERGY INC COMMON STOCK 0.43% 0.51%

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA COMMON STOCK 0.42% 0.52%

TOTALENERGIES SE COMMON STOCK 0.41% 1.69%

SOFTBANK GROUP CORP COMMON STOCK 0.44% 0.41%

BNP PARIBAS COMMON STOCK EUR2.0 0.39% 0.47%

ASTRAZENECA PLC COMMON STOCK 0.40% 0.38%

TORONTO DOMINION BANK COMMON STOCK 0.38% 0.50%

Only in AVDE

ASML HOLDING NV NY REG SHS NY REG SHRS EUR.09 1.41%

SHELL PLC ADR ADR 0.95%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC SPONS ADR ADR 0.74%

BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA SP ADR ADR 0.61%

BHP GROUP LTD SPON ADR ADR 0.58%

BP PLC SPONS ADR ADR 0.52%

ING GROEP N.V. SPONSORED ADR ADR 0.46%

NOVARTIS AG SPONSORED ADR ADR 0.46%

Only in FNDF

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 5.51%

SK hynix Inc 1.37%

BHP Group Ltd 1.22%

BP PLC 1.08%

HSBC Holdings PLC 1.00%

Toyota Motor Corp 0.89%

Rio Tinto PLC 0.80%

Banco Santander SA 0.73%

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On the same fields

AVDE

Avantis International Equity ETF

FNDF

Schwab Fundamental International Equity ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Avantis Schwab

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +16.9% +28.5%

S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%

Gap to the S&P 500 −0.3 pts +11.3 pts

Expense ratio 0.23% 0.25%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.7%

Holdings 3364 889

Net assets, as of May 31, 2026 $16.9bn $24.6bn

AVDE and FNDF 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.

FNDF in plain words

FNDF tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +28.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 1% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 889 positions, with the top ten at 17.0%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVDE or FNDF?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDE returned +16.9% and FNDF +28.5%.
Which is cheaper, AVDE or FNDF?: AVDE is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVDE and FNDF overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVDE and 1% of FNDF 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 ↗FNDF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗FNDF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Schwab 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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