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AVDE vs ICOW: Differences, Returns & Fees

AVDE and ICOW hold 7% of their weight in the same names, and ICOW returned +19.3% over the year. Net assets: $16.9bn on May 31, 2026 for Avantis International Equity ETF, and $1.7bn on Oct 2, 2026 for Pacer Developed Markets International Cash Cows 100 ETF.

AVDE costs 0.42 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.4 points.

AVDEICOW
Expense ratio0.23%0.65%
Net assets, AVDE as of May 31, 2026 and ICOW as of Oct 2, 2026$16.9bn$1.7bn
Total return, 1 year+16.9%+19.3%
What it tracksNo index, actively managednot read by ETFIQ
Holdings in common7%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund7.5%21.2%
Below its high4.9%, high on Aug 25, 20266.7%, high on Aug 25, 2026

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

+16.9%
AVDE total return, 1 year
+19.3%
ICOW total return, 1 year
0.23%
AVDE expense ratio
0.65%
ICOW expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVDE and ICOW hold 7% 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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7% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding AVDE ICOW
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG REG COMMON STOCK 0.43% 1.92%
SUNCOR ENERGY INC COMMON STOCK 0.43% 2.14%
AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD COMMON STOCK 0.36% 1.76%
VINCI SA COMMON STOCK EUR2.5 0.33% 1.95%
KONINKLIJKE AHOLD DELHAIZE N COMMON STOCK EUR.01 0.25% 1.89%
TESCO PLC COMMON STOCK GBP.0633333 0.25% 1.63%
BARRICK MINING CORP COMMON STOCK 0.24% 1.84%
DHL AG COMMON STOCK 0.24% 2.19%
COMPAGNIE DE SAINT GOBAIN COMMON STOCK EUR4.0 0.23% 1.86%
MICHELIN (CGDE) COMMON STOCK EUR.5 0.21% 1.00%
KDDI CORP COMMON STOCK 0.20% 2.20%
PAN AMERICAN SILVER CORP COMMON STOCK 0.18% 0.56%
Only in AVDE
ASML HOLDING NV NY REG SHS NY REG SHRS EUR.09 1.41%
SHELL PLC ADR ADR 0.95%
ROCHE HOLDING AG COMMON STOCK CHF.001 0.94%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC SPONS ADR ADR 0.74%
BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA SP ADR ADR 0.61%
NESTLE SA REG COMMON STOCK CHF.1 0.61%
BHP GROUP LTD SPON ADR ADR 0.58%
UBS GROUP AG REG COMMON STOCK USD.1 0.56%
Only in ICOW
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd 2.22%
Vodafone Group PLC 2.13%
Sony Group Corp 2.12%
BP PLC 2.02%
Sanofi SA 1.89%
Imperial Brands PLC 1.71%
HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offsho 1.47%
Ericsson 1.19%

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On the same fields

AVDE
Avantis International Equity ETF
ICOW
Pacer Developed Markets International Cash Cows 100 ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Avantis Pacer
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +16.9% +19.3%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 −0.3 pts +2.0 pts
Expense ratio 0.23% 0.65%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 3364 100
Net assets, AVDE as of May 31, 2026 and ICOW as of Oct 2, 2026 $16.9bn $1.7bn

AVDE and ICOW 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.

ICOW in plain words

ICOW tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +19.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.65% 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 100 positions, with the top ten at 21.2%. It sat 6.7% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVDE or ICOW?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDE returned +16.9% and ICOW +19.3%.
Which is cheaper, AVDE or ICOW?
AVDE is cheaper, by 0.42 percentage points a year. That is about $42 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVDE and ICOW overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVDE and 0% of ICOW 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 ↗ICOW filings on SEC EDGAR ↗ICOW prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Pacer 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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