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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDE returned +16.9% and PIEQ +13.0%.

Which is cheaper, AVDE or PIEQ?

AVDE is cheaper, by 0.25 percentage points a year. That is about $25 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

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AVDE vs PIEQ: Differences, Returns & Fees

AVDE and PIEQ hold 3% 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 $1.3bn on Oct 8, 2026 for Principal International Equity ETF.

AVDE costs 0.25 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.9 points.

	AVDE	PIEQ
Expense ratio	0.23%	0.48%
Net assets, AVDE as of May 31, 2026 and PIEQ as of Oct 8, 2026	$16.9bn	$1.3bn
Total return, 1 year	+16.9%	+13.0%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	3%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	7.5%	47.1%
Below its high	4.9%, high on Aug 25, 2026	5.2%, high on Aug 25, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

+16.9%

AVDE total return, 1 year

+13.0%

PIEQ total return, 1 year

0.23%

AVDE expense ratio

0.48%

PIEQ expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVDE and PIEQ hold 3% 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 Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

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Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding AVDE PIEQ

SUNCOR ENERGY INC COMMON STOCK 0.43% 3.17%

ASTRAZENECA PLC COMMON STOCK 0.40% 3.05%

BNP PARIBAS COMMON STOCK EUR2.0 0.39% 2.10%

UNICREDIT SPA COMMON STOCK 0.31% 2.23%

DAIMLER TRUCK HOLDING AG COMMON STOCK 0.18% 2.94%

AIA GROUP LTD COMMON STOCK 0.17% 2.45%

SOMPO HOLDINGS INC COMMON STOCK 0.17% 3.54%

TECK RESOURCES LTD CLS B COMMON STOCK 0.17% 4.15%

HANNOVER RUECK SE COMMON STOCK 0.13% 2.62%

AIB GROUP PLC COMMON STOCK EUR.625 0.12% 3.77%

GAZTRANSPORT ET TECHNIGA SA COMMON STOCK EUR.01 0.12% 0.48%

KOMATSU LTD COMMON STOCK 0.10% 1.35%

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 PIEQ

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 8.00%

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 6.96%

ASML Holding NV 6.80%

British American Tobacco PLC 3.96%

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 3.21%

National Bank of Greece SA 2.47%

Yum China Holdings Inc 2.14%

ICON PLC 2.06%

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On the same fields

AVDE

Avantis International Equity ETF

PIEQ

Principal International Equity ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Avantis Principal

What it is Actively managed Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +16.9% +13.0%

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

Gap to the S&P 500 −0.3 pts −4.3 pts

Expense ratio 0.23% 0.48%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 3364 35

Net assets, AVDE as of May 31, 2026 and PIEQ as of Oct 8, 2026 $16.9bn $1.3bn

AVDE and PIEQ 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.

PIEQ in plain words

PIEQ is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +13.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.48% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 35 positions, with the top ten at 47.1%. It sat 5.2% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVDE or PIEQ?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDE returned +16.9% and PIEQ +13.0%.
Which is cheaper, AVDE or PIEQ?: AVDE is cheaper, by 0.25 percentage points a year. That is about $25 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVDE and PIEQ overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVDE and 0% of PIEQ 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 ↗PIEQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗PIEQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Principal 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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