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AVDE vs SCHY: Differences, Returns & Fees

AVDE and SCHY hold 7% of their weight in the same names, and SCHY returned +18.0% over the year. Net assets on May 31, 2026: $16.9bn for Avantis International Equity ETF and $2.3bn for Schwab International Dividend Equity ETF.

SCHY costs 0.15 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.1 points; AVDE is 7.4 times larger.

AVDESCHY
Expense ratio0.23%0.08%
Net assets, as of May 31, 2026$16.9bn$2.3bn
Total return, 1 year+16.9%+18.0%
What it tracksNo index, actively managednot read by ETFIQ
Holdings in common7%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund7.5%41.8%
Below its high4.9%, high on Aug 25, 20265.1%, high on Aug 25, 2026

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

+16.9%
AVDE total return, 1 year
+18.0%
SCHY total return, 1 year
0.23%
AVDE expense ratio
0.08%
SCHY expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVDE and SCHY 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 May 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

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7% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding AVDE SCHY
ROCHE HOLDING AG COMMON STOCK CHF.001 0.94% 3.66%
ALLIANZ SE REG COMMON STOCK 0.53% 4.25%
ZURICH INSURANCE GROUP AG COMMON STOCK CHF.1 0.46% 1.35%
TOTALENERGIES SE COMMON STOCK 0.41% 4.50%
VINCI SA COMMON STOCK EUR2.5 0.33% 3.73%
DBS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD COMMON STOCK 0.29% 1.22%
MUENCHENER RUECKVER AG REG COMMON STOCK 0.27% 0.85%
KONINKLIJKE AHOLD DELHAIZE N COMMON STOCK EUR.01 0.25% 1.65%
DHL AG COMMON STOCK 0.24% 4.26%
AXA SA COMMON STOCK EUR2.29 0.23% 0.95%
MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP COMMON STOCK 0.21% 0.79%
MICHELIN (CGDE) COMMON STOCK EUR.5 0.21% 2.44%
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%
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%
BP PLC SPONS ADR ADR 0.52%
Only in SCHY
BHP Group Ltd 4.55%
Eni SpA 4.52%
British American Tobacco PLC 4.08%
GSK PLC 3.58%
Unilever PLC 3.31%
Infosys Ltd 2.66%
Japan Tobacco Inc 1.86%
Saudi Telecom Co 1.38%

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On the same fields

AVDE
Avantis International Equity ETF
SCHY
Schwab International Dividend 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% +18.0%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 −0.3 pts +0.8 pts
Expense ratio 0.23% 0.08%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 3364 100
Net assets, as of May 31, 2026 $16.9bn $2.3bn

AVDE and SCHY 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.

SCHY in plain words

SCHY tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +18.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 100 positions, with the top ten at 41.8%. It sat 5.1% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVDE or SCHY?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDE returned +16.9% and SCHY +18.0%.
Which is cheaper, AVDE or SCHY?
SCHY is cheaper, by 0.15 percentage points a year. That is about $15 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVDE and SCHY overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVDE and 0% of SCHY 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 ↗SCHY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗SCHY 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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