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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDE returned +16.9% and VEA +19.7%.

Which is cheaper, AVDE or VEA?

VEA is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

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AVDE vs VEA: Differences, Returns & Fees

AVDE and VEA hold 51% of their weight in the same names, and VEA returned +19.7% over the year. Net assets: $16.9bn on May 31, 2026 for Avantis International Equity ETF, and $231.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF.

VEA costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.8 points.

	AVDE	VEA
Expense ratio	0.23%	0.03%
Net assets, AVDE as of May 31, 2026 and VEA as of Sep 30, 2026	$16.9bn	$231.6bn
Total return, 1 year	+16.9%	+19.7%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	FTSE Developed All Cap ex US Index
Holdings in common	51%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	7.5%	13.0%
Below its high	4.9%, high on Aug 25, 2026	4.4%, high on Aug 25, 2026

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

+16.9%

AVDE total return, 1 year

+19.7%

VEA total return, 1 year

0.23%

AVDE expense ratio

0.03%

VEA expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVDE and VEA hold 51% 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 Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

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Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding AVDE VEA

ROCHE HOLDING AG COMMON STOCK CHF.001 0.94% 0.92%

NESTLE SA REG COMMON STOCK CHF.1 0.61% 0.75%

ALLIANZ SE REG COMMON STOCK 0.53% 0.59%

UBS GROUP AG REG COMMON STOCK USD.1 0.56% 0.51%

ADVANTEST CORP COMMON STOCK 0.50% 0.46%

ROLLS ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC COMMON STOCK GBP.2 0.45% 0.51%

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA COMMON STOCK 0.42% 0.86%

TOTALENERGIES SE COMMON STOCK 0.41% 0.51%

SAFRAN SA COMMON STOCK EUR.2 0.49% 0.40%

ASTRAZENECA PLC COMMON STOCK 0.40% 0.72%

TORONTO DOMINION BANK COMMON STOCK 0.38% 0.61%

SOFTBANK GROUP CORP COMMON STOCK 0.44% 0.36%

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 VEA

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 2.61%

SK hynix Inc 2.01%

ASML Holding NV 1.96%

SLBBH1142 1.25%

HSBC Holdings PLC 1.05%

Novartis AG 0.85%

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 0.74%

BHP Group Ltd 0.72%

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On the same fields

AVDE

Avantis International Equity ETF

VEA

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Avantis Vanguard

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of Developed markets ex US

Total return, 1 year +16.9% +19.7%

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

Gap to the S&P 500 −0.3 pts +2.5 pts

Expense ratio 0.23% 0.03%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 3364 3898

Net assets, AVDE as of May 31, 2026 and VEA as of Sep 30, 2026 $16.9bn $231.6bn

AVDE and VEA 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.

VEA in plain words

VEA tracks an index of Developed markets ex US. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +19.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Aug 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3,898 positions, with the top ten at 13.0%. It sat 4.4% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVDE or VEA?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDE returned +16.9% and VEA +19.7%.
Which is cheaper, AVDE or VEA?: VEA is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVDE and VEA overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVDE and 0% of VEA 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 ↗VEA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VEA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VEA ↗

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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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