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AVDE vs VXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees

AVDE and VXUS hold 42% of their weight in the same names, and VXUS returned +17.8% over the year. Net assets: $16.9bn on May 31, 2026 for Avantis International Equity ETF, and $163.2bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Total International Stock ETF.

VXUS costs 0.18 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.9 points.

AVDEVXUS
Expense ratio0.23%0.05%
Net assets, AVDE as of May 31, 2026 and VXUS as of Sep 30, 2026$16.9bn$163.2bn
Total return, 1 year+16.9%+17.8%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedFTSE Global All Cap ex US Index
Holdings in common42%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund7.5%14.1%
Below its high4.9%, high on Aug 25, 20263.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026

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

+16.9%
AVDE total return, 1 year
+17.8%
VXUS total return, 1 year
0.23%
AVDE expense ratio
0.05%
VXUS expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVDE and VXUS hold 42% 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.

half

42% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding AVDE VXUS
ROCHE HOLDING AG COMMON STOCK CHF.001 0.94% 0.67%
NESTLE SA REG COMMON STOCK CHF.1 0.61% 0.55%
ALLIANZ SE REG COMMON STOCK 0.53% 0.43%
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA COMMON STOCK 0.42% 0.62%
ASTRAZENECA PLC COMMON STOCK 0.40% 0.53%
TORONTO DOMINION BANK COMMON STOCK 0.38% 0.44%
UBS GROUP AG REG COMMON STOCK USD.1 0.56% 0.37%
ROLLS ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC COMMON STOCK GBP.2 0.45% 0.37%
TOTALENERGIES SE COMMON STOCK 0.41% 0.37%
ADVANTEST CORP COMMON STOCK 0.50% 0.33%
IBERDROLA SA COMMON STOCK EUR.75 0.33% 0.35%
HITACHI LTD COMMON STOCK 0.32% 0.33%
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%
BP PLC SPONS ADR ADR 0.52%
ING GROEP N.V. SPONSORED ADR ADR 0.46%
NOVARTIS AG SPONSORED ADR ADR 0.46%
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINL SPON ADR ADR 0.45%
Only in VXUS
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 3.98%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 1.90%
SLCMT1142 1.83%
SK hynix Inc 1.46%
ASML Holding NV 1.43%
Tencent Holdings Ltd 0.78%
HSBC Holdings PLC 0.77%
MKTLIQ 0.65%

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On the same fields

AVDE
Avantis International Equity ETF
VXUS
Vanguard Total International Stock ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Avantis Vanguard
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of Total International Stock
Total return, 1 year +16.9% +17.8%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 −0.3 pts +0.5 pts
Expense ratio 0.23% 0.05%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 3364 8802
Net assets, AVDE as of May 31, 2026 and VXUS as of Sep 30, 2026 $16.9bn $163.2bn

AVDE and VXUS 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.

VXUS in plain words

VXUS tracks an index of Total International Stock. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +17.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% 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 8,802 positions, with the top ten at 14.1%. It sat 3.9% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVDE or VXUS?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDE returned +16.9% and VXUS +17.8%.
Which is cheaper, AVDE or VXUS?
VXUS is cheaper, by 0.18 percentage points a year. That is about $18 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVDE and VXUS overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVDE and 0% of VXUS 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 ↗VXUS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VXUS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VXUS ↗

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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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