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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDE returned +16.9% and VYMI +24.1%.

Which is cheaper, AVDE or VYMI?

VYMI is cheaper, by 0.16 percentage points a year. That is about $16 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

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AVDE vs VYMI: Differences, Returns & Fees

AVDE and VYMI hold 34% of their weight in the same names, and VYMI returned +24.1% over the year. Net assets: $16.9bn on May 31, 2026 for Avantis International Equity ETF, and $21.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF.

VYMI costs 0.16 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.2 points.

	AVDE	VYMI
Expense ratio	0.23%	0.07%
Net assets, AVDE as of May 31, 2026 and VYMI as of Sep 30, 2026	$16.9bn	$21.4bn
Total return, 1 year	+16.9%	+24.1%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	FTSE All-World ex US High Dividend Yield Index
Holdings in common	34%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	7.5%	13.6%
Below its high	4.9%, high on Aug 25, 2026	5.3%, high on Sep 3, 2026

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

+16.9%

AVDE total return, 1 year

+24.1%

VYMI total return, 1 year

0.23%

AVDE expense ratio

0.07%

VYMI expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVDE and VYMI hold 34% 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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34% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding AVDE VYMI

ROCHE HOLDING AG COMMON STOCK CHF.001 0.94% 1.57%

NESTLE SA REG COMMON STOCK CHF.1 0.61% 1.28%

UBS GROUP AG REG COMMON STOCK USD.1 0.56% 0.88%

ALLIANZ SE REG COMMON STOCK 0.53% 1.02%

ZURICH INSURANCE GROUP AG COMMON STOCK CHF.1 0.46% 0.56%

CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES COMMON STOCK 0.43% 0.53%

DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG REG COMMON STOCK 0.43% 0.58%

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA COMMON STOCK 0.42% 1.46%

TOTALENERGIES SE COMMON STOCK 0.41% 0.87%

SUNCOR ENERGY INC COMMON STOCK 0.43% 0.41%

BNP PARIBAS COMMON STOCK EUR2.0 0.39% 0.60%

TORONTO DOMINION BANK COMMON STOCK 0.38% 1.03%

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%

ADVANTEST CORP COMMON STOCK 0.50%

SAFRAN SA COMMON STOCK EUR.2 0.49%

Only in VYMI

HSBC Holdings PLC 1.80%

Novartis AG 1.45%

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 1.27%

BHP Group Ltd 1.23%

Banco Santander SA 1.11%

Toyota Motor Corp 1.08%

MediaTek Inc 0.93%

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA 0.83%

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On the same fields

AVDE

Avantis International Equity ETF

VYMI

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Avantis Vanguard

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of International High Dividend Yield

Total return, 1 year +16.9% +24.1%

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

Gap to the S&P 500 −0.3 pts +6.8 pts

Expense ratio 0.23% 0.07%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 3364 1574

Net assets, AVDE as of May 31, 2026 and VYMI as of Sep 30, 2026 $16.9bn $21.4bn

AVDE and VYMI 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.

VYMI in plain words

VYMI tracks an index of International High Dividend Yield. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +24.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% 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 1,574 positions, with the top ten at 13.6%. It sat 5.3% below its high of Sep 3, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVDE or VYMI?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDE returned +16.9% and VYMI +24.1%.
Which is cheaper, AVDE or VYMI?: VYMI is cheaper, by 0.16 percentage points a year. That is about $16 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVDE and VYMI overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVDE and 0% of VYMI 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 ↗VYMI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VYMI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VYMI ↗

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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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