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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDE returned +16.9% and WCMI +12.4%.

Which is cheaper, AVDE or WCMI?

AVDE is cheaper, by 0.62 percentage points a year. That is about $62 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVDE and 5% of WCMI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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AVDE vs WCMI: Differences, Returns & Fees

AVDE and WCMI hold 4% 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 $2.1bn on Oct 9, 2026 for First Trust WCM International Equity ETF.

AVDE costs 0.62 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.5 points.

	AVDE	WCMI
Expense ratio	0.23%	0.85%
Net assets, AVDE as of May 31, 2026 and WCMI as of Oct 9, 2026	$16.9bn	$2.1bn
Total return, 1 year	+16.9%	+12.4%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	4%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	7.5%	42.9%
Below its high	4.9%, high on Aug 25, 2026	5.3%, high on Aug 14, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 8, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+16.9%

AVDE total return, 1 year

+12.4%

WCMI total return, 1 year

0.23%

AVDE expense ratio

0.85%

WCMI expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVDE and WCMI hold 4% 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 Oct 8, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

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Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding AVDE WCMI

UBS GROUP AG REG COMMON STOCK USD.1 0.56% 1.97%

ROLLS ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC COMMON STOCK GBP.2 0.45% 6.30%

CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES COMMON STOCK 0.43% 2.57%

NOVO NORDISK A/S SPONS ADR ADR 0.28% 1.51%

SOCIETE GENERALE SA COMMON STOCK EUR1.25 0.28% 2.15%

MUENCHENER RUECKVER AG REG COMMON STOCK 0.27% 1.49%

SIEMENS ENERGY AG COMMON STOCK 0.26% 2.86%

TESCO PLC COMMON STOCK GBP.0633333 0.25% 3.02%

SONY GROUP CORP SP ADR ADR 0.23% 3.10%

GLENCORE PLC COMMON STOCK USD.01 0.18% 1.62%

BAYER AG REG COMMON STOCK 0.13% 1.68%

KIOXIA HOLDINGS CORP COMMON STOCK 0.12% 3.46%

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%

ALLIANZ SE REG COMMON STOCK 0.53%

Only in WCMI

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. 7.69%

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. 3.31%

Lottomatica Group SpA 2.98%

WuXi Biologics (Cayman) Inc. 2.80%

KB Financial Group, Inc. 2.39%

Cia. de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo - SABESP (ADR) 2.19%

SLB Ltd. 1.96%

SK hynix Inc. (ADR) 1.85%

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On the same fields

AVDE

Avantis International Equity ETF

WCMI

First Trust WCM International Equity ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Avantis First Trust

What it is Actively managed Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +16.9% +12.4%

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

Gap to the S&P 500 −0.3 pts −4.8 pts

Expense ratio 0.23% 0.85%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 4.7%

Holdings 3364 42

Net assets, AVDE as of May 31, 2026 and WCMI as of Oct 9, 2026 $16.9bn $2.1bn

AVDE and WCMI 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.

WCMI in plain words

WCMI is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +12.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.85% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 5% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 42 positions, with the top ten at 42.9%. It sat 5.3% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVDE or WCMI?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDE returned +16.9% and WCMI +12.4%.
Which is cheaper, AVDE or WCMI?: AVDE is cheaper, by 0.62 percentage points a year. That is about $62 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVDE and WCMI overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVDE and 5% of WCMI 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 ↗WCMI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗WCMI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗First Trust page for WCMI ↗

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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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