Which returned more over the last year, AVDV or DLS?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDV returned +25.7% and DLS +13.2%.

Which is cheaper, AVDV or DLS?

AVDV is cheaper, by 0.22 percentage points a year. That is about $22 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do AVDV and DLS overlap with the S&P 500?

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

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AVDV vs DLS: Differences, Returns & Fees

AVDV and DLS hold 26% of their weight in the same names, and AVDV returned +25.7% over the year. Net assets: $20.0bn on Oct 9, 2026 for Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF, and $1.0bn on Jun 30, 2026 for WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund.

AVDV costs 0.22 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 12.5 points.

	AVDV	DLS
Expense ratio	0.36%	0.58%
Net assets, AVDV as of Oct 9, 2026 and DLS as of Jun 30, 2026	$20.0bn	$1.0bn
Total return, 1 year	+25.7%	+13.2%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	not read by ETFIQ
Holdings in common	26%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	6.7%	5.7%
Below its high	4.1%, high on Sep 4, 2026	3.7%, high on Sep 4, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

+25.7%

AVDV total return, 1 year

+13.2%

DLS total return, 1 year

0.36%

AVDV expense ratio

0.58%

DLS expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVDV and DLS hold 26% 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 Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

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26% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding AVDV DLS

HAFNIA LTD COMMON STOCK USD.01 0.50% 0.64%

VALEO COMMON STOCK EUR1.0 0.43% 0.29%

HOEGH AUTOLINERS ASA COMMON STOCK NOK1.0 0.28% 0.72%

CLARIANT AG REG COMMON STOCK CHF.92 0.24% 0.32%

LOOMIS AB COMMON STOCK SEK5.0 0.33% 0.23%

KONINKLIJKE BAM GROEP NV COMMON STOCK EUR.1 0.24% 0.23%

BEKAERT NV COMMON STOCK 0.33% 0.23%

FIRST RESOURCES LTD COMMON STOCK 0.23% 0.45%

INFRONEER HOLDINGS INC COMMON STOCK 0.23% 0.24%

OSB GROUP PLC COMMON STOCK GBP.01 0.22% 0.27%

SPAREBANK 1 NORD NORGE COMMON STOCK NOK18.0 0.21% 0.31%

FIBI HOLDINGS COMMON STOCK ILS.05 0.20% 0.42%

Only in AVDV

AUSTRIA TECHNOLOGIE + SYSTEM COMMON STOCK 1.32%

PERSEUS MINING LTD COMMON STOCK 0.68%

WHITBREAD PLC COMMON STOCK GBP.767974 0.67%

B2GOLD CORP COMMON STOCK 0.61%

CLAL INSURANCE ENTERPR HLDGS COMMON STOCK ILS1.0 0.60%

BURBERRY GROUP PLC COMMON STOCK GBP.0005 0.57%

LION FINANCE GROUP PLC COMMON STOCK GBP.01 0.57%

OCEANAGOLD CORP COMMON STOCK 0.55%

Only in DLS

TAIYO YUDEN CO LTD 0.57%

REN - REDES ENERGETICAS NACIONAIS SGPS SA 0.39%

TP ICAP GROUP PLC 0.39%

VENTIA SERVICES GROUP LTD 0.39%

SONAE SGPS SA 0.37%

VENTURE CORP LTD 0.36%

PENNON GROUP PLC 0.33%

SHENG SIONG GROUP LTD 0.32%

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On the same fields

AVDV

Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF

DLS

WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Avantis WisdomTree

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +25.7% +13.2%

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

Gap to the S&P 500 +8.5 pts −4.0 pts

Expense ratio 0.36% 0.58%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 1738 1020

Net assets, AVDV as of Oct 9, 2026 and DLS as of Jun 30, 2026 $20.0bn $1.0bn

AVDV and DLS on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

AVDV in plain words

AVDV is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +25.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.36% 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 1,738 positions, with the top ten at 6.7%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

DLS in plain words

DLS tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +13.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.58% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,020 positions, with the top ten at 5.7%. It sat 3.7% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVDV or DLS?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDV returned +25.7% and DLS +13.2%.
Which is cheaper, AVDV or DLS?: AVDV is cheaper, by 0.22 percentage points a year. That is about $22 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVDV and DLS overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVDV and 0% of DLS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

AVDV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗AVDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Avantis website ↗DLS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DLS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗WisdomTree 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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