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AVDV vs DVY: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AVDV returned +22.8% to DVY's +17.1%; 1% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $20.0bn for Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF and $23.4bn for iShares Select Dividend ETF.

AVDV on its own →DVY on its own →
At a glance
+22.8%
AVDV total return, 1 year
+17.1%
DVY total return, 1 year
0.36%
AVDV expense ratio
0.38%
DVY expense ratio

Pair scorecard

AVDV costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.7 points; DVY is 1.2 times larger.

AVDV vs DVY: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureAVDVDVY
Return
Total return, 1 year+22.8%+17.1%
Drawdown
Below its high5.7%, high on Sep 4, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedDow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.36%0.38%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$20.0bn$23.4bn
Holdings
Holdings in common1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund6.2%19.7%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

1%

By the books each fund has filed, AVDV and DVY hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AVDV DVY
PERSEUS MINING LTD COMMON STOCK 0.59% 2.12%
PARAGON BANKING GROUP PLC COMMON STOCK GBP1.0 0.20% 0.36%
BENDIGO AND ADELAIDE BANK COMMON STOCK 0.09% 0.85%
AEP PLANTATIONS PLC COMMON STOCK GBP.025 0.00% 0.96%
KEYERA CORP COMMON STOCK 0.00% 1.26%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in AVDV
AUSTRIA TECHNOLOGIE + SYSTEM COMMON STOCK 0.81%
WHITBREAD PLC COMMON STOCK GBP.767974 0.68%
CLAL INSURANCE ENTERPR HLDGS COMMON STOCK ILS1.0 0.67%
TAMARACK VALLEY ENERGY LTD COMMON STOCK 0.60%
B2GOLD CORP COMMON STOCK 0.58%
LION FINANCE GROUP PLC COMMON STOCK GBP.01 0.58%
JOHNSON MATTHEY PLC COMMON STOCK GBP1.478994 0.56%
BURBERRY GROUP PLC COMMON STOCK GBP.0005 0.55%
Only in DVY
HP INC 2.54%
PFIZER 2.42%
ALTRIA GROUP INC 2.27%
T ROWE PRICE GROUP 2.00%
ONEOK 1.87%
KIMBERLY CLARK 1.65%
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 1.65%
TARGET CORP 1.61%
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Side by side

AVDV Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF DVY iShares Select Dividend ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Avantis iShares
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of US dividend
Total return, 1 year +22.8% +17.1%
Expense ratio 0.36% 0.38%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 80.1%
Holdings 1732 101
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $20.0bn $23.4bn

AVDV and DVY on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
AVDV

AVDV is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +22.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.36% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,732 positions, with the top ten at 6.2%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

DVY

DVY tracks an index of US dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +17.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.38% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 80% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 101 positions, with the top ten at 19.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVDV or DVY?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDV returned +22.8% and DVY +17.1%.
Which is cheaper, AVDV or DVY?
AVDV is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVDV and DVY overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVDV and 80% of DVY by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where to next
AVDV on its own →DVY on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →AVDV dividend history →AVDV holdings →DVY dividend history →DVY holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
AVDV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
AVDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Avantis website ↗
DVY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
DVY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for DVY ↗

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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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