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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDV returned +31.0% and EFA returned +18.2%, so AVDV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, AVDV or EFA?

AVDV charges 0.36% a year and EFA charges 0.32%, so EFA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVDV and 0% of EFA by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 1% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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AVDV vs EFA: how they differ

AVDV and EFA hold 1% of their weight in the same names, and AVDV returned more over the year.

Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF and iShares MSCI EAFE ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVDV and EFA hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AVDV and EFA both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	AVDV	EFA
Ramelius Resources Ltd	0.33%	0.25%
Perseus Mining Ltd	0.63%	0.15%
Orora Ltd	0.09%	0.15%
Air New Zealand Ltd	0.08%	0.61%
Bankinter SA	0.15%	0.06%
Phoenix Financial Ltd	0.09%	0.06%
Enlight Renewable Energy Ltd	0.29%	0.05%
Unicaja Banco SA	0.14%	0.05%
ASR Nederland NV	0.05%	0.06%
Nine Entertainment Co Holdings Ltd	0.05%	0.17%
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial	0.56%	0.03%
Melia Hotels International SA	0.12%	0.02%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in AVDV	Only in EFA
AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik 1.72%	ASML HOLDING 3.01%
Mitsui Kinzoku Co Ltd 1.38%	HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.61%
Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd 0.74%	ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.36%
Hudbay Minerals Inc 0.67%	SHELL PLC 1.25%
OceanaGold Corp 0.63%	MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP 1.15%
Coeur Mining Inc 0.61%	NOVARTIS AG 1.15%
Whitehaven Coal Ltd 0.61%	NESTLE SA 1.12%
B2Gold Corp 0.59%	ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.09%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

AVDV and EFA on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	AVDV Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF	EFA iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Avantis	iShares
What it is	International Small Cap Value	Developed markets ex US
Total return, 1 year	+31.0%	+18.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+13.5 pts	+0.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.36%	0.32%
Already in the S&P 500	0.0%	0.0%
Holdings	1751	670

AVDV in plain words

AVDV is an index equity fund tracking the International Small Cap Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +31.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.36% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1751 positions, with the top ten at 8.2%.

EFA in plain words

EFA is an index equity fund tracking the Developed markets ex US. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.32% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 670 positions, with the top ten at 13.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVDV or EFA?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDV returned +31.0% and EFA returned +18.2%, so AVDV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AVDV or EFA?: AVDV charges 0.36% a year and EFA charges 0.32%, so EFA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVDV and EFA overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVDV and 0% of EFA by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 1% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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