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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDV returned +22.8% and HDV +29.4%.

Which is cheaper, AVDV or HDV?

HDV is cheaper, by 0.28 percentage points a year. That is about $28 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVDV and 90% of HDV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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AVDV vs HDV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AVDV returned +22.8% to HDV's +29.4%; 0% 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 $15.9bn for iShares Core High Dividend ETF.

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At a glance

+22.8%

AVDV total return, 1 year

+29.4%

HDV total return, 1 year

0.36%

AVDV expense ratio

0.08%

HDV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

HDV costs 0.28 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.6 points; AVDV is 1.3 times larger.

AVDV vs HDV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AVDV	HDV
Return
Measure	AVDV	HDV
Total return, 1 year	+22.8%	+29.4%
Drawdown
Measure	AVDV	HDV
Below its high	5.7%, high on Sep 4, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	AVDV	HDV
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Morningstar Dividend Yield Focus Index
Cost and size
Measure	AVDV	HDV
Expense ratio	0.36%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$20.0bn	$15.9bn
Holdings
Measure	AVDV	HDV
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	6.2%	55.6%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, AVDV and HDV hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AVDV HDV

CENTERRA GOLD INC COMMON STOCK 0.50% 0.12%

AUSTRALIAN FINANCE GROUP LTD COMMON STOCK 0.01% 0.13%

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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%

PERSEUS MINING LTD COMMON STOCK 0.59%

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%

Only in HDV

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 9.48%

CHEVRON 7.22%

ABBVIE 6.77%

PROCTER & GAMBLE 5.46%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 5.12%

PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL 5.04%

HOME DEPOT 4.57%

COCA-COLA 4.26%

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Side by side

AVDV Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF HDV iShares Core High Dividend ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Avantis iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of High Dividend

Total return, 1 year +22.8% +29.4%

Expense ratio 0.36% 0.08%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 89.5%

Holdings 1732 77

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $20.0bn $15.9bn

AVDV and HDV 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.

HDV

HDV tracks an index of High Dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +29.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 77 positions, with the top ten at 55.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVDV or HDV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDV returned +22.8% and HDV +29.4%.
Which is cheaper, AVDV or HDV?: HDV is cheaper, by 0.28 percentage points a year. That is about $28 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVDV and HDV overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVDV and 90% of HDV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where to next

AVDV on its own →HDV on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →AVDV dividend history →AVDV holdings →HDV dividend history →HDV holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

AVDV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AVDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Avantis website ↗

HDV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for HDV ↗

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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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