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AVDV vs IEFA: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AVDV returned +22.8% to IEFA's +12.3%; 5% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $20.0bn on Oct 27, 2026 for Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF, and $190.4bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF.

AVDV on its own →IEFA on its own →
At a glance
+22.8%
AVDV total return, 1 year
+12.3%
IEFA total return, 1 year
0.36%
AVDV expense ratio
0.07%
IEFA expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IEFA costs 0.29 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.5 points; IEFA is 9.5 times larger.

AVDV vs IEFA: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureAVDVIEFA
Return
Total return, 1 year+22.8%+12.3%
Drawdown
Below its high5.7%, high on Sep 4, 20264.7%, high on Aug 25, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedMSCI EAFE IMI Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.36%0.07%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$20.0bn$190.1bn
Holdings
Holdings in common5%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund6.2%12.3%

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

Risk and return

Oct 4, 2019 to Oct 23, 2026 · 368 weekly returns
AVDV IEFA
Return
Total return edge AVDV +165.0% +96.5%
Annualized edge AVDV +14.8% +10.0%
Price return edge AVDV +115.2% +58.7%
Risk
Volatility edge IEFA 21.1% 18.7%
Max drawdown edge IEFA −41.8% −33.8%
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge AVDV 0.62 0.45
Sortino edge AVDV 0.87 0.63
Calmar edge AVDV 0.35 0.30
Reading

AVDV returned more: +165.0% to +96.5%. IEFA swung less: 18.7% to 21.1%. IEFA fell less at its worst: −33.8% to −41.8%.

Full scorecard

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Risk and return: AVDV vs IEFA: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureAVDVIEFAEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+165.0%+96.5%AVDVPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+14.8%+10.0%AVDVTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+115.2%+58.7%AVDVPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility21.1%18.7%IEFASpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation15.1%13.3%IEFALike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−41.8%−33.8%IEFADeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.620.45AVDVReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.870.63AVDVReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar0.350.30AVDVAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 368 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

5%

By the books each fund has filed, AVDV and IEFA hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

0 half 100%

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5% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AVDV IEFA
RAMELIUS RESOURCES LTD COMMON STOCK 0.37% 0.19%
PERSEUS MINING LTD COMMON STOCK 0.59% 0.12%
ORORA LTD COMMON STOCK 0.11% 0.12%
CAPSTONE COPPER CORP COMMON STOCK 0.07% 0.30%
AIR NEW ZEALAND LTD COMMON STOCK 0.06% 0.51%
UNICAJA BANCO SA COMMON STOCK EUR.25 0.08% 0.05%
AKZO NOBEL N.V. COMMON STOCK EUR.5 0.08% 0.04%
ENLIGHT RENEWABLE ENERGY LTD COMMON STOCK ILS.01 0.14% 0.04%
HAREL INSURANCE INVESTMENTS COMMON STOCK ILS.1 0.44% 0.04%
SULZER AG REG COMMON STOCK CHF.01 0.04% 0.06%
AL SYDBANK COMMON STOCK DKK10.0 0.26% 0.03%
CLAL INSURANCE ENTERPR HLDGS COMMON STOCK ILS1.0 0.67% 0.03%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in AVDV
TAMARACK VALLEY ENERGY LTD COMMON STOCK 0.60%
B2GOLD CORP COMMON STOCK 0.58%
OCEANAGOLD CORP COMMON STOCK 0.53%
CENTERRA GOLD INC COMMON STOCK 0.50%
BAYTEX ENERGY CORP COMMON STOCK 0.43%
WHITECAP RESOURCES INC COMMON STOCK 0.43%
COEUR MINING INC COMMON STOCK USD.01 0.42%
SSR MINING INC COMMON STOCK 0.42%
Only in IEFA
ASML HOLDING 2.55%
ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.36%
SHELL 1.21%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.18%
NOVARTIS AG 1.14%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.04%
NESTLE SA 1.04%
SAP 0.97%
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Side by side

AVDV Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Avantis iShares
What it is Actively managed Tracks the MSCI EAFE
Total return, 1 year +22.8% +12.3%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +14.3% (ACWX)
Gap to its benchmark not measured −2.0 pts vs ACWX
Expense ratio 0.36% 0.07%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 1732 2629
Net assets, AVDV as of Oct 27, 2026 and IEFA as of Oct 28, 2026 $20.0bn $190.4bn

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

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AVDV and IEFA do different jobs. What does each one do in a portfolio?

  1. What each follows. AVDV follows No index, actively managed and IEFA follows MSCI EAFE IMI Index.
  2. Holdings in common. 5% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 27, 2026).
  3. One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 AVDV returned +22.8% and IEFA +12.3% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 10.5 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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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.

IEFA

IEFA tracks the MSCI EAFE. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +12.3% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% 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 2,629 positions, with the top ten at 12.3%. It sat 4.7% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVDV or IEFA?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDV returned +22.8% and IEFA +12.3%.
Which is cheaper, AVDV or IEFA?
IEFA is cheaper, by 0.29 percentage points a year. That is about $29 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVDV and IEFA overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVDV and 0% of IEFA by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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AVDV on its own →IEFA on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →AVDV dividend history →AVDV holdings →IEFA dividend history →IEFA holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
AVDV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
AVDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Avantis website ↗
IEFA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IEFA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IEFA ↗

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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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