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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDV returned +22.8% and IJR +17.5%.

Which is cheaper, AVDV or IJR?

IJR is cheaper, by 0.30 percentage points a year. That is about $30 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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AVDV vs IJR: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AVDV returned +22.8% to IJR's +17.5%; 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 $104.6bn for iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF.

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At a glance

+22.8%

AVDV total return, 1 year

+17.5%

IJR total return, 1 year

0.36%

AVDV expense ratio

0.06%

IJR expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IJR costs 0.30 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.3 points; IJR is 5.2 times larger.

AVDV vs IJR: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AVDV	IJR
Return
Measure	AVDV	IJR
Total return, 1 year	+22.8%	+17.5%
Drawdown
Measure	AVDV	IJR
Below its high	5.7%, high on Sep 4, 2026	6.8%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	AVDV	IJR
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	S&P SmallCap 600
Cost and size
Measure	AVDV	IJR
Expense ratio	0.36%	0.06%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$20.0bn	$104.6bn
Holdings
Measure	AVDV	IJR
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	6.2%	5.3%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, AVDV and IJR 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 IJR

NEW HOPE CORP LTD COMMON STOCK 0.32% 0.15%

PLUS500 LTD COMMON STOCK ILS.01 0.20% 0.14%

AIR NEW ZEALAND LTD COMMON STOCK 0.06% 0.23%

APERAM COMMON STOCK 0.05% 0.13%

CREDITO EMILIANO SPA COMMON STOCK EUR1.0 0.05% 0.28%

DANIELI + CO COMMON STOCK EUR1.0 0.05% 0.17%

ENSIGN ENERGY SERVICES INC COMMON STOCK 0.04% 0.46%

NEWPRINCES SPA COMMON STOCK 0.04% 0.13%

TREVI FINANZIARIA INDUSTRIAL COMMON STOCK 0.03% 0.08%

ACADEMEDIA AB COMMON STOCK SEK1.0 0.02% 0.15%

METRO MINING LTD COMMON STOCK 0.01% 0.04%

ABG SUNDAL COLLIER HOLDING COMMON STOCK NOK.23 0.00% 0.20%

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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 IJR

GLAUKOS 0.61%

PAYCOM SOFTWARE 0.57%

MATCH GROUP INC 0.57%

VIASAT INC 0.55%

SM ENERGY 0.53%

PROTAGONIST THERAPEUTICS 0.52%

RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES REIT 0.51%

JACKSON FINANCIAL CLASS A 0.48%

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Side by side

AVDV Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Avantis iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks the S&P SmallCap 600

Total return, 1 year +22.8% +17.5%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +17.6% (SPSM)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.1 pts vs SPSM

Expense ratio 0.36% 0.06%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 1732 642

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $20.0bn $104.6bn

AVDV and IJR 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.

IJR

IJR tracks the S&P SmallCap 600. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +17.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.6% for its benchmark, the S&P SmallCap 600. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% 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 642 positions, with the top ten at 5.3%. It sat 6.8% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVDV or IJR?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDV returned +22.8% and IJR +17.5%.
Which is cheaper, AVDV or IJR?: IJR is cheaper, by 0.30 percentage points a year. That is about $30 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVDV and IJR overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVDV and 0% of IJR by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

AVDV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AVDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Avantis website ↗

IJR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IJR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IJR ↗

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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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