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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDV returned +22.8% and IJT +15.4%.

Which is cheaper, AVDV or IJT?

IJT is cheaper, by 0.18 percentage points a year. That is about $18 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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AVDV vs IJT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AVDV returned +22.8% to IJT's +15.4%; 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 $7.5bn for iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF.

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At a glance

+22.8%

AVDV total return, 1 year

+15.4%

IJT total return, 1 year

0.36%

AVDV expense ratio

0.18%

IJT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IJT costs 0.18 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.4 points; AVDV is 2.7 times larger.

AVDV vs IJT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AVDV	IJT
Return
Measure	AVDV	IJT
Total return, 1 year	+22.8%	+15.4%
Drawdown
Measure	AVDV	IJT
Below its high	5.7%, high on Sep 4, 2026	8.2%, high on Aug 4, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	AVDV	IJT
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	S&P SmallCap 600 Growth Index
Cost and size
Measure	AVDV	IJT
Expense ratio	0.36%	0.18%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$20.0bn	$7.5bn
Holdings
Measure	AVDV	IJT
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	6.2%	9.6%

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

What they share

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

NEW HOPE CORP LTD COMMON STOCK 0.32% 0.33%

PLUS500 LTD COMMON STOCK ILS.01 0.20% 0.19%

AIR NEW ZEALAND LTD COMMON STOCK 0.06% 0.48%

APERAM COMMON STOCK 0.05% 0.15%

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

ENSIGN ENERGY SERVICES INC COMMON STOCK 0.04% 0.49%

ACADEMEDIA AB COMMON STOCK SEK1.0 0.02% 0.32%

CHEFFELO AB COMMON STOCK SEK.066667 0.00% 0.49%

ROGERS SUGAR INC COMMON STOCK 0.00% 0.22%

VICTORY SUPERMARKET CHAIN LT COMMON STOCK ILS.01 0.00% 0.43%

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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 IJT

VIASAT INC 1.18%

PROTAGONIST THERAPEUTICS 1.11%

RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES REIT 1.10%

TG THERAPEUTICS 0.97%

ETSY 0.91%

ALKERMES 0.90%

GLAUKOS 0.90%

ZURN ELKAY WATER SOLUTIONS CORP 0.88%

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Side by side

AVDV Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF IJT iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Avantis iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks the S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth

Total return, 1 year +22.8% +15.4%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +15.6% (SLYG)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.2 pts vs SLYG

Expense ratio 0.36% 0.18%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 1732 369

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $20.0bn $7.5bn

AVDV and IJT 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.

IJT

IJT tracks the S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +15.4% with distributions reinvested, against +15.6% for its benchmark, the S&P SmallCap 600 Growth Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% 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 369 positions, with the top ten at 9.6%. It sat 8.2% below its high of Aug 4, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVDV or IJT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDV returned +22.8% and IJT +15.4%.
Which is cheaper, AVDV or IJT?: IJT is cheaper, by 0.18 percentage points a year. That is about $18 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVDV and IJT overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVDV and 0% of IJT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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

Sources and dates

AVDV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AVDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Avantis website ↗

IJT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IJT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IJT ↗

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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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