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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDV returned +22.8% and IUSB −1.2%.

Which is cheaper, AVDV or IUSB?

IUSB 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.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

AVDV vs IUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AVDV returned +22.8% to IUSB's −1.2%; 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 $49.8bn for iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+22.8%

AVDV total return, 1 year

−1.2%

IUSB total return, 1 year

0.36%

AVDV expense ratio

0.06%

IUSB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IUSB costs 0.30 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 24.0 points; IUSB is 2.5 times larger.

AVDV vs IUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AVDV	IUSB
Return
Measure	AVDV	IUSB
Total return, 1 year	+22.8%	−1.2%
Drawdown
Measure	AVDV	IUSB
Below its high	5.7%, high on Sep 4, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	AVDV	IUSB
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index
Cost and size
Measure	AVDV	IUSB
Expense ratio	0.36%	0.06%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$20.0bn	$49.8bn
Holdings
Measure	AVDV	IUSB
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	6.2%

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

What they share

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

Only in one fund ↓

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 IUSB

BLK Liquidity Temp Cash Inst #21 4.75%

TREASURY NOTE 0.49%

TREASURY NOTE 0.42%

TREASURY NOTE 0.41%

TREASURY NOTE 0.38%

TREASURY NOTE 0.37%

TREASURY NOTE (2OLD) 0.36%

UMBS 15YR TBA(REG B) 0.35%

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Side by side

AVDV Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF IUSB iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Avantis iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of Universal USD Bond

Total return, 1 year +22.8% −1.2%

Expense ratio 0.36% 0.06%

Holdings 1732 18338

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $20.0bn $49.8bn

AVDV and IUSB 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.

IUSB

IUSB tracks an index of Universal USD Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVDV or IUSB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDV returned +22.8% and IUSB −1.2%.
Which is cheaper, AVDV or IUSB?: IUSB 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.

Other comparisons

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Where to next

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

Sources and dates

AVDV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AVDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Avantis website ↗

IUSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IUSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IUSB ↗

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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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