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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDV returned +22.8% and IWC +16.5%.

Which is cheaper, AVDV or IWC?

AVDV is cheaper, by 0.24 percentage points a year. That is about $24 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVDV and 92% of IWC by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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AVDV vs IWC: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AVDV returned +22.8% to IWC's +16.5%; 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 $1.2bn for iShares Micro-Cap ETF.

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At a glance

+22.8%

AVDV total return, 1 year

+16.5%

IWC total return, 1 year

0.36%

AVDV expense ratio

0.60%

IWC expense ratio

Pair scorecard

AVDV costs 0.24 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.3 points; AVDV is 16.7 times larger.

AVDV vs IWC: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AVDV	IWC
Return
Measure	AVDV	IWC
Total return, 1 year	+22.8%	+16.5%
Drawdown
Measure	AVDV	IWC
Below its high	5.7%, high on Sep 4, 2026	9.5%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	AVDV	IWC
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Russell Microcap Index
Cost and size
Measure	AVDV	IWC
Expense ratio	0.36%	0.60%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$20.0bn	$1.2bn
Holdings
Measure	AVDV	IWC
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	6.2%	5.9%

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

What they share

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

JCDECAUX SE COMMON STOCK 0.12% 0.25%

FLATEXDEGIRO SE COMMON STOCK 0.38% 0.09%

CHAMPION IRON LTD COMMON STOCK 0.09% 0.04%

SESA SPA COMMON STOCK 0.04% 0.05%

ASOS PLC COMMON STOCK GBP.035 0.03% 0.18%

IMPERIAL METALS CORP COMMON STOCK 0.02% 0.05%

INDUS HOLDING AG COMMON STOCK 0.01% 0.01%

MCBRIDE PLC COMMON STOCK GBP.1 0.01% 0.26%

NEXXEN INTERNATIONAL LTD COMMON STOCK 0.01% 0.07%

STHREE PLC COMMON STOCK 0.04% 0.01%

BAADER BANK AG COMMON STOCK 0.00% 0.11%

BRAVURA SOLUTIONS LTD COMMON STOCK 0.00% 0.17%

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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 IWC

CAREDX 0.88%

PENGUIN SOLUTIONS INC 0.73%

NURIX THERAPEUTICS 0.63%

SELLAS LIFE SCIENCES GROUP INC 0.60%

VIRIDIAN THERAPEUTICS ORS 0.59%

OUSTER 0.53%

INTERFACE 0.52%

STRIVE INC CLASS A 0.50%

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Side by side

AVDV Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF IWC iShares Micro-Cap ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Avantis iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks the Russell Microcap

Total return, 1 year +22.8% +16.5%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.3% (IWV)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +3.2 pts vs IWV

Expense ratio 0.36% 0.60%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 91.7%

Holdings 1732 1365

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $20.0bn $1.2bn

AVDV and IWC 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.

IWC

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +16.5% with distributions reinvested, against +13.3% for its benchmark, the Russell 3000 Index.

IWC tracks the Russell Microcap. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.60% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,365 positions, with the top ten at 5.9%. It sat 9.5% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVDV or IWC?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDV returned +22.8% and IWC +16.5%.
Which is cheaper, AVDV or IWC?: AVDV is cheaper, by 0.24 percentage points a year. That is about $24 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVDV and IWC overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVDV and 92% of IWC by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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

Sources and dates

AVDV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AVDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Avantis website ↗

IWC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IWC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IWC ↗

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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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