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Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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AVDV vs IWO: how they differ

AVDV and IWO hold 1% of their weight in the same names, and AVDV returned more over the year.

Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF and iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVDV and IWO hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AVDV and IWO both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAVDVIWO
Air New Zealand Ltd0.08%0.33%
Stanmore Resources Ltd0.08%0.22%
APERAM SA0.07%0.10%
New Hope Corp Ltd0.27%0.06%
Safilo Group SpA0.03%0.09%
Mutares SE & Co KGaA0.07%0.03%
Orora Ltd0.09%0.03%
AcadeMedia AB0.03%0.24%
flatexDEGIRO SE0.41%0.02%
G City Ltd0.02%0.09%
Danieli & C Officine Meccaniche SpA0.02%0.22%
McMillan Shakespeare Ltd0.02%0.03%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in AVDVOnly in IWO
AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik 1.72%MOOG INC CLASS A 0.69%
Mitsui Kinzoku Co Ltd 1.38%GLAUKOS 0.65%
Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd 0.74%JFROG 0.64%
Hudbay Minerals Inc 0.67%BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES INC 0.62%
OceanaGold Corp 0.63%FIRSTCASH HOLDINGS INC 0.62%
Perseus Mining Ltd 0.63%BRINKER INTERNATIONAL INC 0.61%
Coeur Mining Inc 0.61%INTERDIGITAL INC 0.60%
Whitehaven Coal Ltd 0.61%KRYSTAL BIOTECH 0.59%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

AVDV and IWO on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AVDV
Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF
IWO
iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerAvantisiShares
What it isInternational Small Cap ValueRussell 2000 Growth
Total return, 1 year+31.0%+17.0%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+13.5 pts−0.5 pts
Expense ratio0.36%0.24%
Already in the S&P 5000.0%0.0%
Holdings1751970

AVDV in plain words

AVDV is an index equity fund tracking the International Small Cap Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +31.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.36% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1751 positions, with the top ten at 8.2%.

IWO in plain words

IWO is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 2000 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.24% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 970 positions, with the top ten at 6.2%. It sat 7.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVDV or IWO?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDV returned +31.0% and IWO returned +17.0%, so AVDV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AVDV or IWO?
AVDV charges 0.36% a year and IWO charges 0.24%, so IWO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVDV and IWO overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVDV and 0% of IWO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 1% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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