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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDV returned +22.8% and IWO +7.9%.

Which is cheaper, AVDV or IWO?

IWO is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. 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.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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AVDV vs IWO: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AVDV returned +22.8% to IWO's +7.9%; 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 $14.0bn for iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF.

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At a glance

+22.8%

AVDV total return, 1 year

+7.9%

IWO total return, 1 year

0.36%

AVDV expense ratio

0.24%

IWO expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IWO costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 14.9 points; AVDV is 1.4 times larger.

AVDV vs IWO: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AVDV	IWO
Return
Measure	AVDV	IWO
Total return, 1 year	+22.8%	+7.9%
Drawdown
Measure	AVDV	IWO
Below its high	5.7%, high on Sep 4, 2026	9.9%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	AVDV	IWO
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Russell 2000 Growth Index
Cost and size
Measure	AVDV	IWO
Expense ratio	0.36%	0.24%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$20.0bn	$14.0bn
Holdings
Measure	AVDV	IWO
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	6.2%	6.4%

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

What they share

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

TOREX GOLD RESOURCES INC COMMON STOCK 0.39% 0.61%

CONSTELLIUM SE COMMON STOCK EUR.02 0.28% 0.21%

STANMORE RESOURCES LTD COMMON STOCK 0.08% 0.13%

AIR NEW ZEALAND LTD COMMON STOCK 0.06% 0.27%

ENERGY FUELS INC COMMON STOCK 0.06% 0.14%

NEW HOPE CORP LTD COMMON STOCK 0.32% 0.06%

APERAM COMMON STOCK 0.05% 0.09%

DANIELI + CO COMMON STOCK EUR1.0 0.05% 0.20%

SAFILO GROUP SPA COMMON STOCK 0.05% 0.09%

PRECISION DRILLING CORP COMMON STOCK 0.11% 0.04%

MUTARES SE + CO KGAA COMMON STOCK 0.09% 0.03%

ORORA LTD COMMON STOCK 0.11% 0.03%

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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 IWO

JFROG 0.74%

TWIST BIOSCIENCE 0.71%

GLAUKOS 0.70%

MOOG INC CLASS A 0.68%

BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES INC 0.66%

RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES REIT 0.60%

INTERDIGITAL INC 0.58%

PROTAGONIST THERAPEUTICS 0.58%

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Side by side

AVDV Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF IWO iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Avantis iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks the Russell 2000 Growth

Total return, 1 year +22.8% +7.9%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +8.0% (VTWG)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.1 pts vs VTWG

Expense ratio 0.36% 0.24%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 1732 1122

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $20.0bn $14.0bn

AVDV and IWO 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.

IWO

IWO tracks the Russell 2000 Growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +7.9% with distributions reinvested, against +8.0% for its benchmark, the Russell 2000 Growth Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.24% 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 1,122 positions, with the top ten at 6.4%. It sat 9.9% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVDV or IWO?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDV returned +22.8% and IWO +7.9%.
Which is cheaper, AVDV or IWO?: IWO is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. 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.

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

Sources and dates

AVDV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AVDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Avantis website ↗

IWO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IWO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IWO ↗

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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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