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AVDV vs IXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AVDV returned +22.8% to IXUS's +14.1%; 4% 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 $57.6bn for iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF.

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At a glance
+22.8%
AVDV total return, 1 year
+14.1%
IXUS total return, 1 year
0.36%
AVDV expense ratio
0.07%
IXUS expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IXUS costs 0.29 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.7 points; IXUS is 2.9 times larger.

AVDV vs IXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureAVDVIXUS
Return
Total return, 1 year+22.8%+14.1%
Drawdown
Below its high5.7%, high on Sep 4, 20264.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedMSCI ACWI ex USA IMI
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.36%0.07%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$20.0bn$57.6bn
Holdings
Holdings in common4%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund6.2%13.5%

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

Risk and return

Oct 4, 2019 to Oct 23, 2026 · 368 weekly returns
AVDV IXUS
Return
Total return edge AVDV +165.0% +97.8%
Annualized edge AVDV +14.8% +10.1%
Price return edge AVDV +115.2% +61.6%
Risk
Volatility edge IXUS 21.1% 18.1%
Max drawdown edge IXUS −41.8% −33.7%
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge AVDV 0.62 0.46
Sortino edge AVDV 0.87 0.65
Calmar edge AVDV 0.35 0.30
Reading

AVDV returned more: +165.0% to +97.8%. IXUS swung less: 18.1% to 21.1%. IXUS fell less at its worst: −33.7% to −41.8%.

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Risk and return: AVDV vs IXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureAVDVIXUSEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+165.0%+97.8%AVDVPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+14.8%+10.1%AVDVTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+115.2%+61.6%AVDVPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility21.1%18.1%IXUSSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation15.1%13.0%IXUSLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−41.8%−33.7%IXUSDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.620.46AVDVReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.870.65AVDVReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar0.350.30AVDVAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 368 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

4%

By the books each fund has filed, AVDV and IXUS hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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4% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AVDV IXUS
RAMELIUS RESOURCES LTD COMMON STOCK 0.37% 0.12%
CAPSTONE COPPER CORP COMMON STOCK 0.07% 0.18%
ORORA LTD COMMON STOCK 0.11% 0.07%
PERSEUS MINING LTD COMMON STOCK 0.59% 0.07%
AIR NEW ZEALAND LTD COMMON STOCK 0.06% 0.31%
SULZER AG REG COMMON STOCK CHF.01 0.04% 0.04%
TRIGANO SA COMMON STOCK EUR4.2568 0.09% 0.04%
WHITECAP RESOURCES INC COMMON STOCK 0.43% 0.04%
ENDEAVOUR GROUP LTD/AUSTRALI COMMON STOCK 0.03% 0.03%
ENLIGHT RENEWABLE ENERGY LTD COMMON STOCK ILS.01 0.14% 0.03%
UNICAJA BANCO SA COMMON STOCK EUR.25 0.08% 0.03%
AKZO NOBEL N.V. COMMON STOCK EUR.5 0.08% 0.02%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in AVDV
COEUR MINING INC COMMON STOCK USD.01 0.42%
CLAS OHLSON AB B SHS COMMON STOCK SEK1.25 0.34%
TOKYO KIRABOSHI FINANCIAL GR COMMON STOCK 0.33%
OVS SPA COMMON STOCK NPV 0.30%
CONSTELLIUM SE COMMON STOCK EUR.02 0.28%
PACIFIC BASIN SHIPPING LTD COMMON STOCK USD.01 0.28%
JET2 PLC COMMON STOCK GBP.0125 0.27%
AUMOVIO SE COMMON STOCK 0.26%
Only in IXUS
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 4.39%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 1.90%
ASML HOLDING 1.53%
SK HYNIX 1.35%
ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.82%
SHELL 0.73%
TENCENT HOLDINGS 0.73%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.72%
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Side by side

AVDV Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Avantis iShares
What it is Actively managed Tracks the MSCI Total International Stock
Total return, 1 year +22.8% +14.1%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +14.3% (ACWX)
Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.2 pts vs ACWX
Expense ratio 0.36% 0.07%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 1732 4584
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $20.0bn $57.6bn

AVDV and IXUS on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

Client brief · page 1 of 2 Report BR-4303E17EDA

AVDV and IXUS do different jobs. What does each one do in a portfolio?

  1. What each follows. AVDV follows No index, actively managed and IXUS follows MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI.
  2. Holdings in common. 4% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 27, 2026).
  3. One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 AVDV returned +22.8% and IXUS +14.1% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 8.7 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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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.

IXUS

IXUS tracks the MSCI Total International Stock. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.1% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% 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 4,584 positions, with the top ten at 13.5%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVDV or IXUS?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDV returned +22.8% and IXUS +14.1%.
Which is cheaper, AVDV or IXUS?
IXUS is cheaper, by 0.29 percentage points a year. That is about $29 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVDV and IXUS overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVDV and 0% of IXUS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Sources and dates
AVDV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
AVDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Avantis website ↗
IXUS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IXUS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IXUS ↗

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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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