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AVDV vs MDY: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AVDV returned +22.8% to MDY's +12.8%; 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 $25.9bn for SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust.

AVDV on its own →MDY on its own →
At a glance
+22.8%
AVDV total return, 1 year
+12.8%
MDY total return, 1 year
0.36%
AVDV expense ratio
0.23%
MDY expense ratio

Pair scorecard

MDY costs 0.13 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.0 points; MDY is 1.3 times larger.

AVDV vs MDY: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureAVDVMDY
Return
Total return, 1 year+22.8%+12.8%
Drawdown
Below its high5.7%, high on Sep 4, 20266.5%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedS&P MidCap 400 Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.36%0.23%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$20.0bn$25.9bn
Holdings
Holdings in common1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund6.2%7.5%

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

What they share

1%

By the books each fund has filed, AVDV and MDY hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

0 half 100%

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AVDV MDY
COEUR MINING INC COMMON STOCK USD.01 0.42% 0.42%
OVINTIV INC COMMON STOCK 0.13% 0.57%
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 MDY
Okta Inc. Class A 1.09%
U.S. Dollar 0.96%
TechnipFMC plc 0.81%
United Therapeutics Corporation 0.73%
Entegris Inc. 0.66%
ATI Inc 0.66%
US Foods Holding Corp. 0.64%
Reliance Inc. 0.64%
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Side by side

AVDV Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF MDY SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Avantis State Street
What it is Actively managed Tracks the S&P MidCap 400
Total return, 1 year +22.8% +12.8%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.2% (IJH)
Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.4 pts vs IJH
Expense ratio 0.36% 0.23%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 1732 401
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $20.0bn $25.9bn

AVDV and MDY 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.

MDY

MDY tracks the S&P MidCap 400. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +12.8% with distributions reinvested, against +13.2% for its benchmark, the S&P MidCap 400 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.23% 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 401 positions, with the top ten at 7.5%. It sat 6.5% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVDV or MDY?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDV returned +22.8% and MDY +12.8%.
Which is cheaper, AVDV or MDY?
MDY is cheaper, by 0.13 percentage points a year. That is about $13 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVDV and MDY overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVDV and 0% of MDY by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where to next
AVDV on its own →MDY on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →AVDV dividend history →AVDV holdings →MDY dividend history →MDY holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
AVDV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
AVDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Avantis website ↗
MDY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
State Street website ↗

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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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