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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDV returned +25.7% and VSS +12.2%.

Which is cheaper, AVDV or VSS?

VSS is cheaper, by 0.30 percentage points a year. That is about $30 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

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AVDV vs VSS: Differences, Returns & Fees

AVDV and VSS hold 22% of their weight in the same names, and AVDV returned +25.7% over the year. Net assets: $20.0bn on Oct 9, 2026 for Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF, and $11.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard FTSE All-Wld ex-US SmCp Idx ETF.

VSS costs 0.30 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 13.5 points.

	AVDV	VSS
Expense ratio	0.36%	0.06%
Net assets, AVDV as of Oct 9, 2026 and VSS as of Sep 30, 2026	$20.0bn	$11.6bn
Total return, 1 year	+25.7%	+12.2%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	FTSE Global Small Cap ex US Index
Holdings in common	22%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	6.7%	8.1%
Below its high	4.1%, high on Sep 4, 2026	4.0%, high on May 11, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

+25.7%

AVDV total return, 1 year

+12.2%

VSS total return, 1 year

0.36%

AVDV expense ratio

0.06%

VSS expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVDV and VSS hold 22% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

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22% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding AVDV VSS

HUDBAY MINERALS INC COMMON STOCK 0.30% 0.30%

ELDORADO GOLD CORP COMMON STOCK 0.29% 0.27%

SSR MINING INC COMMON STOCK 0.45% 0.20%

SOUTH BOW CORP COMMON STOCK NPV 0.30% 0.20%

NKT A/S COMMON STOCK DKK20.0 0.32% 0.19%

B2GOLD CORP COMMON STOCK 0.61% 0.18%

SAIPEM SPA COMMON STOCK 0.47% 0.18%

AL SYDBANK COMMON STOCK DKK10.0 0.30% 0.17%

OCEANAGOLD CORP COMMON STOCK 0.55% 0.17%

PERSEUS MINING LTD COMMON STOCK 0.68% 0.16%

UMICORE COMMON STOCK 0.28% 0.16%

LION FINANCE GROUP PLC COMMON STOCK GBP.01 0.57% 0.15%

Only in AVDV

WHITBREAD PLC COMMON STOCK GBP.767974 0.67%

CLAL INSURANCE ENTERPR HLDGS COMMON STOCK ILS1.0 0.60%

BURBERRY GROUP PLC COMMON STOCK GBP.0005 0.57%

COEUR MINING INC COMMON STOCK USD.01 0.51%

TOYODA GOSEI CO LTD COMMON STOCK 0.51%

ZIM INTEGRATED SHIPPING SERV COMMON STOCK 0.44%

HAREL INSURANCE INVESTMENTS COMMON STOCK ILS.1 0.43%

WHITEHAVEN COAL LTD COMMON STOCK 0.43%

Only in VSS

SLBBH1142 5.90%

Taiwan Union Technology Corp 0.28%

DPM Metals Inc 0.24%

LandMark Optoelectronics Corp 0.23%

Aritzia Inc 0.23%

Gaztransport Et Technigaz SA 0.23%

Storebrand ASA 0.22%

Kinsus Interconnect Technology Corp 0.21%

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On the same fields

AVDV

Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF

VSS

Vanguard FTSE All-Wld ex-US SmCp Idx ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Avantis Vanguard

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +25.7% +12.2%

S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%

Gap to the S&P 500 +8.5 pts −5.1 pts

Expense ratio 0.36% 0.06%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 1738 4888

Net assets, AVDV as of Oct 9, 2026 and VSS as of Sep 30, 2026 $20.0bn $11.6bn

AVDV and VSS on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

AVDV in plain words

AVDV is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +25.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.36% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,738 positions, with the top ten at 6.7%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

VSS in plain words

VSS tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +12.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Aug 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 4,888 positions, with the top ten at 8.1%. It sat 4.0% below its high of May 11, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVDV or VSS?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDV returned +25.7% and VSS +12.2%.
Which is cheaper, AVDV or VSS?: VSS is cheaper, by 0.30 percentage points a year. That is about $30 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVDV and VSS overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVDV and 0% of VSS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

AVDV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗AVDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Avantis website ↗VSS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VSS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VSS ↗

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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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