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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 XBI: how they differ

AVDV and XBI hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and XBI returned more over the year.

Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Biotech ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVDV and XBI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in AVDVOnly in XBI
AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik 1.72%MODERNA INC 2.87%
Mitsui Kinzoku Co Ltd 1.38%TWIST BIOSCIENCE CORP 1.81%
Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd 0.74%HALOZYME THERAPEUTICS INC 1.47%
Hudbay Minerals Inc 0.67%NATERA INC 1.46%
OceanaGold Corp 0.63%KYMERA THERAPEUTICS INC 1.45%
Perseus Mining Ltd 0.63%TRAVERE THERAPEUTICS INC 1.40%
Coeur Mining Inc 0.61%ROIVANT SCIENCES LTD 1.39%
Whitehaven Coal Ltd 0.61%ORUKA THERAPEUTICS INC 1.38%

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 XBI on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AVDV
Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF
XBI
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Biotech ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerAvantisState Street
What it isInternational Small Cap ValueSPDR S&P Biotech
Total return, 1 year+31.0%+64.0%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+13.5 pts+46.5 pts
Expense ratio0.36%0.35%
Already in the S&P 5000.0%8.5%
Holdings1751154

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%.

XBI in plain words

XBI is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR S&P Biotech. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +64.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 8% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 154 positions, with the top ten at 15.9%. It sat 9.6% below its high of Feb 8, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVDV or XBI?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDV returned +31.0% and XBI returned +64.0%, so XBI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AVDV or XBI?
AVDV charges 0.36% a year and XBI charges 0.35%, so XBI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVDV and XBI overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVDV and 8% of XBI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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