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AVGE vs DFAW: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, AVGE returned +22.0% to DFAW's +19.1%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $1.2bn on Aug 31, 2026 for Avantis All Equity Markets ETF, and $1.6bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional World Equity ETF.

AVGE on its own →DFAW on its own →
At a glance
+22.0%
AVGE total return, 1 year
+19.1%
DFAW total return, 1 year
0.23%
AVGE expense ratio
0.24%
DFAW expense ratio

Pair scorecard

AVGE costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.9 points.

AVGE vs DFAW: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureAVGEDFAW
Return
Total return, 1 year+22.0%+19.1%
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedNo index, actively managed
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.23%0.24%
Net assets, AVGE as of Aug 31, 2026 and DFAW as of Jul 31, 2026$1.2bn$1.6bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund95.5%99.9%

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, AVGE and DFAW hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.

0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AVGE DFAW
Only in one fund ↓
Only in AVGE
AVANTIS US EQUITY ETF AVANTIS U.S. EQUITY ETF 43.27%
AVANTIS US LARGE CAP VALUE ETF AVANTIS US LARGE CAP VALUE 15.78%
AVANTIS INTERNATIONAL EQUITY E AVANTIS INTERNATIONAL EQUITY 10.45%
AVANTIS EMERGING MARKETS EQUIT AVANTIS EMERGING MARKETS EQ 6.13%
AVANTIS INTERNATIONAL LARGE CA AVANTIS INTL LRG CAP VAL ETF 5.38%
AVANTIS U.S. SMALL CAP VALUE E AVANTIS US SMALL CAP VALUE 3.58%
AVANTIS US SMALL CAP EQUITY ET AVANTIS US SMALL CAP EQUITY 3.52%
AVANTIS EMERGING MARKETS VALUE AVANTIS EMERGING MARKETS VAL 3.09%
Only in DFAW
Dimensional U S Core Equity 2 ETF 53.37%
DFA Dimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF 18.65%
Dimensional US Core Equity 1 ETF 17.70%
DFA Dimensional Emerging Markets Core Equity 2 ETF 8.48%
DFA Dimensional Global Real Estate ETF 1.73%
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Side by side

AVGE Avantis All Equity Markets ETF DFAW Dimensional World Equity ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Avantis Dimensional
What it is Actively managed Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +22.0% +19.1%
Its benchmark over the same days +15.9% (SPGM) +15.9% (SPGM)
Gap to its benchmark +6.1 pts vs SPGM +3.2 pts vs SPGM
Expense ratio 0.23% 0.24%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 15 5
Net assets, AVGE as of Aug 31, 2026 and DFAW as of Jul 31, 2026 $1.2bn $1.6bn

AVGE and DFAW on the fields both publish, as of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
AVGE

AVGE is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +22.0% with distributions reinvested, against +15.9% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI IMI. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.23% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Nov 2, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 15 positions, with the top ten at 95.5%.

DFAW

DFAW is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +19.1% with distributions reinvested, against +15.9% for its benchmark, the MSCI All Country World IMI Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.24% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 5 positions, with the top ten at 99.9%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVGE or DFAW?
In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVGE returned +22.0% and DFAW +19.1%.
Which is cheaper, AVGE or DFAW?
AVGE is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVGE and DFAW overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVGE and 0% of DFAW by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where to next
AVGE on its own →DFAW on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →AVGE dividend history →AVGE holdings →DFAW dividend history →DFAW holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
AVGE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
AVGE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Avantis website ↗
DFAW filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
DFAW prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Dimensional 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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