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AVIV vs DFIV: Differences, Returns & Fees

AVIV and DFIV hold 34% of their weight in the same names, and DFIV returned +24.2% over the year. Net assets: $1.8bn on May 31, 2026 for Avantis International Large Cap Value ETF, and $21.4bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional International Value ETF.

AVIV costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.7 points.

AVIVDFIV
Expense ratio0.25%0.27%
Net assets, AVIV as of May 31, 2026 and DFIV as of Jul 31, 2026$1.8bn$21.4bn
Total return, 1 year+20.5%+24.2%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedNo index, actively managed
Holdings in common34%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund16.6%15.5%
Below its high5.5%, high on Aug 25, 20265.7%, high on Sep 3, 2026

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

+20.5%
AVIV total return, 1 year
+24.2%
DFIV total return, 1 year
0.25%
AVIV expense ratio
0.27%
DFIV expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVIV and DFIV hold 34% 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 Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

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34% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding AVIV DFIV
SHELL PLC ADR ADR 2.21% 3.17%
TORONTO DOMINION BANK COMMON STOCK 1.30% 1.05%
BP PLC SPONS ADR ADR 1.31% 1.01%
ZURICH INSURANCE GROUP AG COMMON STOCK CHF.1 1.36% 0.95%
SUNCOR ENERGY INC COMMON STOCK 1.00% 0.84%
TOTALENERGIES SE COMMON STOCK 0.75% 2.05%
SWISS RE AG COMMON STOCK USD.12 0.71% 0.86%
UNICREDIT SPA COMMON STOCK 1.01% 0.60%
CENOVUS ENERGY INC COMMON STOCK 0.77% 0.59%
BASF SE COMMON STOCK 0.59% 1.21%
DHL AG COMMON STOCK 0.63% 0.56%
BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA COMMON STOCK 0.82% 0.52%
Only in AVIV
SAFRAN SA COMMON STOCK EUR.2 1.99%
ROCHE HOLDING AG COMMON STOCK CHF.001 1.88%
ROLLS ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC COMMON STOCK GBP.2 1.50%
BHP GROUP LTD SPON ADR ADR 1.36%
ALLIANZ SE REG COMMON STOCK 1.25%
CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES COMMON STOCK 1.09%
ASML HOLDING NV NY REG SHS NY REG SHRS EUR.09 1.02%
SOFTBANK GROUP CORP COMMON STOCK 1.01%
Only in DFIV
Banco Santander, S.A. 1.93%
TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 1.78%
SOCIETE GENERALE SA 1.05%
LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC 1.01%
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. 1.01%
Bayer Aktiengesellschaft 0.97%
ENI S.P.A. 0.86%
ENGIE SA 0.84%

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On the same fields

AVIV
Avantis International Large Cap Value ETF
DFIV
Dimensional International Value ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Avantis Dimensional
What it is Actively managed Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +20.5% +24.2%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 +3.2 pts +7.0 pts
Expense ratio 0.25% 0.27%
Already in the S&P 500 0.1% 0.1%
Holdings 598 623
Net assets, AVIV as of May 31, 2026 and DFIV as of Jul 31, 2026 $1.8bn $21.4bn

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

AVIV in plain words

AVIV is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +20.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% 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 598 positions, with the top ten at 16.6%. It sat 5.5% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

DFIV in plain words

DFIV is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +24.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.27% 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 623 positions, with the top ten at 15.5%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Sep 3, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVIV or DFIV?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVIV returned +20.5% and DFIV +24.2%.
Which is cheaper, AVIV or DFIV?
AVIV is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVIV and DFIV overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVIV and 0% of DFIV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
AVIV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗AVIV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Avantis website ↗DFIV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DFIV 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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