Which returned more over the last year, AVLV or EFA?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVLV returned +29.6% and EFA +12.1%.

Which is cheaper, AVLV or EFA?

AVLV is cheaper, by 0.17 percentage points a year. That is about $17 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do AVLV and EFA overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 84% of AVLV and 0% of EFA by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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AVLV vs EFA: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AVLV returned +29.6% to EFA's +12.1%; 1% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $22.4bn for Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF and $76.8bn for iShares MSCI EAFE ETF.

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At a glance

+29.6%

AVLV total return, 1 year

+12.1%

EFA total return, 1 year

0.15%

AVLV expense ratio

0.32%

EFA expense ratio

Pair scorecard

AVLV costs 0.17 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 17.5 points; EFA is 3.4 times larger.

AVLV vs EFA: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AVLV	EFA
Return
Measure	AVLV	EFA
Total return, 1 year	+29.6%	+12.1%
Drawdown
Measure	AVLV	EFA
Below its high		4.7%, high on Aug 25, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	AVLV	EFA
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	MSCI EAFE Index
Cost and size
Measure	AVLV	EFA
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.32%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$22.4bn	$76.8bn
Holdings
Measure	AVLV	EFA
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	26.8%	14.3%

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

What they share

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

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AVLV EFA

DOLLAR GENERAL CORP COMMON STOCK USD.875 0.45% 0.27%

ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES CL A COMMON STOCK USD.01 0.25% 0.28%

TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY COMMON STOCK USD.008 0.26% 0.21%

AUTOLIV INC COMMON STOCK USD1.0 0.17% 0.86%

PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC COMMON STOCK USD.01 0.55% 0.14%

ALLSTATE CORP COMMON STOCK USD.01 0.90% 0.11%

EQT CORP COMMON STOCK 0.34% 0.06%

APA CORP COMMON STOCK USD.625 0.38% 0.05%

ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES INC COMMON STOCK USD.001 0.05% 0.14%

ANTERO MIDSTREAM CORP COMMON STOCK 0.11% 0.03%

SMURFIT WESTROCK PLC COMMON STOCK 0.23% 0.03%

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING COMMON STOCK USD.1 0.07% 0.02%

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Only in AVLV

MICROSOFT CORP COMMON STOCK USD.00000625 3.48%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC COMMON STOCK USD.1 2.96%

AMAZON.COM INC COMMON STOCK USD.01 2.92%

META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A COMMON STOCK USD.000006 2.91%

APPLE INC COMMON STOCK USD.00001 2.85%

JPMORGAN CHASE + CO COMMON STOCK USD1.0 2.66%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP COMMON STOCK 2.56%

ELI LILLY + CO COMMON STOCK 2.51%

Only in EFA

ASML HOLDING 2.98%

ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.58%

SHELL 1.42%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.38%

NOVARTIS AG 1.33%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.21%

NESTLE SA 1.21%

SAP 1.13%

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Side by side

AVLV Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF EFA iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Avantis iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of Developed markets ex US

Total return, 1 year +29.6% +12.1%

Its benchmark over the same days +27.5% (IWD) +14.3% (ACWX)

Gap to its benchmark +2.1 pts vs IWD −2.2 pts vs ACWX

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.32%

Already in the S&P 500 84.3% 0.0%

Holdings 298 665

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $22.4bn $76.8bn

AVLV and EFA on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

AVLV

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +29.6% with distributions reinvested, against +27.5% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Value.

AVLV is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 298 positions, with the top ten at 26.8%.

EFA

EFA tracks an index of Developed markets ex US. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +12.1% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.32% 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 665 positions, with the top ten at 14.3%. It sat 4.7% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVLV or EFA?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVLV returned +29.6% and EFA +12.1%.
Which is cheaper, AVLV or EFA?: AVLV is cheaper, by 0.17 percentage points a year. That is about $17 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVLV and EFA overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 84% of AVLV and 0% of EFA by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

AVLV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AVLV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Avantis website ↗

EFA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EFA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EFA ↗

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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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