Which returned more over the last year, AVUV or IWN?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUV returned +25.1% and IWN +21.1%.

Which is cheaper, AVUV or IWN?

IWN 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 AVUV and IWN overlap with the S&P 500?

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

AVUV vs IWN: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AVUV returned +25.1% to IWN's +21.1%; 37% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $32.1bn for Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF and $14.0bn for iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF.

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At a glance

+25.1%

AVUV total return, 1 year

+21.1%

IWN total return, 1 year

0.25%

AVUV expense ratio

0.24%

IWN expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IWN costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.0 points; AVUV is 2.3 times larger.

AVUV vs IWN: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AVUV	IWN
Return
Measure	AVUV	IWN
Total return, 1 year	+25.1%	+21.1%
Drawdown
Measure	AVUV	IWN
Below its high	4.4%, high on Aug 4, 2026	5.2%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	AVUV	IWN
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Russell 2000 Value Index
Cost and size
Measure	AVUV	IWN
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.24%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$32.1bn	$14.0bn
Holdings
Measure	AVUV	IWN
Holdings in common	37%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	7.9%	5.4%

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

Risk and return

Oct 4, 2019 to Oct 23, 2026 · 368 weekly returns

AVUV IWN

Return

Total return edge AVUV +180.4% +107.1%

Annualized edge AVUV +15.7% +10.8%

Price return edge AVUV +150.6% +81.4%

Risk

Volatility edge IWN (slight) 27.5% 25.7%

Max drawdown edge IWN −48.5% −43.1%

Downside capture 100.1% 100.2%

Beta 1.04 1.00

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge AVUV 0.56 0.42

Sortino edge AVUV 0.82 0.60

Treynor 0.148 0.102

Calmar edge AVUV 0.32 0.25

Against the benchmark

Alpha +4.3% a year −0.1% a year

Alpha t-stat 1.91 −0.09

Information ratio 0.79 −0.01

Tracking error 6.1% 2.3%

Each against its own benchmark: AVUV against IWN, Oct 4, 2019 to Oct 23, 2026; IWN against VTWV, Oct 1, 2010 to Oct 23, 2026.

Reading

AVUV returned more: +180.4% to +107.1%. IWN swung slightly less: 25.7% to 27.5%. IWN fell less at its worst: −43.1% to −48.5%.

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Risk and return: AVUV vs IWN: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AVUV	IWN	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+180.4%	+107.1%	AVUV	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+15.7%	+10.8%	AVUV	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+150.6%	+81.4%	AVUV	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	27.5%	25.7%	IWN (slight)	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	18.9%	17.8%	IWN (slight)	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−48.5%	−43.1%	IWN	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture	111.7%	100.2%		Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture	100.1%	100.2%		Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta	1.04	1.00	Not an edge	How far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared	0.95	0.99	Not an edge	Share of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.56	0.42	AVUV	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.82	0.60	AVUV	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor	0.148	0.102		Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar	0.32	0.25	AVUV	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
Benchmark	IWN	VTWV		The ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha	+4.3% a year	−0.1% a year	Not significant	Yearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat	1.91	−0.09	Not an edge	How sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range	−0.1% to +8.7%	−1.2% to +1.1%	Includes zero	The 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio	0.79	−0.01		Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error	6.1%	2.3%	Not an edge	How far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 368 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

37%

By the books each fund has filed, AVUV and IWN hold 37% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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37% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AVUV IWN

VIASAT INC COMMON STOCK USD.0001 0.72% 0.60%

SM ENERGY CO COMMON STOCK USD.01 0.83% 0.60%

MATSON INC COMMON STOCK 0.99% 0.47%

TRANSOCEAN LTD COMMON STOCK CHF.1 0.55% 0.42%

SELECTIVE INSURANCE GROUP COMMON STOCK USD2.0 0.55% 0.40%

MURPHY OIL CORP COMMON STOCK USD1.0 0.73% 0.40%

ESSENT GROUP LTD COMMON STOCK USD.015 0.55% 0.40%

CNX RESOURCES CORP COMMON STOCK USD.01 0.59% 0.37%

GATX CORP COMMON STOCK USD.625 0.89% 0.37%

HANCOCK WHITNEY CORP COMMON STOCK USD3.33 0.37% 0.41%

CNO FINANCIAL GROUP INC COMMON STOCK USD.01 0.53% 0.34%

ASSOCIATED BANC CORP COMMON STOCK USD.01 0.42% 0.34%

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ABERCROMBIE + FITCH CO CL A COMMON STOCK USD.01 0.79%

LYFT INC A COMMON STOCK USD.00001 0.77%

MACY S INC COMMON STOCK USD.01 0.77%

LEAR CORP COMMON STOCK USD.01 0.70%

RUSH ENTERPRISES INC CL A COMMON STOCK USD.01 0.69%

CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC/THE COMMON STOCK USD.01 0.66%

CROCS INC COMMON STOCK USD.001 0.62%

TUTOR PERINI CORP COMMON STOCK USD1.0 0.61%

Only in IWN

UMB FINANCIAL 0.61%

CARETRUST REIT 0.58%

OLD NATIONAL BANCORP 0.52%

CYTOKINETICS 0.49%

PBF ENERGY CLASS A 0.49%

MACERICH REIT 0.47%

TERRENO REALTY REIT 0.46%

SOUTHWEST GAS HOLDINGS 0.46%

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Side by side

AVUV Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF IWN iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Avantis iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +25.1% +21.1%

Its benchmark over the same days +21.1% (IWN) +21.3% (VTWV)

Gap to its benchmark +4.0 pts vs IWN −0.2 pts vs VTWV

Expense ratio 0.25% 0.24%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 791 1405

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $32.1bn $14.0bn

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

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AVUV and IWN are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

What each follows. AVUV follows No index, actively managed and IWN follows Russell 2000 Value Index.
Holdings in common. 37% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 27, 2026).
One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 AVUV returned +25.1% and IWN +21.1% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 4.0 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

AVUV

AVUV is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +25.1% with distributions reinvested, against +21.1% for its benchmark, the Russell 2000 Value. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% 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 791 positions, with the top ten at 7.9%. It sat 4.4% below its high of Aug 4, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

IWN

IWN tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +21.1% with distributions reinvested, against +21.3% for its benchmark, the Russell 2000 Value Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.24% 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 1,405 positions, with the top ten at 5.4%. It sat 5.2% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVUV or IWN?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUV returned +25.1% and IWN +21.1%.
Which is cheaper, AVUV or IWN?: IWN 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 AVUV and IWN overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVUV and 0% of IWN by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

AVUV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AVUV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Avantis website ↗

IWN filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IWN prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IWN ↗

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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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