ETF comparison

AVDV vs SCZ

Both International Developed.

Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF · iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
28.2 %

827 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of AVDV and SCZ would leave roughly 28.2% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

AVDV only 71.5% Shared 28.2% SCZ only 70.6%
In AVDV only
834 positions
Shared
827 positions
In SCZ only
1,204 positions

Side by side

AVDV

Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF

Avantis · International Developed

81 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.36%
Net assets
$19.22B
TTM yield
2.79%
Top-10 conc.
8.5%
SCZ

iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

iShares · International Developed

79 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.40%
Net assets
$14.44B
TTM yield
3.18%
Top-10 conc.
3.5%

Sub-score comparison

64
Cost
60
77
Tax efficiency
77
100
Liquidity
100
100
Concentration
100
Tracking quality
AVDV sub-score SCZ

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — see what we don't score for why.

Cost difference

AVDV is 4 bps cheaper than SCZ. On a $100,000 position that's about $40/yr more in fees for SCZ.

Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open the cost calculator pre-filled with AVDV vs SCZ.

Top shared holdings

827 shared in total
# Holding In AVDV In SCZ Overlap
1 Mitsui Kinzoku Co Ltd 1.57% 0.43% 0.43%
2 NKT A/S 0.38% 0.22% 0.22%
3 Enlight Renewable Energy Ltd 0.21% 0.32% 0.21%
4 Saipem SpA 0.57% 0.19% 0.19%
5 Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd 0.50% 0.19% 0.19%
6 Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd 0.59% 0.17% 0.17%
7 IG Group Holdings PLC 0.17% 0.19% 0.17%
8 Burberry Group PLC 0.23% 0.16% 0.16%
9 Howden Joinery Group PLC 0.38% 0.16% 0.16%
10 Sandfire Resources Ltd 0.22% 0.15% 0.15%
11 Swissquote Group Holding SA 0.41% 0.15% 0.15%
12 Perseus Mining Ltd 0.76% 0.15% 0.15%

Only in AVDV

834 total
  • OceanaGold Corp 0.99%
  • New Gold Inc 0.91%
  • B2Gold Corp 0.80%
  • Hudbay Minerals Inc 0.74%
  • IAMGOLD Corp 0.55%
  • Whitecap Resources Inc 0.50%
  • Fortuna Mining Corp 0.44%
  • Eldorado Gold Corp 0.43%
  • Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd 0.42%
  • Centerra Gold Inc 0.37%

Only in SCZ

1,204 total
  • Resonac Holdings Corporation 0.44%
  • PLS GROUP LIMITED 0.39%
  • DIPLOMA PLC 0.35%
  • BEAZLEY PLC 0.29%
  • Accelleron Industries AG 0.28%
  • BLUESCOPE STEEL LIMITED 0.26%
  • WEIR GROUP PLC(THE) 0.26%
  • IMI PLC 0.26%
  • PSP Swiss Property AG 0.25%
  • GAZTRANSPORT ET TECHNIGAZ SA 0.25%

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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see /methodology/.

Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.