AVDS vs BRIE: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

Avantis International Small Cap Equity ETF

AVDSANYSE Arca

MFS Blended Research International Equity ETF

BRIEBNYSE

Overlap

1.8%by weight

Expense ratio

AVDS −0.04pt a year

AVDS0.30%BRIE0.34%

Avg volume · 30D

BRIE 8.2×the volume

AVDS24.9KBRIE204K

AVDS vs BRIE Performance

Oct 31, 2025 – Nov 2, 2026

+17.1%AVDS+17.5%BRIE

Expense ratio: AVDS 0.30%, better; BRIE 0.34%
Fund size: AVDS $374M; BRIE $698M
1Y total return: AVDS +17.1%; BRIE +17.5%, better
Yield (12M): AVDS 2.65%; BRIE No data
Holdings: AVDS 3121; BRIE 164
Avg volume (30D): AVDS 24.9K sh; BRIE 204K sh, better
NAV per share: AVDS $76.06; BRIE $29.56
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for AVDS, BRIE, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	AVDS	BRIE
Cost30% weight	A89Higher	A84
Mission25% weight	Not scored	Not scored
Risk15% weight	B64Higher	C51
Tradability15% weight	B66Higher	C53
Holdings10% weight	A90Higher	B63
Durability5% weight	B69Higher	C49

Rank among International Active Equity funds

How we build Categories ›

Same Category. AVDS and BRIE are both graded against the same 55 International Active Equity funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

International Active Equity⁠

Category · 55 funds

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AVDS ranks 4th and BRIE 15th of 55 funds in the International Active Equity Category.

Rank 1AAVDEAvantis International Equity ETFScore 87
Rank 1ADFICDimensional International Core Equity 2 ETFScore 87
Rank 3AJIREJPMorgan International Research Enhanced Equity ETFScore 79
Rank 4AAVDSAvantis International Small Cap Equity ETFScore 78
Rank 5AENHIiShares Enhanced International Active ETFScore 76
Rank 13BILOWAB International Low Volatility Equity ETFScore 66
Rank 15BBRIEMFS Blended Research International Equity ETFScore 65
Rank 16BPIEQPrincipal International Equity ETFScore 64

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

AVDSAAvantis International Small Cap Equity ETF

BRIEBMFS Blended Research International Equity ETF

In short

AVDS Avantis casts a wide net: roughly 3,000 non-US developed small caps, weighted with an eye on price, profitability and how much cash companies plow back in. Active management that looks a lot like an index fund with its thumb on the scale.

BRIE No data

Stated mandate

AVDS The ETF seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing in a broad group of non-U.S. small-cap companies and considering valuation, profitability, and investment levels when selecting and weighting securities.

BRIE No data

Why people hold it

AVDS Charges 0.30% a year, about half the typical fee in its active international peer group. Cheap is a durable edge in a corner of the market where fees usually run high.
Roughly 3,000 holdings, so no single stock or country steers the outcome. This is small-cap breadth, not a concentrated stock-picking bet.
The tilts are the whole design: valuation, profitability and investment levels shape both what it owns and how much of each, measured against MSCI World ex USA Small Cap.avantisinvestors.com
Sits among the strongest builds in a crowded field of active international equity funds. Broad, systematic, low-fee: the boxes that tend to stay ticked.

BRIE No data

Worth knowing

AVDS Thinly traded compared with the big international names. Limit orders and a look at the spread earn their keep here.
Launched in 2023, so the live record is short even though the approach behind it is not new.
Costs more than Avantis' broad international fund AVDE (0.23%). Small caps abroad are pricier to research and trade, and they swing harder.

BRIE No data

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AVDS vs BRIE Holdings

How AVDS and BRIE differ

Overlap by weight

1.8%

Shared holdings make up 6.1% of BRIE and 1.8% of AVDS.

Level by level

Holdings16 in both1.8%
Countryby domicile56.7%
Sector11 Sectors70.2%
Asset classEquity100%

Sector

Sector weights in AVDS and BRIE, widest gap first
Sector	More in AVDSMore in BRIE	AVDS	BRIE
Technology	BRIE +15.0 points	9.5%	24.5%
Industrials	AVDS +11.1 points	23.3%	12.2%
Financials	BRIE +10.5 points	12.8%	23.3%
Materials	AVDS +8.6 points	14.8%	6.2%
Consumer Discretionary	AVDS +7.4 points	13.8%	6.4%
Communication	BRIE +2.2 points	3.5%	5.7%
Real Estate	AVDS +1.8 points	3.3%	1.5%
Health Care	BRIE +1.2 points	5.1%	6.3%
Energy	AVDS +1.0 points	5.5%	4.5%
Consumer Staples	BRIE +0.8 points	5.8%	6.6%
Utilities	BRIE +0.1 points	2.7%	2.8%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in AVDS and BRIE, widest gap first
Country	More in AVDSMore in BRIE	AVDS	BRIE
Japan	AVDS +18.8 points	32.9%	14.1%
Taiwan	BRIE +8.5 points	0.0%	8.5%
South Korea	BRIE +8.1 points	0.0%	8.1%
Australia	AVDS +6.8 points	9.5%	2.7%
China	BRIE +6.4 points	0.3%	6.7%
France	BRIE +4.3 points	3.0%	7.3%
Sweden	AVDS +4.0 points	4.6%	0.6%
Netherlands	BRIE +3.4 points	1.2%	4.6%
Other countries (27)	AVDS +1.1 points	48.6%	47.5%

Outside the US: AVDS 96% developed, 4% emerging. BRIE 68% developed, 32% emerging.

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

AVDS2.2%
BRIE22.0%

Securities held

AVDS3,103
BRIE163

Asset class

AVDS: Equity
BRIE: Equity

Holdings

Only in AVDS3,087
In both16
Only in BRIE147

Only in AVDS

3,087 securities, 98.0% of AVDS by weight

Hiscox Ltd Common Stock GBP.0650.23%
Dcc Energy PLC Common Stock EUR.250.23%
Whitbread PLC Common Stock GBP.7679740.23%
Wpp PLC Sponsored Adr Adr0.23%
Howden Joinery Group PLC Common Stock GBP.10.23%
Balfour Beatty PLC Common Stock GBP.50.22%
Lion Finance Group PLC Common Stock GBP.010.22%
Autotrader Group PLC Common Stock GBP.010.21%
South Bow Corp Common Stock Npv0.21%
Dpm Metals Inc Common Stock0.21%
Prairiesky Royalty Ltd Common Stock0.20%
Enlight Renewable Energy Ltd Common Stock ILS.010.20%
Umicore Common Stock0.20%
Rightmove PLC Common Stock GBP.0010.20%
Venture Corp Ltd Common Stock0.19%
Hafnia Ltd Common Stock USD.010.19%
Perseus Mining Ltd Common Stock0.19%
Ringkjoebing Landbobank A/S Common Stock DKK1.00.19%
Do & Co AG Common Stock0.19%
B2GOLD Corp Common Stock0.19%
Cleanaway Waste Management L Common Stock0.19%
Clal Insurance Enterpr Hldgs Common Stock ILS1.00.19%
Descartes Systems Grp/The Common Stock0.19%
Westgold Resources Ltd Common Stock0.19%
Barratt Redrow PLC Common Stock GBP.10.19%
Definity Financial Corp Common Stock0.18%
Rotork PLC Common Stock GBP.0050.18%
Aixtron SE Common Stock0.18%
Man Group Plc/Jersey Common Stock USD.034285710.18%
Glenveagh Properties PLC Common Stock EUR.0010.18%
Canadian Tire Corp Class A Common Stock0.18%
Vallourec SA Common Stock EUR.020.18%
Kobe Steel Ltd Common Stock0.18%
Azimut Holding Spa Common Stock0.18%
Games Workshop Group PLC Common Stock GBP.050.18%
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Ltd Common Stock0.18%
Temenos AG Reg Common Stock CHF5.00.17%
J Front Retailing Co Ltd Common Stock0.17%
Teleperformance Common Stock EUR2.50.17%
Ansell Ltd Common Stock0.17%
Rs Group PLC Common Stock GBP.10.17%
Vault Minerals Ltd Common Stock0.17%
Sig Group AG Common Stock CHF.010.17%
Hokuhoku Financial Group Inc Common Stock0.17%
Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd Common Stock0.17%
Medipal Holdings Corp Common Stock0.17%
Cmb Tech NV Common Stock0.17%
Challenger Ltd Common Stock0.17%
Eldorado Gold Corp Common Stock0.16%
Capital Power Corp Common Stock0.16%

Only in BRIE

147 securities, 92.9% of BRIE by weight

Taiwan Semiconductor Sp Adr5.23%
Asml Holding NV2.59%
Samsung Electronics Pref2.50%
Novartis AG Reg1.98%
Sk Hynix Inc1.84%
Toronto Dominion Bank1.73%
British American Tobacco PLC1.60%
Rio Tintoplc1.56%
Ing Groepnv1.55%
Ubs Groupag Reg1.46%
Bnp Paribas1.44%
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argenta1.36%
Sompo Holdings Inc1.32%
Natwest Group PLC1.31%
Petrochinaco Ltd H1.17%
Aia Groupltd1.14%
Tesco PLC1.14%
Gea Groupag1.13%
Dollaramainc1.13%
Aib Groupplc1.09%
China Construction Bank H1.09%
Hon Hai Precision Industry1.05%
Suzuki Motor Corp1.04%
Barclays PLC1.03%
Itochu Corp1.01%
Sanofi0.98%
Tencent Holdings Ltd Uns Adr0.97%
Netease Inc Adr0.96%
Aristocratleisure Ltd0.92%
Cenovus Energy Inc0.89%
Scentre Group0.88%
Manulife Financial Corp0.85%
Toyota Tsusho Corp0.84%
Kinross Gold Corp0.83%
Eni Spa0.82%
Totalenergies SE0.80%
Zurich Insurance Group AG0.80%
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare C0.76%
Kddi Corp0.75%
Recruit Holdings Co Ltd0.75%
Gsk PLC0.75%
Ambev SA Adr0.73%
Japan Airlines Co Ltd0.71%
Mizuho Financial Group Inc0.68%
Koninklijke Philips NV0.66%
Sk Squareco Ltd0.65%
Advantestcorp0.65%
Sony Groupcorp0.64%
Axia Energia SA0.64%
Oversea Chinese Banking Corp0.64%

Weight gaps

All 16 Holdings in both funds, largest gap first.

Holding weights in AVDS and BRIE, widest gap first
Holding	More in AVDSMore in BRIE	AVDS	BRIE
Iss A/S Common Stock DKK1.0	BRIE +0.74 points	0.14%	0.88%
Aritzia Inc Subordinate Voti Common Stock	BRIE +0.70 points	0.17%	0.87%
Oceanagold Corp Common Stock	BRIE +0.67 points	0.18%	0.85%
Aalberts NV Common Stock EUR.25	BRIE +0.50 points	0.12%	0.62%
Jgc Holdings Corp Common Stock	BRIE +0.32 points	0.11%	0.43%
De Longhi Spa Common Stock	BRIE +0.29 points	0.10%	0.39%
Monday.com Ltd Common StockMNDY	BRIE +0.18 points	0.10%	0.28%
Signify NV Common Stock EUR.01	BRIE +0.18 points	0.04%	0.22%
Sugi Holdings Co Ltd Common Stock	BRIE +0.16 points	0.07%	0.23%
Yamaha Corp Common Stock	BRIE +0.15 points	0.12%	0.27%
Teijin Ltd Common Stock	BRIE +0.14 points	0.07%	0.21%
Sankyo Co Ltd Common Stock	BRIE +0.13 points	0.06%	0.19%
Shimamura Co Ltd Common Stock	BRIE +0.12 points	0.02%	0.14%
Koninklijke Bam Groep NV Common Stock EUR.1	BRIE +0.06 points	0.10%	0.16%
Finning International Inc Common Stock	AVDS +0.02 points	0.21%	0.19%
Burberry Group PLC Common Stock GBP.0005BRBY.L	AVDS +0.01 points	0.17%	0.16%

All 3,086 AVDS holdings⁠All BRIE holdings⁠

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

AVDS vs BRIE Cost

Overpaying BRIE vs AVDS

$783

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

AVDS 0.30%
$6,149
BRIE 0.34%
$6,932

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

AVDS 0.30%
BRIE 0.34%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	AVDS	BRIE	Overpaying
10	$545	$616	$71
20	$2,113	$2,386	$273
30	$6,149	$6,932	$783

Expense ratio

0.30%AVDS, cheaper
0.34%BRIE

AVDS0.30%BRIE0.34%

0.00%1.49%

Middle half of International Active Equity funds
Median 0.55%

AVDS 6th cheapest of 55 funds

BRIE 10th cheapest of 55 funds

AVDS vs BRIE Dividends

Last 12 months to Nov 2, 2026

Yield (12M): AVDS 2.65%; BRIE No data
Payout (12M): AVDS $2.03; BRIE No data
Last payment: AVDS $0.28; BRIE $0.04
Ex-dividend: AVDS Sep 8, 2026; BRIE Jul 31, 2026
Paid on: AVDS Sep 10, 2026; BRIE Aug 3, 2026
Frequency: AVDS Quarterly; BRIE Twice a year

Distribution history

Per share, 2023 to 2026, same scale for both

AVDSQuarterly · 8 paymentsAll AVDS payments⁠

BRIETwice a year · 2 paymentsAll BRIE payments⁠

AVDS vs BRIE Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: AVDS 14.2%BRIE 14.4%since Nov 2025
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: AVDS 1.18BRIE 0.93since Nov 2025
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: AVDS −13.5%since Jul 2023BRIE −11.4%since Oct 2025
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: AVDS 0.73BRIE 0.75; Market = 1

AVDS and BRIE in the news

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First-Year Review
MFS Blended Research International Equity ETF turns one ahead of its index
Oct 22, 2026BRIE

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AVDS vs BRIE

In short

Stated mandate

Why people hold it

Worth knowing

How AVDS and BRIE differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in AVDS

Only in BRIE

Weight gaps

Cost over time

Year by year

Distribution history

Fall from peak · 5 years

Risk facts

MFS Blended Research International Equity ETF turns one ahead of its index

How AVDS and BRIE differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in AVDS

Only in BRIE

Weight gaps