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AVDS vs PQNT

Avantis International Small Cap Equity ETF

AVDSANYSE Arca

Pictet AI Enhanced International Equity ETF

PQNTBNYSE Arca

Overlap

Expense ratio

Same figure. Both funds show the same value, so neither comes out ahead.

AVDS0.30%PQNT0.30%

Avg volume · 30D

AVDS 10.1×the volume

AVDS24.9KPQNT2.46K

AVDS vs PQNT Performance

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

+16.7%AVDS+11.9%PQNT

Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. AVDS +16.7%. PQNT +11.9%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.0%5%20%25%Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
Expense ratio
AVDS 0.30%
PQNT 0.30%
Fund size
AVDS $374M
PQNT $14M
1Y total return
AVDS +16.7%, better
PQNT +11.9%
Yield (12M)
AVDS 2.66%
PQNT No data
Holdings
AVDS 3124
PQNT 273
Avg volume (30D)
AVDS 24.9K sh, better
PQNT 2.46K sh
NAV per share
AVDS $76.06
PQNT $22.64
52W range

ETF.net Grade

AVDS: Cost 89, Risk 64, Mission not scored, Tradability 66, Holdings 90, Durability 69. PQNT: Cost 89, Risk 51, Mission not scored, Tradability 25, Holdings 57, Durability 32.
Pillar letters and Scores for AVDS, PQNT, with each pillar’s weight
PillarAVDSPQNT
Cost30% weightA89A89
Mission25% weightNot scoredNot scored
Risk15% weightB64HigherC51
Tradability15% weightB66HigherD25
Holdings10% weightA90HigherB57
Durability5% weightB69HigherD32

Rank among International Active Equity funds

How we build Categories ›
Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. AVDS and PQNT 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 PQNT 20th of 55 funds in the International Active Equity Category.

  1. Rank 1AAVDEAvantis International Equity ETFScore 87
  2. Rank 1ADFICDimensional International Core Equity 2 ETFScore 87
  3. Rank 3AJIREJPMorgan International Research Enhanced Equity ETFScore 79
  4. Rank 4AAVDSAvantis International Small Cap Equity ETFScore 78
  5. Rank 5AENHIiShares Enhanced International Active ETFScore 76
  6. Rank 20BCGIECapital Group International Equity ETFScore 60
  7. Rank 20BPQNTPictet AI Enhanced International Equity ETFScore 60
  8. Rank 22BTILCThrivent International Large Cap ETFScore 57

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

AVDSAAvantis International Small Cap Equity ETF

PQNTBPictet AI Enhanced 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.

PQNT AI is the engine here, not the pitch: an actively managed developed-markets fund measured against the MSCI EAFE index, where machine-driven stock selection costs 0.30%, low for an active international mandate.

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.

PQNT The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation and is an actively managed ETF using an investment strategy enhanced through artificial intelligence.

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.
  • PQNT 0.30% for an actively managed international portfolio, well under the typical fee in the active international aisle.
  • Among funds using MSCI EAFE as their yardstick, fees stretch past a full point (AADR at 1.17%). PQNT sits near the floor of that range.
  • The mandate stays plain: developed non-US stocks, benchmarked to MSCI EAFE. AI drives the selection, so this is not a thematic basket of AI stocks.
  • Rates in the upper half of its actively managed international peer group on our review, with the portfolio itself a relative strength.

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.
  • PQNT Launched in October 2025, so there is no long live record showing how the AI-enhanced process behaves across a full market cycle.
  • Still a small, thinly traded fund, which can mean wider bid-ask spreads than the household names in the category.
  • Active is active: holdings can look different from MSCI EAFE, so results can diverge from the benchmark in either direction.

Full AVDS profile⁠

Full PQNT profile⁠

AVDS vs PQNT 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 PQNT Cost

Same expense ratio

$6,149

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

  • AVDS 0.30%

    $6,149

  • PQNT 0.30%

    $6,149

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • AVDS 0.30%
  • PQNT 0.30%
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K051015202530AVDS $6,149PQNT $6,149

Year by year

YearAVDSPQNT
10$545$545
20$2,113$2,113
30$6,149$6,149

Expense ratio

  • 0.30%AVDS
  • 0.30%PQNT
  • Middle half of International Active Equity funds
  • Median 0.55%

AVDS 6th cheapest of 55 funds

PQNT 6th cheapest of 55 funds

AVDS vs PQNT Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Yield (12M)
AVDS 2.66%
PQNT No data
Payout (12M)
AVDS $2.03
PQNT No data
Last payment
AVDS $0.28
PQNT $0.08
Ex-dividend
AVDS Sep 8, 2026
PQNT Dec 19, 2025
Paid on
AVDS Sep 10, 2026
PQNT Dec 23, 2025
Frequency
AVDS Quarterly
PQNT Irregular

Distribution history

Per share, 2023 to 2026, same scale for both

AVDSQuarterly · 8 paymentsAll AVDS payments⁠
One bar per payment. 8 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Dec 18, 2023 $0.38; Jun 24, 2024 $0.82; Dec 17, 2024 $0.77; Jun 24, 2025 $0.78; Dec 16, 2025 $0.87; Mar 10, 2026 $0.03; Jun 9, 2026 $0.85; Sep 8, 2026 $0.28. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$120232026YTD
PQNTIrregular · 1 paymentAll PQNT payments⁠
One bar per payment. 1 payment from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Dec 19, 2025 $0.08. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$120232026YTD

AVDS vs PQNT 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%PQNT 12.5%since Nov 2025
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
AVDS 1.18PQNT 0.66since Nov 2025
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
AVDS −13.5%since Jul 2023PQNT −11.2%since Oct 2025
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
AVDS 0.73PQNT 0.63

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