AVDS vs VIDI: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

Avantis International Small Cap Equity ETF

AVDSANYSE Arca

Vident International Equity Strategy ETF

VIDICNYSE Arca

Overlap

3.7%by weight

Expense ratio

AVDS −0.31pt a year

AVDS0.30%VIDI0.61%

Avg volume · 30D

AVDS 1.2×the volume

AVDS24.9KVIDI20.7K

3Y return · a year

VIDI +4.2pt

AVDS+21.3%VIDI+25.5%

AVDS vs VIDI Performance

Oct 31, 2025 – Nov 2, 2026

+17.1%AVDS+21.6%VIDI

Expense ratio: AVDS 0.30%, better; VIDI 0.61%
Fund size: AVDS $374M; VIDI $429M
1Y total return: AVDS +17.1%; VIDI +21.6%, better
Yield (12M): AVDS 2.65%; VIDI 4.07%, better
Holdings: AVDS 3121; VIDI 259
Avg volume (30D): AVDS 24.9K sh, better; VIDI 20.7K sh
NAV per share: AVDS $76.06; VIDI $38.79
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for AVDS, VIDI, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	AVDS	VIDI
Cost30% weight	A89Higher	D36
Mission25% weight	Not scored	Not scored
Risk15% weight	B64	A75Higher
Tradability15% weight	B66Higher	C47
Holdings10% weight	A90Higher	A81
Durability5% weight	B69	A71Higher

Rank among International Active Equity funds

How we build Categories ›

Same Category. AVDS and VIDI 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 VIDI 24th 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 22BTLCITouchstone International Equity ETFScore 57
Rank 24CVIDIVident International Equity Strategy ETFScore 54
Rank 25CIMOMAlpha Architect International Quantitative Momentum ETFScore 53

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

AVDSAAvantis International Small Cap Equity ETF

VIDICVident International Equity Strategy 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.

VIDI Most international funds let market cap decide how much of each country you own. VIDI flips the order: its index ranks countries first on governance and fiscal health (government debt, spending, savings), then picks the stocks inside them.

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.

VIDI The Fund seeks to track the performance of the Vident international equity index before fees and expenses.

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.

VIDI Country-first design: the index leans toward countries scoring well on governance markers such as lower government debt, lower government spending and higher savings rates.videntam.com
Developed and emerging markets in one ticket, with stocks inside each country screened on quality, valuation and price trend.sec.gov
Running since 2013, so these country-ranking rules have been tested through real market cycles rather than a backtest.
Spread broadly across countries, regions and individual stocks instead of leaning on a handful of mega-caps. Pays quarterly.videntam.com

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.

VIDI At 0.61%, it costs more than systematic international rivals like DFIC (0.22%), AVDE (0.23%) and JIRE (0.24%), though it sits near the middle of the actively run pack.
Thinly traded next to the category's giants, so bid-ask spreads can run wider, especially in fast markets.
A country-ranked portfolio can look very different from a cap-weighted international index, and that gap cuts both ways.videntam.com

Full AVDS profile⁠

Full VIDI profile⁠

AVDS vs VIDI Holdings

How AVDS and VIDI differ

Overlap by weight

3.7%

Shared holdings make up 17.7% of VIDI and 3.7% of AVDS.

Level by level

Holdings45 in both3.7%
Countryby domicile44.1%
Sector11 Sectors82.3%
Asset classEquity100%

Sector

Sector weights in AVDS and VIDI, widest gap first
Sector	More in AVDSMore in VIDI	AVDS	VIDI
Technology	VIDI +7.5 points	9.5%	17.0%
Materials	AVDS +7.1 points	14.8%	7.7%
Financials	VIDI +6.4 points	12.8%	19.2%
Consumer Discretionary	AVDS +6.0 points	13.8%	7.8%
Communication	VIDI +2.6 points	3.5%	6.1%
Real Estate	AVDS +2.2 points	3.3%	1.1%
Industrials	AVDS +1.9 points	23.3%	21.4%
Energy	VIDI +0.9 points	5.5%	6.4%
Consumer Staples	AVDS +0.4 points	5.8%	5.4%
Health Care	VIDI +0.4 points	5.1%	5.5%
Utilities	AVDS +0.2 points	2.7%	2.5%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in AVDS and VIDI, widest gap first
Country	More in AVDSMore in VIDI	AVDS	VIDI
Japan	AVDS +29.7 points	32.9%	3.2%
Taiwan	VIDI +8.9 points	0.0%	8.9%
United Kingdom	AVDS +8.3 points	10.5%	2.2%
South Korea	VIDI +7.2 points	0.0%	7.2%
China	VIDI +6.9 points	0.3%	7.2%
Canada	AVDS +5.1 points	11.0%	5.9%
Norway	VIDI +4.9 points	2.1%	7.0%
Denmark	VIDI +4.5 points	1.6%	6.1%
Other countries (27)	VIDI +10.6 points	41.7%	52.3%

Outside the US: AVDS 96% developed, 4% emerging. VIDI 57% developed, 43% emerging.

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

AVDS2.2%
VIDI7.5%

Securities held

AVDS3,103
VIDI253

Asset class

AVDS: Equity
VIDI: Equity

Holdings

Only in AVDS3,058
In both45
Only in VIDI208

Only in AVDS

3,058 securities, 96.0% 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%
Finning International Inc Common Stock0.21%
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%
Burberry Group PLC Common Stock GBP.00050.17%
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%
Aritzia Inc Subordinate Voti Common Stock0.17%
Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd Common Stock0.17%
Medipal Holdings Corp Common Stock0.17%
Cmb Tech NV Common Stock0.17%

Only in VIDI

208 securities, 81.4% of VIDI by weight

Genius Electronic Optical Co Ltd1.00%
Accenture PLC0.87%
Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology Corp0.78%
Embracer Group AB0.72%
Samsung E&A Co Ltd0.72%
PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA0.72%
Sasol Ltd0.68%
Wan Hai Lines Ltd0.68%
Hafnia Ltd0.66%
AP Moller - Maersk A/S0.65%
Ramsay Health Care Ltd0.65%
Adaro Andalan Indonesia PT0.63%
H Lundbeck A/S0.62%
Evonik Industries AG0.59%
Getinge AB0.59%
Cathay Financial Holding Co Ltd0.59%
Ricoh Co Ltd0.59%
Brother Industries Ltd0.59%
AUO Corp0.59%
Var Energi ASA0.59%
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson0.58%
COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co Ltd0.58%
Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co Ltd0.57%
Pegatron Corp0.57%
PTT Global Chemical PCL0.57%
Aker Bp Asa0.56%
Equinor ASA0.55%
Seiko Epson Corp0.55%
Pandora A/S0.54%
Postal Savings Bank of China Co Ltd0.54%
Samsung SDS Co Ltd0.54%
Telia Co Ab0.53%
Orient Overseas Intl0.53%
AerCap Holdings NV0.53%
Micro-Star International Co Ltd0.53%
Nedbank Group Ltd0.53%
LG Uplus Corp0.53%
Kunlun Energy Co Ltd0.53%
Nice Ltd0.52%
Icon PLC0.52%
iA Financial Corp Inc0.52%
PT TIMAH Persero Tbk0.52%
QBE Insurance Group Ltd0.51%
Power Corp of Canada0.51%
Suncorp Group Ltd0.50%
Chubb Ltd0.50%
Allianz SE0.50%
Vodafone Group PLC0.50%
Manulife Financial Corp0.50%
Insurance Australia Group Ltd0.50%

Weight gaps

All 45 Holdings in both funds, largest gap first.

Holding weights in AVDS and VIDI, widest gap first
Holding	More in AVDSMore in VIDI	AVDS	VIDI
Dno Asa Common Stock NOK.25	VIDI +0.62 points	0.05%	0.67%
Bavarian Nordic A/S Common Stock DKK10.0	VIDI +0.58 points	0.12%	0.70%
Agl Energy Ltd Common Stock	VIDI +0.53 points	<0.01%	0.54%
D/S Norden Common Stock DKK1.0	VIDI +0.49 points	0.06%	0.55%
Sinch Ab Common Stock SEK.1	VIDI +0.48 points	0.08%	0.56%
Hoegh Autoliners Asa Common Stock NOK1.0	VIDI +0.46 points	0.10%	0.56%
Aker Asa A Shares Common Stock NOK28.0	VIDI +0.45 points	<0.01%	0.45%
El Al Israel Airlines Ltd Common Stock ILS1.0	VIDI +0.45 points	0.07%	0.52%
Norwegian Air Shuttle As Common Stock NOK10.0	VIDI +0.44 points	0.03%	0.47%
Pacific Basin Shipping Ltd Common Stock USD.01	VIDI +0.45 points	0.09%	0.54%
Baytex Energy Corp Common Stock	VIDI +0.42 points	0.12%	0.54%
Nexi Spa Common Stock	VIDI +0.42 points	0.11%	0.53%
Bw Lpg Ltd Common Stock USD.01	VIDI +0.42 points	0.13%	0.55%
Air Canada Common Stock	VIDI +0.40 points	0.05%	0.45%
Rockwool A/S B Shs Common Stock DKK1.0	VIDI +0.38 points	0.15%	0.53%
Toyoda Gosei Co Ltd Common Stock	VIDI +0.37 points	0.13%	0.50%
Leroy Seafood Group Asa Common Stock NOK1.0	VIDI +0.36 points	0.05%	0.41%
Thyssenkrupp AG Common Stock	VIDI +0.36 points	0.13%	0.49%
Parex Resources Inc Common Stock	VIDI +0.36 points	0.07%	0.43%
Migdal Insurance & Financial Common Stock ILS.01	VIDI +0.36 points	0.12%	0.48%
Regis Resources Ltd Common Stock	VIDI +0.36 points	0.15%	0.51%
Iss A/S Common Stock DKK1.0	VIDI +0.35 points	0.14%	0.49%
Alps Alpine Co Ltd Common Stock	VIDI +0.35 points	0.09%	0.44%
Centerra Gold Inc Common Stock	VIDI +0.34 points	0.14%	0.48%
Konica Minolta Inc Common Stock	VIDI +0.33 points	0.09%	0.42%
Zealand Pharma A/S Common Stock DKK1.0	VIDI +0.32 points	0.07%	0.39%
Yue Yuen Industrial Hldg Common Stock HKD.25	VIDI +0.32 points	0.07%	0.39%
Swissquote Group Holding Reg Common Stock CHF.02	VIDI +0.30 points	0.04%	0.34%
Aurubis AG Common Stock	VIDI +0.30 points	0.07%	0.37%
Gn Store Nord A/S Common Stock DKK4.0	VIDI +0.29 points	0.09%	0.38%
Aurizon Holdings Ltd Common Stock	VIDI +0.28 points	0.16%	0.44%
Linamar Corp Common Stock	VIDI +0.27 points	0.09%	0.36%
The United Laboratories Inte Common Stock HKD.01	VIDI +0.24 points	0.03%	0.27%
Avolta AG Common Stock CHF5.0	VIDI +0.23 points	0.02%	0.25%
Johnson Electric Holdings Common Stock HKD.05	VIDI +0.20 points	0.03%	0.23%
Fortuna Mining Corp Common Stock	VIDI +0.19 points	0.09%	0.28%
Ams Osram AG Common Stock	VIDI +0.19 points	0.08%	0.27%
Signify NV Common Stock EUR.01	VIDI +0.15 points	0.04%	0.19%
K’s AG Reg Common Stock	VIDI +0.10 points	0.09%	0.19%
Oceanagold Corp Common Stock	VIDI +0.11 points	0.18%	0.29%
Tui AG Common Stock	AVDS +0.05 points	0.11%	0.06%
Schaeffler AG Common Stock	VIDI +0.02 points	0.01%	0.03%
Proximus Common Stock	AVDS +0.02 points	0.07%	0.05%
Suedzucker AG Common Stock	VIDI +0.01 points	0.03%	0.04%
PLUS500 Ltd Common Stock ILS.01PLUS.L	AVDS +0.01 points	0.10%	0.09%

All 3,086 AVDS holdings⁠All VIDI 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 VIDI Cost

Overpaying VIDI vs AVDS

$5,849

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

AVDS 0.30%
$6,149
VIDI 0.61%
$11,998

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

AVDS 0.30%
VIDI 0.61%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	AVDS	VIDI	Overpaying
10	$545	$1,093	$548
20	$2,113	$4,181	$2,068
30	$6,149	$11,998	$5,849

Expense ratio

0.30%AVDS, cheaper
0.61%VIDI

AVDS0.30%VIDI0.61%

0.00%1.49%

Middle half of International Active Equity funds
Median 0.55%

AVDS 6th cheapest of 55 funds

VIDI 35th cheapest of 55 funds

AVDS vs VIDI Dividends

Last 12 months to Nov 2, 2026

Yield (12M): AVDS 2.65%; VIDI 4.07%, better
Payout (12M): AVDS $2.03; VIDI $1.57
Last payment: AVDS $0.28; VIDI $0.31
Ex-dividend: AVDS Sep 8, 2026; VIDI Sep 17, 2026
Paid on: AVDS Sep 10, 2026; VIDI Sep 18, 2026
Frequency: AVDS Quarterly; VIDI Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

AVDSQuarterly · 8 paymentsAll AVDS payments⁠

VIDIQuarterly · 38 paymentsAll VIDI payments⁠

AVDS vs VIDI 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%VIDI 13.3%, better
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: AVDS 1.18VIDI 1.53, better
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: AVDS −13.5%since Jul 2023VIDI −27.8%
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: AVDS 0.73VIDI 1.00; Market = 1

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