AVDE vs DFAI overlap - what they share and where they differ
AVDE and DFAI share 64.1% of their weight across 2,225 common positions, read from what each fund reported to the SEC.
Each week Ploutos reads the reported positions of the largest US equity ETFs and measures, pair by pair, the weight they share: for every stock both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights counts. Two funds tracking the same index land near 100%. A sector fund inside a broad index fund lands at roughly that sector's weight.
AVDE and DFAI
64.1%
2,225 shared positions
AVDE
Avantis International Equity ETF
Reported positions cover 99% of the fund, 2,973 positions · May 31, 2026
Top 10: 8.4%·Holdings of AVDE
DFAI
Dimensional International Core Equity Market ETF
Reported positions cover 96% of the fund, 3,269 positions · Jul 31, 2026
Top 10: 9.2%·Holdings of DFAI
Reported positions cover AVDE 99%, DFAI 96% of each fund. An overlap cannot exceed the smaller coverage, so a low figure can mean little overlap or thin reporting.
DFAI vs AVDE side by side
AVDEAvantis International Equity ETF
2,973
stock positions reported to the SEC
10.4% of its weight is in 748 names DFAI does not hold
DFAIDimensional International Core Equity Market ETF
3,269
stock positions reported to the SEC
9.0% of its weight is in 1,044 names AVDE does not hold
Where each fund's weight sits
Largest sectors for both funds
The widest gap is Technology: AVDE has 1.4 points more of it.
The figures side by side
| AVDE | DFAI | |
|---|---|---|
| Filing date | May 31, 2026 | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Stock positions reported | 2,973 | 3,269 |
| Weight of the ten largest | 8.4% | 9.2% |
| Largest position | ASML 1.3% | HSBC 1.2% |
| Held alone | 748 positions, 10.4% | 1,044 positions, 9.0% |
| Covered by stock positions | 99% | 96% |
Holdings they share
| Stock | In AVDE | In DFAI | Counted |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROCHE HOLDING AG | 0.98% | 1.08% | 0.98% |
| NODKNilorngruppen AB | 0.99% | 0.83% | 0.83% |
| SHELShell PLC | 0.83% | 1.01% | 0.83% |
| SUGPSUNWELS Co Ltd | 1.21% | 0.83% | 0.83% |
| HSBCHS Holdings Co Ltd | 0.81% | 1.16% | 0.81% |
| BPbpost SA | 0.65% | 0.60% | 0.60% |
| BHPBHP Group Ltd | 0.59% | 0.59% | 0.59% |
| MUFGMitsubishi Corp | 0.52% | 0.98% | 0.52% |
| ALLIANZ SE | 0.50% | 0.59% | 0.50% |
| AZNAstraZeneca PLC | 0.48% | 0.81% | 0.48% |
What each holds alone
The heaviest positions one fund reports and the other does not.
Only in AVDE
Only in DFAI
Questions people ask
Is AVDE the same as DFAI?
64.1% of their weight sits in the same 2,225 holdings. AVDE also reports SOFTBANK GROUP CORP, UNICREDIT SPA, CIE DE SAINT-GOBAIN SA, which the other does not. DFAI also reports UNICREDIT, SOCIETA PER AZIONI, L'AIR LIQUIDE SOCIETE ANONYME POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE SA, COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT SA, which the other does not.
How is the overlap between AVDE and DFAI measured?
For every stock both funds report, the smaller of the two weights counts, and the sum is the overlap. The reported positions cover 99% of AVDE and 96% of DFAI, so the number cannot exceed the smaller coverage.
Which holds more, DFAI or AVDE?
AVDE reports 2,973 stock positions and DFAI reports 3,269. 10.4% of AVDE's weight sits in names DFAI does not hold, and 9.0% of DFAI's weight in names AVDE does not hold. The ten largest positions are 8.4% of AVDE and 9.2% of DFAI.
How do AVDE and DFAI differ by sector?
The widest gap is Technology: AVDE has 1.4 points more of it. Sectors come from each holding's SIC code in its SEC record, summed by the weight the fund reports.
Where do the numbers come from?
From each fund's own N-PORT filing to the SEC, which lists every position and its weight. The comparison uses every equity position the fund reports; cash, futures and bonds are not counted, which is why a coverage figure sits next to every result. Holdings change between filings.
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