Foreign Small & Mid Cap Equities

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HSCZ

Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF (AVDV) is an actively managed fund that seeks higher expected returns by investing in a broad, diversified portfolio of non-U.S. small-cap value companies across developed markets, with selection and weighting tilted toward firms with smaller market capitalizations, lower valuations, and higher profitability. The strategy combines index-like breadth and low costs with daily active oversight and emphasizes long-term factor premia rather than tracking a specific benchmark.

AVDV

Dimensional International Small Cap Value ETF is an actively managed ETF that seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in small-cap value companies in developed markets outside the United States.

NYSE Arca

DISV

The Dimensional International Vector Equity ETF seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing in a diversified portfolio of non-U.S. developed market small and mid-cap stocks with an emphasis on value characteristics.

Symbol	Name	Sharpe Ratio (1Y)	Sharpe Ratio (5Y)	Sharpe Ratio (10Y)	Risk / Return Rank
HSCZ	iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small Cap ETF	1.89	0.82	0.77	75
AVDV	Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF	1.89	0.79	—	73
DISV	Dimensional International Small Cap Value ETF	1.84	—	—	69
DXIV	Dimensional International Vector Equity ETF	1.76	—	—	69
FDTS	First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap Alph...	1.55	0.35	0.40	60

Top Foreign Small & Mid Cap Equities ETFs by Sharpe Ratio

Top Foreign Small & Mid Cap Equities ETFs by Sharpe Ratio