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AVGE vs VT
Avantis All Equity Markets ETF against Vanguard Total World Stock ETF: 4 years of returns, risk and today’s technical read, from Kavout’s own data.
VT did better over the period: $1,000 invested on October 28, 2022 grew to $1,993, versus $1,944 for AVGE. However, AVGE had the stronger recent 1-year return, 20.3% versus 14.4%, and slightly lower 12-month volatility, 12.9% versus 14.0%. VT’s worst drawdown was also marginally smaller at -16.5%, compared with -17.1% for AVGE. The funds were highly correlated, with daily-move correlation of 0.969, while AVGE beat VT in 24 of the last 48 months and VT won the other 24. The main trade-off is cost: AVGE’s 0.25% expense ratio is substantially higher than VT’s 0.06%. VT therefore delivered the better result over the full comparison period, while AVGE recently offered stronger returns with slightly lower volatility.
- Price is above its 200-day average ($95); 50-day at $100.
- RSI 42, neutral. Supertrend says sell. ADX 20, so the trend is developing.
- Price is above its 200-day average ($152); 50-day at $159.
- RSI 40, neutral. Supertrend says sell. ADX 17, so the trend is weak.
Head to head
Which has returned more, AVGE or VT?
AVGE beat VT in 24 of the last 48 months; VT won the other 24. The typical monthly gap was 0.79 points.
Total return by period
Which is riskier?
Both: Feb 18, 2025 to Apr 8, 2025
- 0.969
- correlation of daily moves, 4 years
- 0.97
- AVGE move per 1% in VT
- 0.969
- correlation, last 12 months
Month by month
Of the last 48 months. The typical gap was 0.79 points.
When did they diverge?
| Month | AVGE | VT | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2023 | -0.3% | +2.9% | -3.20 pts |
| January 2026 | +5.1% | +3.1% | +1.97 pts |
| June 2024 | -0.1% | +1.6% | -1.64 pts |
| February 2026 | +3.3% | +1.6% | +1.64 pts |
Where the numbers come from. 1000 daily adjusted closes per fund from the Kavout market-data API, dividends included. Signals and indicators are Kavout’s own, refreshed nightly. Every figure is calculated from those adjusted closes.
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