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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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AVLV vs CGDV: how they differ

AVLV and CGDV hold 16% of their weight in the same names, and AVLV returned more over the year.

Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF and Capital Group Dividend Value ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVLV and CGDV hold 16% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AVLV and CGDV both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAVLVCGDV
Meta Platforms Inc2.74%3.33%
Apple Inc3.17%2.36%
Amazon.com Inc3.18%1.88%
JPMorgan Chase & Co1.79%1.90%
Microsoft Corp1.63%5.81%
Union Pacific Corp1.53%2.12%
Exxon Mobil Corp2.59%1.34%
Applied Materials Inc1.06%3.12%
Comcast Corp0.75%1.75%
Wells Fargo & Co0.56%1.99%
Diamondback Energy Inc0.37%0.81%
Alphabet Inc0.06%3.60%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in AVLVOnly in CGDV
Micron Technology Inc 4.57%NVIDIA Corp 5.66%
Caterpillar Inc 2.53%Broadcom Inc 5.16%
Lam Research Corp 2.52%Eli Lilly & Co 3.15%
Costco Wholesale Corp 2.06%General Electric Co 3.08%
Merck & Co Inc 1.75%Cisco Systems Inc 3.02%
Verizon Communications Inc 1.64%Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd 2.83%
TJX Cos Inc/The 1.52%RTX Corp 2.82%
Morgan Stanley 1.37%British American Tobacco PLC 2.66%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 31, 2026.

AVLV and CGDV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AVLV
Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF
CGDV
Capital Group Dividend Value ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerAvantisCapital
What it isU.S. Large Cap ValueDividend Value
Total return, 1 year+31.0%+18.7%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+13.5 pts+1.2 pts
Expense ratio0.15%0.33%
Already in the S&P 50084.5%91.0%
Holdings27553

AVLV in plain words

AVLV is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Large Cap Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +31.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 275 positions, with the top ten at 26.9%.

CGDV in plain words

CGDV is an index equity fund tracking the Dividend Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.33% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 91% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 53 positions, with the top ten at 38.8%. It sat 4.0% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVLV or CGDV?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVLV returned +31.0% and CGDV returned +18.7%, so AVLV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AVLV or CGDV?
AVLV charges 0.15% a year and CGDV charges 0.33%, so AVLV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVLV and CGDV overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 84% of AVLV and 91% of CGDV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 16% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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