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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 DIA: how they differ

AVLV and DIA are both equity index funds, and over the year AVLV returned more, +31.0% against +15.6%.

Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF and SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust.

AVLV and DIA on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AVLV
Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF
DIA
SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerAvantisState Street
What it isU.S. Large Cap ValueDow Jones Industrial Average
Total return, 1 year+31.0%+15.6%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+13.5 pts−1.9 pts
Expense ratio0.15%not published
Holdings275not filed

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%.

DIA in plain words

DIA is an index equity fund tracking the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +15.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. It sat 3.1% below its high of Aug 5, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVLV or DIA?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVLV returned +31.0% and DIA returned +15.6%, so AVLV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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AVLV against DIA, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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