Which returned more over the last year, AVLV or IJS?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVLV returned +31.0% and IJS returned +22.1%, so AVLV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, AVLV or IJS?

AVLV charges 0.15% a year and IJS charges 0.18%, so AVLV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do AVLV and IJS overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 84% of AVLV and 0% of IJS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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

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AVLV vs IJS: how they differ

AVLV and IJS hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and AVLV returned more over the year.

Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF and iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVLV and IJS hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AVLV and IJS both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	AVLV	IJS
Jackson Financial Inc	0.17%	0.61%
Lamb Weston Holdings Inc	0.10%	0.65%
Lincoln National Corp	0.07%	0.66%
SM Energy Co	0.06%	0.65%
Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp	0.02%	0.52%
CarMax Inc	0.01%	0.82%
Enact Holdings Inc	0.00%	0.06%
Comstock Resources Inc	0.00%	0.06%
Paycom Software Inc	0.00%	0.57%
Credit Acceptance Corp	0.00%	0.22%
MarketAxess Holdings Inc	0.00%	0.20%
Radian Group Inc	0.00%	0.27%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in AVLV	Only in IJS
Micron Technology Inc 4.57%	MOLINA HEALTHCARE INC 1.30%
Amazon.com Inc 3.18%	MATCH GROUP INC 0.97%
Apple Inc 3.17%	EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY 0.84%
Meta Platforms Inc 2.74%	KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC 0.77%
Exxon Mobil Corp 2.59%	POOL CORP 0.75%
Caterpillar Inc 2.53%	LKQ CORP 0.73%
Lam Research Corp 2.52%	VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY INC 0.73%
Costco Wholesale Corp 2.06%	VICTORIA'S SECRET & COMPANY 0.72%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

AVLV and IJS on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	AVLV Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF	IJS iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Avantis	iShares
What it is	U.S. Large Cap Value	S&P Small-Cap 600 Value
Total return, 1 year	+31.0%	+22.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+13.5 pts	+4.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.18%
Already in the S&P 500	84.5%	0.0%
Holdings	275	461

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%.

IJS in plain words

IJS is an index equity fund tracking the S&P Small-Cap 600 Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 461 positions, with the top ten at 8.3%. It sat 4.3% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVLV or IJS?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVLV returned +31.0% and IJS returned +22.1%, so AVLV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AVLV or IJS?: AVLV charges 0.15% a year and IJS charges 0.18%, so AVLV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVLV and IJS overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 84% of AVLV and 0% of IJS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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