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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVLV returned +31.0% and IJT returned +17.6%, so AVLV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, AVLV or IJT?

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

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

By their latest filed holdings, 84% of AVLV and 0% of IJT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 1% 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 IJT: how they differ

AVLV and IJT hold 1% 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 Growth ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVLV and IJT hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AVLV and IJT both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	AVLV	IJT
Argan Inc	0.16%	1.24%
Armstrong World Industries Inc	0.15%	0.76%
Viasat Inc	0.12%	1.35%
Urban Outfitters Inc	0.08%	0.40%
Primoris Services Corp	0.07%	0.60%
Brinker International Inc	0.07%	0.80%
StoneX Group Inc	0.06%	0.93%
Kodiak Gas Services Inc	0.06%	0.81%
Virtu Financial Inc	0.05%	0.54%
MYR Group Inc	0.04%	0.86%
Clear Secure Inc	0.04%	0.57%
Cal-Maine Foods Inc	0.02%	0.40%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in AVLV	Only in IJT
Micron Technology Inc 4.57%	FormFactor, Inc. 1.38%
Amazon.com Inc 3.18%	BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. 1.22%
Apple Inc 3.17%	Krystal Biotech, Inc. 1.08%
Meta Platforms Inc 2.74%	ESCO Technologies, Inc. 1.00%
Exxon Mobil Corp 2.59%	Alkermes plc 0.97%
Caterpillar Inc 2.53%	Everus Construction Group, Inc. 0.94%
Lam Research Corp 2.52%	Corcept Therapeutics, Inc. 0.92%
Costco Wholesale Corp 2.06%	Powell Industries, Inc. 0.90%

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 IJT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	AVLV Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF	IJT iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth 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 Growth
Total return, 1 year	+31.0%	+17.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+13.5 pts	+0.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.18%
Already in the S&P 500	84.5%	0.0%
Holdings	275	347

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%.

IJT in plain words

IJT is an index equity fund tracking the S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% 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 347 positions, with the top ten at 11.0%. It sat 7.0% below its high of Aug 4, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVLV or IJT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVLV returned +31.0% and IJT returned +17.6%, so AVLV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AVLV or IJT?: AVLV charges 0.15% a year and IJT charges 0.18%, so AVLV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVLV and IJT overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 84% of AVLV and 0% of IJT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 1% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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