Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
AVLV vs QQQ: how they differ
AVLV and QQQ hold 27% of their weight in the same names, and AVLV returned more over the year.
Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF and Invesco QQQ Trust.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AVLV and QQQ hold 27% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | AVLV | QQQ |
|---|---|---|
| Micron Technology Inc | 4.57% | 4.80% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 3.18% | 4.62% |
| Apple Inc | 3.17% | 7.29% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 2.74% | 2.97% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp | 2.06% | 1.86% |
| Lam Research Corp | 2.52% | 1.75% |
| Microsoft Corp | 1.63% | 5.32% |
| Applied Materials Inc | 1.06% | 1.57% |
| KLA Corp | 0.93% | 1.11% |
| Netflix Inc | 0.91% | 1.59% |
| Walmart Inc | 0.89% | 2.48% |
| Gilead Sciences Inc | 1.29% | 0.73% |
| Only in AVLV | Only in QQQ |
|---|---|
| Exxon Mobil Corp 2.59% | NVIDIA Corp. 8.16% |
| Caterpillar Inc 2.53% | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 3.70% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.79% | Tesla, Inc. 3.46% |
| Merck & Co Inc 1.75% | Broadcom Inc. 3.37% |
| Verizon Communications Inc 1.64% | Intel Corp. 2.52% |
| Union Pacific Corp 1.53% | Cisco Systems, Inc. 2.09% |
| TJX Cos Inc/The 1.52% | Palantir Technologies Inc. 1.58% |
| Morgan Stanley 1.37% | Texas Instruments Inc. 1.22% |
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 Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF | QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Avantis | Invesco |
| What it is | U.S. Large Cap Value | Nasdaq-100, book from QQQM |
| Total return, 1 year | +31.0% | +23.0% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +13.5 pts | +5.5 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.18% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 84.5% | 96.7% |
| Holdings | 275 | 101 |
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%.
QQQ in plain words
QQQ is an index equity fund tracking the Nasdaq-100. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +23.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 101 positions, with the top ten at 47.5%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, AVLV or QQQ?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVLV returned +31.0% and QQQ returned +23.0%, so AVLV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, AVLV or QQQ?
- AVLV charges 0.15% a year and QQQ charges 0.18%, so AVLV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do AVLV and QQQ overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 84% of AVLV and 97% of QQQ by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 27% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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