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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 TLT: how they differ

AVLV is an equity index fund and TLT a bond index fund, and over the year AVLV returned more, +31.0% against −6.4%.

Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF and iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF.

AVLV and TLT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AVLV
Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF
TLT
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerAvantisiShares
What it isU.S. Large Cap Value20+ year Treasuries
Total return, 1 year+31.0%−6.4%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+13.5 pts−23.9 pts
Expense ratio0.15%0.15%
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%.

TLT in plain words

TLT is a bond fund tracking the 20+ year Treasuries. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −6.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. It sat 42.9% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVLV or TLT?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVLV returned +31.0% and TLT returned −6.4%, so AVLV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AVLV or TLT?
AVLV charges 0.15% a year and TLT charges 0.15%, so AVLV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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AVLV against TLT, 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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