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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 VDE: how they differ

AVLV and VDE hold 13% of their weight in the same names, and VDE returned more over the year.

Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF and Vanguard Energy Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVLV and VDE hold 13% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AVLV and VDE both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAVLVVDE
Exxon Mobil Corp2.59%21.37%
ConocoPhillips1.17%5.79%
EOG Resources Inc0.90%3.06%
Williams Cos Inc/The0.84%3.65%
Targa Resources Corp0.83%2.31%
Devon Energy Corp0.82%2.12%
Cheniere Energy Inc0.66%2.07%
TechnipFMC PLC0.54%1.23%
Occidental Petroleum Corp0.54%1.58%
Halliburton Co0.47%1.41%
Diamondback Energy Inc0.37%1.52%
APA Corp0.29%0.58%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in AVLVOnly in VDE
Micron Technology Inc 4.57%Chevron Corp 14.53%
Amazon.com Inc 3.18%SLB Ltd 3.49%
Apple Inc 3.17%Phillips 66 2.98%
Meta Platforms Inc 2.74%Baker Hughes Co 2.65%
Caterpillar Inc 2.53%Kinder Morgan Inc 2.61%
Lam Research Corp 2.52%Texas Pacific Land Corp 0.85%
Costco Wholesale Corp 2.06%DT Midstream Inc 0.63%
JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.79%Viper Energy Inc 0.40%

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 and VDE on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AVLV
Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF
VDE
Vanguard Energy Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerAvantisVanguard
What it isU.S. Large Cap ValueEnergy
Total return, 1 year+31.0%+50.6%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+13.5 pts+33.1 pts
Expense ratio0.15%0.09%
Already in the S&P 50084.5%81.6%
Holdings275105

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%.

VDE in plain words

VDE is an index equity fund tracking the Energy. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +50.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 82% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 105 positions, with the top ten at 64.0%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVLV or VDE?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVLV returned +31.0% and VDE returned +50.6%, so VDE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AVLV or VDE?
AVLV charges 0.15% a year and VDE charges 0.09%, so VDE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVLV and VDE overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 84% of AVLV and 82% of VDE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 13% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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