Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
AVLV vs VGT: how they differ
AVLV and VGT hold 14% of their weight in the same names, and VGT returned more over the year.
Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF and Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AVLV and VGT hold 14% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | AVLV | VGT |
|---|---|---|
| Micron Technology Inc | 4.57% | 4.21% |
| Apple Inc | 3.17% | 14.59% |
| Microsoft Corp | 1.63% | 9.47% |
| Lam Research Corp | 2.52% | 1.56% |
| Applied Materials Inc | 1.06% | 1.40% |
| KLA Corp | 0.93% | 1.00% |
| QUALCOMM Inc | 0.51% | 1.09% |
| Flex Ltd | 1.06% | 0.31% |
| ON Semiconductor Corp | 0.70% | 0.26% |
| Sanmina Corp | 0.19% | 0.13% |
| Viasat Inc | 0.12% | 0.10% |
| InterDigital Inc | 0.15% | 0.06% |
| Only in AVLV | Only in VGT |
|---|---|
| Amazon.com Inc 3.18% | NVIDIA Corp 16.85% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 2.74% | Broadcom Inc 4.21% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp 2.59% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 3.21% |
| Caterpillar Inc 2.53% | Intel Corp 2.03% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp 2.06% | Cisco Systems Inc 1.85% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.79% | Oracle Corp 1.46% |
| Merck & Co Inc 1.75% | Palantir Technologies Inc 1.35% |
| Verizon Communications Inc 1.64% | Texas Instruments Inc 1.11% |
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 | VGT Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Avantis | Vanguard |
| What it is | U.S. Large Cap Value | Information technology |
| Total return, 1 year | +31.0% | +35.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +13.5 pts | +17.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.09% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 84.5% | 86.9% |
| Holdings | 275 | 317 |
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%.
VGT in plain words
VGT is an index equity fund tracking the Information technology. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +35.4% 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, 87% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 317 positions, with the top ten at 59.5%. It sat 3.6% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, AVLV or VGT?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVLV returned +31.0% and VGT returned +35.4%, so VGT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, AVLV or VGT?
- AVLV charges 0.15% a year and VGT charges 0.09%, so VGT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do AVLV and VGT overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 84% of AVLV and 87% of VGT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 14% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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