Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
AVLV vs VO: how they differ
AVLV and VO hold 19% of their weight in the same names, and AVLV returned more over the year.
Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF and Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AVLV and VO hold 19% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | AVLV | VO |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd | 0.79% | 0.74% |
| General Motors Co | 1.11% | 0.67% |
| Ross Stores Inc | 1.05% | 0.67% |
| Allstate Corp/The | 0.74% | 0.59% |
| WW Grainger Inc | 0.75% | 0.59% |
| Target Corp | 0.83% | 0.57% |
| Delta Air Lines Inc | 0.88% | 0.57% |
| Targa Resources Corp | 0.83% | 0.56% |
| Cheniere Energy Inc | 0.66% | 0.49% |
| Devon Energy Corp | 0.82% | 0.46% |
| MetLife Inc | 0.57% | 0.45% |
| Williams Cos Inc/The | 0.84% | 0.44% |
| Only in AVLV | Only in VO |
|---|---|
| Micron Technology Inc 4.57% | Vertiv Holdings Co 1.23% |
| Amazon.com Inc 3.18% | Western Digital Corp 1.07% |
| Apple Inc 3.17% | Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 1.05% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 2.74% | Quanta Services Inc 1.05% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp 2.59% | Howmet Aerospace Inc 1.04% |
| Caterpillar Inc 2.53% | Datadog Inc 0.84% |
| Lam Research Corp 2.52% | Bloom Energy Corp 0.79% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp 2.06% | Constellation Energy Corp 0.78% |
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 Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF | VO Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Avantis | Vanguard |
| What it is | U.S. Large Cap Value | Mid-Cap |
| Total return, 1 year | +31.0% | +12.0% |
| 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% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 84.5% | 91.4% |
| Holdings | 275 | 282 |
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%.
VO in plain words
VO is an index equity fund tracking the Mid-Cap. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 91% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 282 positions, with the top ten at 9.6%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, AVLV or VO?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVLV returned +31.0% and VO returned +12.0%, so AVLV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, AVLV or VO?
- AVLV charges 0.15% a year and VO charges 0.03%, so VO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do AVLV and VO overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 84% of AVLV and 91% of VO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 19% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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