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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 VOX: how they differ

AVLV and VOX hold 7% of their weight in the same names, and AVLV returned more over the year.

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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVLV and VOX hold 7% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AVLV and VOX both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAVLVVOX
Meta Platforms Inc2.74%21.12%
Verizon Communications Inc1.64%4.17%
Netflix Inc0.91%4.77%
Comcast Corp0.75%2.36%
T-Mobile US Inc0.66%2.50%
Fox Corp0.16%0.60%
Fox Corp0.10%0.53%
Globalstar Inc0.09%0.26%
Alphabet Inc0.06%16.14%
Paramount Skydance Corp0.04%0.20%
Alphabet Inc0.01%10.61%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in AVLVOnly in VOX
Micron Technology Inc 4.57%Walt Disney Co/The 3.96%
Amazon.com Inc 3.18%AT&T Inc 3.69%
Apple Inc 3.17%Warner Bros Discovery Inc 2.74%
Exxon Mobil Corp 2.59%Take-Two Interactive Software Inc 2.09%
Caterpillar Inc 2.53%Electronic Arts Inc 2.00%
Lam Research Corp 2.52%Live Nation Entertainment Inc 1.65%
Costco Wholesale Corp 2.06%AST SpaceMobile Inc 1.42%
JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.79%Omnicom Group Inc 1.38%

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 VOX on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AVLV
Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF
VOX
Vanguard Communication Services Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerAvantisVanguard
What it isU.S. Large Cap ValueCommunication Services
Total return, 1 year+31.0%+2.9%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+13.5 pts−14.6 pts
Expense ratio0.15%0.09%
Already in the S&P 50084.5%84.5%
Holdings275114

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%.

VOX in plain words

VOX is an index equity fund tracking the Communication Services. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.9% 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, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 114 positions, with the top ten at 72.1%. It sat 4.3% below its high of Jan 29, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVLV or VOX?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVLV returned +31.0% and VOX returned +2.9%, so AVLV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AVLV or VOX?
AVLV charges 0.15% a year and VOX charges 0.09%, so VOX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVLV and VOX overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 84% of AVLV and 84% of VOX by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 7% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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