Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
AVLV vs VYM: how they differ
AVLV and VYM hold 24% of their weight in the same names, and AVLV returned more over the year.
Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF and Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AVLV and VYM hold 24% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | AVLV | VYM |
|---|---|---|
| Exxon Mobil Corp | 2.59% | 2.73% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 1.79% | 3.36% |
| Caterpillar Inc | 2.53% | 1.73% |
| Merck & Co Inc | 1.75% | 1.14% |
| Morgan Stanley | 1.37% | 0.91% |
| Verizon Communications Inc | 1.64% | 0.85% |
| Gilead Sciences Inc | 1.29% | 0.68% |
| Union Pacific Corp | 1.53% | 0.67% |
| ConocoPhillips | 1.17% | 0.65% |
| Wells Fargo & Co | 0.56% | 1.07% |
| QUALCOMM Inc | 0.51% | 0.80% |
| Progressive Corp/The | 1.04% | 0.49% |
| Only in AVLV | Only in VYM |
|---|---|
| Micron Technology Inc 4.57% | Broadcom Inc 8.07% |
| Amazon.com Inc 3.18% | Johnson & Johnson 2.31% |
| Apple Inc 3.17% | AbbVie Inc 1.57% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 2.74% | Cisco Systems Inc 1.52% |
| Lam Research Corp 2.52% | Chevron Corp 1.51% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp 2.06% | Bank of America Corp 1.45% |
| Microsoft Corp 1.63% | Procter & Gamble Co/The 1.45% |
| TJX Cos Inc/The 1.52% | UnitedHealth Group Inc 1.41% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
| AVLV Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF | VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Avantis | Vanguard |
| What it is | U.S. Large Cap Value | US high dividend |
| Total return, 1 year | +31.0% | +17.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +13.5 pts | +0.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.04% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 84.5% | 92.2% |
| Holdings | 275 | 608 |
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%.
VYM in plain words
VYM is an index equity fund tracking the US high dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 608 positions, with the top ten at 25.7%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, AVLV or VYM?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVLV returned +31.0% and VYM returned +17.6%, so AVLV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, AVLV or VYM?
- AVLV charges 0.15% a year and VYM charges 0.04%, so VYM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do AVLV and VYM overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 84% of AVLV and 92% of VYM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 24% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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