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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 XLF: how they differ

AVLV and XLF hold 12% of their weight in the same names, and AVLV returned more over the year.

Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF and State Street(R) Financial Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVLV and XLF hold 12% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AVLV and XLF both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAVLVXLF
JPMorgan Chase & Co1.79%11.57%
Morgan Stanley1.37%3.31%
Progressive Corp/The1.04%1.68%
American Express Co1.01%2.38%
Travelers Cos Inc/The0.89%0.93%
Allstate Corp/The0.74%0.81%
MetLife Inc0.57%0.60%
Wells Fargo & Co0.56%3.34%
Ameriprise Financial Inc0.66%0.54%
American International Group Inc0.55%0.52%
Hartford Insurance Group Inc/The0.60%0.48%
Prudential Financial Inc0.45%0.49%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in AVLVOnly in XLF
Micron Technology Inc 4.57%Berkshire Hathaway Inc 12.10%
Amazon.com Inc 3.18%Mastercard Inc 5.47%
Apple Inc 3.17%Bank of America Corp 4.91%
Meta Platforms Inc 2.74%Citigroup Inc 3.15%
Exxon Mobil Corp 2.59%Blackrock Inc 1.83%
Caterpillar Inc 2.53%Capital One Financial Corp 1.65%
Lam Research Corp 2.52%S&P Global Inc 1.63%
Costco Wholesale Corp 2.06%Chubb Ltd 1.62%

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 and XLF on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AVLV
Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF
XLF
State Street(R) Financial Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerAvantisState Street
What it isU.S. Large Cap ValueFinancials
Total return, 1 year+31.0%+7.6%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+13.5 pts−9.9 pts
Expense ratio0.15%0.08%
Already in the S&P 50084.5%100.0%
Holdings27576

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%.

XLF in plain words

XLF is an index equity fund tracking the Financials. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +7.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 76 positions, with the top ten at 57.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVLV or XLF?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVLV returned +31.0% and XLF returned +7.6%, so AVLV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AVLV or XLF?
AVLV charges 0.15% a year and XLF charges 0.08%, so XLF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVLV and XLF overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 84% of AVLV and 100% of XLF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 12% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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