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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 XLG: how they differ

AVLV and XLG hold 21% of their weight in the same names, and AVLV returned more over the year.

Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF and Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVLV and XLG hold 21% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AVLV and XLG both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAVLVXLG
Amazon.com Inc3.18%6.99%
Apple Inc3.17%10.76%
Meta Platforms Inc2.74%3.61%
JPMorgan Chase & Co1.79%2.28%
Exxon Mobil Corp2.59%1.74%
Microsoft Corp1.63%8.18%
Costco Wholesale Corp2.06%1.22%
Caterpillar Inc2.53%1.12%
Netflix Inc0.91%1.07%
Walmart Inc0.89%1.56%
Merck & Co Inc1.75%0.73%
Wells Fargo & Co0.56%0.69%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in AVLVOnly in XLG
Micron Technology Inc 4.57%NVIDIA Corp. 13.10%
Lam Research Corp 2.52%Broadcom Inc. 4.85%
Union Pacific Corp 1.53%Tesla, Inc. 2.90%
TJX Cos Inc/The 1.52%Berkshire Hathaway Inc. 2.35%
Morgan Stanley 1.37%Eli Lilly and Co. 2.00%
Gilead Sciences Inc 1.29%Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 1.56%
ConocoPhillips 1.17%Johnson & Johnson 1.50%
General Motors Co 1.11%Mastercard 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 Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

AVLV and XLG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AVLV
Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF
XLG
Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerAvantisInvesco
What it isU.S. Large Cap ValueS&P 500 top 50
Total return, 1 year+31.0%+12.2%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+13.5 pts−5.3 pts
Expense ratio0.15%0.20%
Already in the S&P 50084.5%100.0%
Holdings27551

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%.

XLG in plain words

XLG is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 top 50. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 51 positions, with the top ten at 63.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVLV or XLG?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVLV returned +31.0% and XLG returned +12.2%, so AVLV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AVLV or XLG?
AVLV charges 0.15% a year and XLG charges 0.20%, so AVLV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVLV and XLG overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 84% of AVLV and 100% of XLG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 21% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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