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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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AVUS vs DGRW: how they differ

AVUS and DGRW hold 46% of their weight in the same names, and AVUS returned more over the year.

Avantis U.S. Equity ETF and WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVUS and DGRW hold 46% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AVUS and DGRW both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAVUSDGRW
NVIDIA Corp5.49%7.95%
Apple Inc5.37%3.87%
Microsoft Corp3.85%5.75%
Alphabet Inc2.42%2.31%
Meta Platforms Inc2.21%2.97%
Alphabet Inc1.94%2.32%
Broadcom Inc1.18%2.34%
Exxon Mobil Corp1.07%1.59%
Caterpillar Inc0.92%1.80%
Lam Research Corp1.00%0.90%
Eli Lilly & Co0.84%1.53%
Costco Wholesale Corp0.69%0.84%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in AVUSOnly in DGRW
Amazon.com Inc 3.68%ARAMARK 0.12%
Micron Technology Inc 2.40%AECOM 0.07%
JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.20%WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP 0.03%
Tesla Inc 0.80%EQUIFAX INC 0.02%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 0.67%TKO GROUP HOLDINGS INC 0.01%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc 0.61%MORNINGSTAR INC 0.01%
Intel Corp 0.58%DOMINO'S PIZZA INC 0.01%
Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The 0.52%

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.

AVUS and DGRW on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AVUS
Avantis U.S. Equity ETF
DGRW
WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerAvantisWisdomTree
What it isU.S. EquityU.S. Quality Dividend Growth
Total return, 1 year+21.6%+12.4%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+4.1 pts−5.1 pts
Expense ratio0.15%0.28%
Already in the S&P 50084.4%96.7%
Holdings1875197

AVUS in plain words

AVUS is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Equity. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +21.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% 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 1875 positions, with the top ten at 29.7%.

DGRW in plain words

DGRW is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Quality Dividend Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.28% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 197 positions, with the top ten at 36.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVUS or DGRW?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUS returned +21.6% and DGRW returned +12.4%, so AVUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AVUS or DGRW?
AVUS charges 0.15% a year and DGRW charges 0.28%, so AVUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVUS and DGRW overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 84% of AVUS and 97% of DGRW by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 46% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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