Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
AVUS vs IJR: how they differ
AVUS and IJR hold 4% of their weight in the same names, and AVUS returned more over the year.
Avantis U.S. Equity ETF and iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AVUS and IJR hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | AVUS | IJR |
|---|---|---|
| Viasat Inc | 0.08% | 0.68% |
| Argan Inc | 0.06% | 0.62% |
| Powell Industries Inc | 0.05% | 0.45% |
| SM Energy Co | 0.05% | 0.33% |
| Jackson Financial Inc | 0.04% | 0.16% |
| Kodiak Gas Services Inc | 0.04% | 0.41% |
| StoneX Group Inc | 0.04% | 0.47% |
| Archrock Inc | 0.04% | 0.40% |
| Armstrong World Industries Inc | 0.04% | 0.38% |
| Primoris Services Corp | 0.04% | 0.30% |
| Liberty Energy Inc | 0.04% | 0.24% |
| MYR Group Inc | 0.04% | 0.43% |
| Only in AVUS | Only in IJR |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 5.49% | ELEMENT SOLUTIONS INC 0.61% |
| Apple Inc 5.37% | MAXLINEAR INC 0.60% |
| Microsoft Corp 3.85% | MATCH GROUP INC 0.49% |
| Amazon.com Inc 3.68% | ALKERMES PLC 0.48% |
| Alphabet Inc 2.42% | CORCEPT THERAPEUTICS INC 0.46% |
| Micron Technology Inc 2.40% | RALLIANT CORP 0.46% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 2.21% | GLAUKOS CORP 0.46% |
| Alphabet Inc 1.94% | RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES INC 0.45% |
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 Avantis U.S. Equity ETF | IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Avantis | iShares |
| What it is | U.S. Equity | S&P SmallCap 600 |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.6% | +19.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +4.1 pts | +2.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.06% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 84.4% | 0.0% |
| Holdings | 1875 | 603 |
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%.
IJR in plain words
IJR is an index equity fund tracking the S&P SmallCap 600. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +19.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 603 positions, with the top ten at 6.0%. It sat 5.5% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, AVUS or IJR?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUS returned +21.6% and IJR returned +19.9%, so AVUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, AVUS or IJR?
- AVUS charges 0.15% a year and IJR charges 0.06%, so IJR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do AVUS and IJR overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 84% of AVUS and 0% of IJR by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 4% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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