Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
AVUS vs IWB: how they differ
AVUS and IWB hold 73% of their weight in the same names, and AVUS returned more over the year.
Avantis U.S. Equity ETF and iShares Russell 1000 ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AVUS and IWB hold 73% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | AVUS | IWB |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 5.49% | 6.73% |
| Apple Inc | 5.37% | 6.03% |
| Microsoft Corp | 3.85% | 4.00% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 3.68% | 3.33% |
| Alphabet Inc | 2.42% | 3.00% |
| Alphabet Inc | 1.94% | 2.42% |
| Micron Technology Inc | 2.40% | 1.88% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 2.21% | 1.79% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 1.20% | 1.26% |
| Broadcom Inc | 1.18% | 2.54% |
| Eli Lilly & Co | 0.84% | 1.38% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp | 1.07% | 0.82% |
| Only in AVUS | Only in IWB |
|---|---|
| Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 0.23% | Philip Morris International Inc. 0.41% |
| Honeywell International Inc 0.14% | WELLTOWER INC. 0.23% |
| TE Connectivity PLC 0.12% | PROLOGIS, INC. 0.18% |
| MercadoLibre Inc 0.11% | Altria Group, Inc. 0.17% |
| Viasat Inc 0.08% | EQUINIX, INC. 0.15% |
| Argan Inc 0.06% | SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 0.13% |
| Autoliv Inc 0.05% | AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION 0.11% |
| NXP Semiconductors NV 0.05% | SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY S.A. 0.10% |
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 | IWB iShares Russell 1000 ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Avantis | iShares |
| What it is | U.S. Equity | Russell 1000 |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.6% | +16.7% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +4.1 pts | −0.8 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.15% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 84.4% | 91.9% |
| Holdings | 1875 | 1024 |
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%.
IWB in plain words
IWB is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 1000. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +16.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1024 positions, with the top ten at 33.5%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, AVUS or IWB?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUS returned +21.6% and IWB returned +16.7%, so AVUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, AVUS or IWB?
- AVUS charges 0.15% a year and IWB charges 0.15%, so AVUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do AVUS and IWB overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 84% of AVUS and 92% of IWB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 73% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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