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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 MUB: how they differ

AVUS and MUB hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and AVUS returned more over the year.

Avantis U.S. Equity ETF and iShares National Muni Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVUS and MUB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in AVUSOnly in MUB
NVIDIA Corp 5.49%Board of Regents of the University of Te 0.20%
Apple Inc 5.37%New York State Thruway Authority 0.16%
Microsoft Corp 3.85%New York State Dormitory Authority 0.14%
Amazon.com Inc 3.68%Houston Higher Education Finance Corp. 0.13%
Alphabet Inc 2.42%Northwest Independent School District 0.13%
Micron Technology Inc 2.40%Ohio State University (The) 0.13%
Meta Platforms Inc 2.21%State of New Jersey 0.13%
Alphabet Inc 1.94%State of California 0.13%

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 May 31, 2026.

AVUS and MUB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AVUS
Avantis U.S. Equity ETF
MUB
iShares National Muni Bond ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerAvantisiShares
What it isU.S. EquityNational Muni Bond
Total return, 1 year+21.6%+0.1%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+4.1 pts−17.4 pts
Expense ratio0.15%0.05%
Holdings18756603

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%.

MUB in plain words

MUB is a bond fund tracking the National Muni Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +0.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. It sat 3.6% below its high of Jul 6, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVUS or MUB?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUS returned +21.6% and MUB returned +0.1%, so AVUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AVUS or MUB?
AVUS charges 0.15% a year and MUB charges 0.05%, so MUB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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AVUS against MUB, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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