Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
AVUS vs PVAL: how they differ
AVUS and PVAL hold 16% of their weight in the same names, and PVAL returned more over the year.
Avantis U.S. Equity ETF and Putnam Focused Large Cap Value ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AVUS and PVAL hold 16% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | AVUS | PVAL |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com Inc | 3.68% | 2.96% |
| Microsoft Corp | 3.85% | 2.96% |
| Alphabet Inc | 2.42% | 3.33% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp | 1.07% | 3.66% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 0.67% | 3.09% |
| Walmart Inc | 0.64% | 1.39% |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The | 0.52% | 2.24% |
| ConocoPhillips | 0.41% | 1.88% |
| Bank of America Corp | 0.41% | 2.65% |
| QUALCOMM Inc | 0.41% | 2.15% |
| Citigroup Inc | 0.34% | 4.68% |
| General Motors Co | 0.32% | 2.46% |
| Only in AVUS | Only in PVAL |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 5.49% | SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PLC 3.08% |
| Apple Inc 5.37% | PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC 2.72% |
| Micron Technology Inc 2.40% | JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL PLC 2.05% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 2.21% | PROLOGIS INC 2.04% |
| Alphabet Inc 1.94% | ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.86% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.20% | SANOFI SA 1.34% |
| Broadcom Inc 1.18% | NOVO NORDISK A/S 0.85% |
| Lam Research Corp 1.00% |
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 29, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
| AVUS Avantis U.S. Equity ETF | PVAL Putnam Focused Large Cap Value ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Avantis | Putnam |
| What it is | U.S. Equity | Putnam Focused Large Cap Value |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.6% | +28.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +4.1 pts | +10.8 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | not published |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 84.4% | 94.9% |
| Holdings | 1875 | 45 |
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%.
PVAL in plain words
PVAL is an index equity fund tracking the Putnam Focused Large Cap Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +28.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for May 29, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 45 positions, with the top ten at 35.6%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, AVUS or PVAL?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUS returned +21.6% and PVAL returned +28.4%, so PVAL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- How much do AVUS and PVAL overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 84% of AVUS and 95% of PVAL by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 16% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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