Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
AVUS vs SDY: how they differ
AVUS and SDY hold 12% of their weight in the same names, and AVUS returned more over the year.
Avantis U.S. Equity ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Dividend ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AVUS and SDY hold 12% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | AVUS | SDY |
|---|---|---|
| Exxon Mobil Corp | 1.07% | 0.93% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 0.58% | 1.00% |
| Chevron Corp | 0.54% | 1.28% |
| Caterpillar Inc | 0.92% | 0.47% |
| Verizon Communications Inc | 0.46% | 2.15% |
| QUALCOMM Inc | 0.41% | 1.57% |
| Microsoft Corp | 3.85% | 0.36% |
| AbbVie Inc | 0.34% | 1.63% |
| Texas Instruments Inc | 0.33% | 1.56% |
| CSX Corp | 0.29% | 0.62% |
| Walmart Inc | 0.64% | 0.29% |
| Procter & Gamble Co/The | 0.28% | 1.26% |
| Only in AVUS | Only in SDY |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 5.49% | Realty Income Corp 2.14% |
| Apple Inc 5.37% | Microchip Technology Inc 1.32% |
| Amazon.com Inc 3.68% | Medtronic PLC 1.30% |
| Alphabet Inc 2.42% | Becton Dickinson & Co 1.07% |
| Micron Technology Inc 2.40% | Amcor PLC 0.93% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 2.21% | Accenture PLC 0.88% |
| Alphabet Inc 1.94% | Essex Property Trust Inc 0.87% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.20% | RB Global Inc 0.60% |
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 | SDY State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Dividend ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Avantis | State Street |
| What it is | U.S. Equity | SPDR S&P Dividend |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.6% | +11.0% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +4.1 pts | −6.5 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.35% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 84.4% | 84.6% |
| Holdings | 1875 | 155 |
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%.
SDY in plain words
SDY is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR S&P Dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +11.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 85% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 155 positions, with the top ten at 17.1%. It sat 3.9% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, AVUS or SDY?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUS returned +21.6% and SDY returned +11.0%, so AVUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, AVUS or SDY?
- AVUS charges 0.15% a year and SDY charges 0.35%, so AVUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do AVUS and SDY overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 84% of AVUS and 85% of SDY by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 12% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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