Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
AVUS vs SPHQ: how they differ
AVUS and SPHQ hold 19% of their weight in the same names, and AVUS returned more over the year.
Avantis U.S. Equity ETF and Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AVUS and SPHQ hold 19% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | AVUS | SPHQ |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc | 5.37% | 4.51% |
| Lam Research Corp | 1.00% | 4.10% |
| Caterpillar Inc | 0.92% | 3.78% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp | 0.69% | 4.82% |
| Visa Inc | 0.68% | 4.69% |
| Applied Materials Inc | 0.68% | 2.80% |
| Merck & Co Inc | 0.63% | 2.87% |
| KLA Corp | 0.51% | 3.27% |
| Mastercard Inc | 0.48% | 4.32% |
| TJX Cos Inc/The | 0.46% | 1.79% |
| Gilead Sciences Inc | 0.45% | 2.28% |
| QUALCOMM Inc | 0.41% | 2.03% |
| Only in AVUS | Only in SPHQ |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 5.49% | Trimble Inc. 0.18% |
| Microsoft Corp 3.85% | Leidos Holdings, Inc. 0.18% |
| Amazon.com Inc 3.68% | Tyler Technologies, Inc. 0.15% |
| Alphabet Inc 2.42% | Revvity, Inc. 0.11% |
| Micron Technology Inc 2.40% | Zebra Technologies Corp. 0.10% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 2.21% | |
| Alphabet Inc 1.94% | |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.20% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
| AVUS Avantis U.S. Equity ETF | SPHQ Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Avantis | Invesco |
| What it is | U.S. Equity | S&P 500 Quality |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.6% | +17.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +4.1 pts | −0.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.15% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 84.4% | 99.9% |
| Holdings | 1875 | 99 |
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%.
SPHQ in plain words
SPHQ is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 Quality. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 99 positions, with the top ten at 40.7%. It sat 6.1% below its high of Jun 30, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, AVUS or SPHQ?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUS returned +21.6% and SPHQ returned +17.4%, so AVUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, AVUS or SPHQ?
- AVUS charges 0.15% a year and SPHQ charges 0.15%, so AVUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do AVUS and SPHQ overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 84% of AVUS and 100% of SPHQ by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 19% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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