Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
AVUS vs SPY: how they differ
AVUS and SPY hold 70% of their weight in the same names, and AVUS returned more over the year.
Avantis U.S. Equity ETF and SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AVUS and SPY hold 70% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | AVUS | SPY |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 5.49% | 7.52% |
| Apple Inc | 5.37% | 6.59% |
| Microsoft Corp | 3.85% | 4.30% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 3.68% | 3.62% |
| Alphabet Inc | 2.42% | 3.25% |
| Micron Technology Inc | 2.40% | 2.02% |
| Alphabet Inc | 1.94% | 2.59% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 2.21% | 1.92% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 1.20% | 1.36% |
| Broadcom Inc | 1.18% | 2.77% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp | 1.07% | 0.88% |
| Eli Lilly & Co | 0.84% | 1.47% |
| Only in AVUS | Only in SPY |
|---|---|
| Flex Ltd 0.28% | Philip Morris International, Inc. 0.44% |
| Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd 0.25% | Linde plc 0.37% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 0.23% | Seagate Technology Holdings plc 0.34% |
| Linde PLC 0.20% | Eaton Corp. plc 0.26% |
| Cheniere Energy Inc 0.20% | Welltower, Inc. 0.25% |
| Chubb Ltd 0.19% | Prologis, Inc. 0.20% |
| TechnipFMC PLC 0.16% | Chubb Ltd. 0.19% |
| Carnival Corp Ltd 0.14% | Altria Group, Inc. 0.19% |
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 | SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Avantis | State Street |
| What it is | U.S. Equity | S&P 500, book from IVV |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.6% | +17.5% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +4.1 pts | 0.0 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.09% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 84.4% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 1875 | 504 |
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%.
SPY in plain words
SPY is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 504 positions, with the top ten at 36.4%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, AVUS or SPY?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUS returned +21.6% and SPY returned +17.5%, so AVUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, AVUS or SPY?
- AVUS charges 0.15% a year and SPY charges 0.09%, so SPY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do AVUS and SPY overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 84% of AVUS and 100% of SPY by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 70% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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