Which returned more over the last year, AVUS or SPYD?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUS returned +21.6% and SPYD returned +12.9%, so AVUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, AVUS or SPYD?

AVUS charges 0.15% a year and SPYD charges 0.07%, so SPYD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do AVUS and SPYD overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 84% of AVUS and 100% of SPYD by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 6% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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AVUS vs SPYD: how they differ

AVUS and SPYD hold 6% 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) Portfolio S&P 500(R) High Dividend ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVUS and SPYD hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AVUS and SPYD both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	AVUS	SPYD
Chevron Corp	0.54%	1.20%
Verizon Communications Inc	0.46%	1.30%
AT&T Inc	0.33%	1.06%
EOG Resources Inc	0.29%	1.44%
Target Corp	0.25%	1.48%
United Parcel Service Inc	0.22%	1.19%
Comcast Corp	0.21%	1.02%
PepsiCo Inc	0.21%	1.11%
US Bancorp	0.21%	1.31%
Ford Motor Co	0.18%	1.21%
Pfizer Inc	0.18%	1.12%
ONEOK Inc	0.15%	1.38%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in AVUS	Only in SPYD
NVIDIA Corp 5.49%	Iron Mountain Inc 1.62%
Apple Inc 5.37%	Host Hotels & Resorts Inc 1.53%
Microsoft Corp 3.85%	Kimco Realty Corp 1.46%
Amazon.com Inc 3.68%	Simon Property Group Inc 1.45%
Alphabet Inc 2.42%	Federal Realty Investment Trust 1.45%
Micron Technology Inc 2.40%	Healthpeak Properties Inc 1.44%
Meta Platforms Inc 2.21%	Altria Group Inc 1.42%
Alphabet Inc 1.94%	Essex Property Trust Inc 1.36%

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 and SPYD on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	AVUS Avantis U.S. Equity ETF	SPYD State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) High Dividend ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Avantis	State Street
What it is	U.S. Equity	SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend
Total return, 1 year	+21.6%	+12.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+4.1 pts	−4.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.07%
Already in the S&P 500	84.4%	100.0%
Holdings	1875	78

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%.

SPYD in plain words

SPYD is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% 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 78 positions, with the top ten at 15.1%. It sat 4.3% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVUS or SPYD?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUS returned +21.6% and SPYD returned +12.9%, so AVUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AVUS or SPYD?: AVUS charges 0.15% a year and SPYD charges 0.07%, so SPYD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVUS and SPYD overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 84% of AVUS and 100% of SPYD by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 6% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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