Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
AVUS vs VBK: how they differ
AVUS and VBK hold 6% of their weight in the same names, and AVUS returned more over the year.
Avantis U.S. Equity ETF and Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AVUS and VBK hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | AVUS | VBK |
|---|---|---|
| Flex Ltd | 0.28% | 0.42% |
| EMCOR Group Inc | 0.16% | 0.52% |
| TechnipFMC PLC | 0.16% | 0.74% |
| Sterling Infrastructure Inc | 0.14% | 0.69% |
| Nextpower Inc | 0.13% | 0.48% |
| EQT Corp | 0.12% | 0.23% |
| ATI Inc | 0.11% | 0.76% |
| Burlington Stores Inc | 0.11% | 0.28% |
| Permian Resources Corp | 0.10% | 0.21% |
| Casey's General Stores Inc | 0.10% | 0.83% |
| Talen Energy Corp/Old | 0.10% | 0.49% |
| United Therapeutics Corp | 0.09% | 0.32% |
| Only in AVUS | Only in VBK |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 5.49% | Natera Inc 1.04% |
| Apple Inc 5.37% | FTAI Aviation Ltd 0.78% |
| Microsoft Corp 3.85% | Entegris Inc 0.77% |
| Amazon.com Inc 3.68% | RB Global Inc 0.61% |
| Alphabet Inc 2.42% | Lattice Semiconductor Corp 0.59% |
| Micron Technology Inc 2.40% | Liberty Media Corp-Liberty Formula One 0.57% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 2.21% | Guardant Health Inc 0.53% |
| Alphabet Inc 1.94% | Nordson Corp 0.45% |
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 | VBK Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Avantis | Vanguard |
| What it is | U.S. Equity | Small-Cap Growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.6% | +13.8% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +4.1 pts | −3.7 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.05% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 84.4% | 10.2% |
| Holdings | 1875 | 545 |
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%.
VBK in plain words
VBK is an index equity fund tracking the Small-Cap Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +13.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 10% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 545 positions, with the top ten at 9.3%. It sat 7.0% below its high of Aug 17, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, AVUS or VBK?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUS returned +21.6% and VBK returned +13.8%, so AVUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, AVUS or VBK?
- AVUS charges 0.15% a year and VBK charges 0.05%, so VBK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do AVUS and VBK overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 84% of AVUS and 10% of VBK 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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