Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
AVUS vs VDC: how they differ
AVUS and VDC hold 4% of their weight in the same names, and AVUS returned more over the year.
Avantis U.S. Equity ETF and Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AVUS and VDC hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | AVUS | VDC |
|---|---|---|
| Costco Wholesale Corp | 0.69% | 12.04% |
| Walmart Inc | 0.64% | 14.76% |
| Procter & Gamble Co/The | 0.28% | 9.27% |
| Target Corp | 0.25% | 2.03% |
| Coca-Cola Co/The | 0.23% | 8.72% |
| PepsiCo Inc | 0.21% | 4.30% |
| Kroger Co/The | 0.16% | 1.39% |
| Colgate-Palmolive Co | 0.13% | 2.37% |
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Co | 0.12% | 1.41% |
| Dollar General Corp | 0.11% | 0.92% |
| Dollar Tree Inc | 0.11% | 0.87% |
| Casey's General Stores Inc | 0.10% | 1.11% |
| Only in AVUS | Only in VDC |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 5.49% | Philip Morris International Inc 4.66% |
| Apple Inc 5.37% | Altria Group Inc 3.91% |
| Microsoft Corp 3.85% | General Mills Inc 0.70% |
| Amazon.com Inc 3.68% | J M Smucker Co/The 0.51% |
| Alphabet Inc 2.42% | Clorox Co/The 0.47% |
| Micron Technology Inc 2.40% | McCormick & Co Inc/MD 0.46% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 2.21% | Primo Brands Corp 0.41% |
| Alphabet Inc 1.94% | Conagra Brands Inc 0.32% |
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 May 31, 2026.
| AVUS Avantis U.S. Equity ETF | VDC Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Avantis | Vanguard |
| What it is | U.S. Equity | Consumer Staples |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.6% | +4.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +4.1 pts | −12.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.09% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 84.4% | 86.6% |
| Holdings | 1875 | 103 |
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%.
VDC in plain words
VDC is an index equity fund tracking the Consumer Staples. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +4.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 87% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 103 positions, with the top ten at 65.0%. It sat 6.8% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, AVUS or VDC?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUS returned +21.6% and VDC returned +4.6%, so AVUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, AVUS or VDC?
- AVUS charges 0.15% a year and VDC charges 0.09%, so VDC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do AVUS and VDC overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 84% of AVUS and 87% of VDC by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 4% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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