Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
AVUS vs VDE: how they differ
AVUS and VDE hold 7% of their weight in the same names, and VDE returned more over the year.
Avantis U.S. Equity ETF and Vanguard Energy Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AVUS and VDE hold 7% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | AVUS | VDE |
|---|---|---|
| Exxon Mobil Corp | 1.07% | 21.37% |
| Chevron Corp | 0.54% | 14.53% |
| ConocoPhillips | 0.41% | 5.79% |
| Williams Cos Inc/The | 0.31% | 3.65% |
| EOG Resources Inc | 0.29% | 3.06% |
| Targa Resources Corp | 0.25% | 2.31% |
| Devon Energy Corp | 0.24% | 2.12% |
| Marathon Petroleum Corp | 0.23% | 3.29% |
| Cheniere Energy Inc | 0.20% | 2.07% |
| Occidental Petroleum Corp | 0.19% | 1.58% |
| Baker Hughes Co | 0.17% | 2.65% |
| TechnipFMC PLC | 0.16% | 1.23% |
| Only in AVUS | Only in VDE |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 5.49% | Calumet Inc 0.14% |
| Apple Inc 5.37% | Kinetik Holdings Inc 0.13% |
| Microsoft Corp 3.85% | Sable Offshore Corp 0.12% |
| Amazon.com Inc 3.68% | NextDecade Corp 0.09% |
| Alphabet Inc 2.42% | W&T Offshore Inc 0.06% |
| Micron Technology Inc 2.40% | Excelerate Energy Inc 0.06% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 2.21% | Clean Energy Fuels Corp 0.04% |
| Alphabet Inc 1.94% | Ring Energy Inc 0.04% |
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 | VDE Vanguard Energy Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Avantis | Vanguard |
| What it is | U.S. Equity | Energy |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.6% | +50.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +4.1 pts | +33.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.09% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 84.4% | 81.6% |
| Holdings | 1875 | 105 |
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%.
VDE in plain words
VDE is an index equity fund tracking the Energy. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +50.6% 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, 82% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 105 positions, with the top ten at 64.0%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, AVUS or VDE?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUS returned +21.6% and VDE returned +50.6%, so VDE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, AVUS or VDE?
- AVUS charges 0.15% a year and VDE charges 0.09%, so VDE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do AVUS and VDE overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 84% of AVUS and 82% of VDE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 7% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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