Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
AVUS vs VHT: how they differ
AVUS and VHT hold 7% of their weight in the same names.
Avantis U.S. Equity ETF and Vanguard Health Care Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AVUS and VHT hold 7% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | AVUS | VHT |
|---|---|---|
| Eli Lilly & Co | 0.84% | 14.07% |
| Merck & Co Inc | 0.63% | 4.67% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 0.58% | 8.48% |
| Gilead Sciences Inc | 0.45% | 2.64% |
| AbbVie Inc | 0.34% | 6.10% |
| Amgen Inc | 0.20% | 2.87% |
| Pfizer Inc | 0.18% | 2.36% |
| UnitedHealth Group Inc | 0.17% | 5.46% |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co | 0.15% | 1.84% |
| Centene Corp | 0.14% | 0.46% |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc | 0.14% | 1.80% |
| Elevance Health Inc | 0.14% | 1.35% |
| Only in AVUS | Only in VHT |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 5.49% | Becton Dickinson & Co 0.66% |
| Apple Inc 5.37% | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc 0.63% |
| Microsoft Corp 3.85% | Natera Inc 0.47% |
| Amazon.com Inc 3.68% | GE HealthCare Technologies Inc 0.45% |
| Alphabet Inc 2.42% | Insmed Inc 0.36% |
| Micron Technology Inc 2.40% | Quest Diagnostics Inc 0.34% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 2.21% | Guardant Health Inc 0.23% |
| Alphabet Inc 1.94% | Revvity 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 May 31, 2026.
| AVUS Avantis U.S. Equity ETF | VHT Vanguard Health Care Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Avantis | Vanguard |
| What it is | U.S. Equity | Health Care |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.6% | +21.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +4.1 pts | +4.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.09% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 84.4% | 85.6% |
| Holdings | 1875 | 401 |
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%.
VHT in plain words
VHT is an index equity fund tracking the Health Care. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 86% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 401 positions, with the top ten at 52.0%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Aug 19, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, AVUS or VHT?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUS returned +21.6% and VHT returned +21.6%, so VHT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, AVUS or VHT?
- AVUS charges 0.15% a year and VHT charges 0.09%, so VHT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do AVUS and VHT overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 84% of AVUS and 86% of VHT 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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