Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
AVUS vs VIG: how they differ
AVUS and VIG hold 37% of their weight in the same names, and AVUS returned more over the year.
Avantis U.S. Equity ETF and Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AVUS and VIG hold 37% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | AVUS | VIG |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc | 5.37% | 4.10% |
| Microsoft Corp | 3.85% | 3.99% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 1.20% | 3.61% |
| Broadcom Inc | 1.18% | 5.21% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp | 1.07% | 2.92% |
| Lam Research Corp | 1.00% | 1.46% |
| Caterpillar Inc | 0.92% | 1.88% |
| Eli Lilly & Co | 0.84% | 3.36% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp | 0.69% | 2.04% |
| Visa Inc | 0.68% | 2.34% |
| Walmart Inc | 0.64% | 2.62% |
| Merck & Co Inc | 0.63% | 1.23% |
| Only in AVUS | Only in VIG |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 5.49% | Microchip Technology Inc 0.23% |
| Amazon.com Inc 3.68% | Becton Dickinson & Co 0.19% |
| Alphabet Inc 2.42% | Nasdaq Inc 0.19% |
| Micron Technology Inc 2.40% | Roper Technologies Inc 0.17% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 2.21% | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings Inc 0.14% |
| Alphabet Inc 1.94% | Quest Diagnostics Inc 0.10% |
| Tesla Inc 0.80% | RB Global Inc 0.09% |
| Applied Materials Inc 0.68% | Brown & Brown Inc 0.08% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
| AVUS Avantis U.S. Equity ETF | VIG Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Avantis | Vanguard |
| What it is | U.S. Equity | Dividend growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.6% | +12.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +4.1 pts | −5.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.04% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 84.4% | 95.7% |
| Holdings | 1875 | 332 |
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%.
VIG in plain words
VIG is an index equity fund tracking the Dividend growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 332 positions, with the top ten at 32.7%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, AVUS or VIG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUS returned +21.6% and VIG returned +12.4%, so AVUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, AVUS or VIG?
- AVUS charges 0.15% a year and VIG charges 0.04%, so VIG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do AVUS and VIG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 84% of AVUS and 96% of VIG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 37% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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