Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
AVUS vs VLUE: how they differ
AVUS and VLUE hold 18% of their weight in the same names, and VLUE returned more over the year.
Avantis U.S. Equity ETF and iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AVUS and VLUE hold 18% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | AVUS | VLUE |
|---|---|---|
| Micron Technology Inc | 2.40% | 11.63% |
| Applied Materials Inc | 0.68% | 3.67% |
| Merck & Co Inc | 0.63% | 1.57% |
| Intel Corp | 0.58% | 9.29% |
| Verizon Communications Inc | 0.46% | 2.66% |
| Wells Fargo & Co | 0.41% | 1.12% |
| Bank of America Corp | 0.41% | 1.88% |
| QUALCOMM Inc | 0.41% | 1.80% |
| Western Digital Corp | 0.34% | 1.89% |
| Citigroup Inc | 0.34% | 1.94% |
| AT&T Inc | 0.33% | 2.53% |
| General Motors Co | 0.32% | 3.16% |
| Only in AVUS | Only in VLUE |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 5.49% | SIMON PROPERTY GROUP, INC. 0.62% |
| Apple Inc 5.37% | HP INC. 0.46% |
| Microsoft Corp 3.85% | COTERRA ENERGY INC. 0.39% |
| Amazon.com Inc 3.68% | REALTY INCOME CORPORATION 0.36% |
| Alphabet Inc 2.42% | Carnival Corporation 0.33% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 2.21% | W.P. CAREY INC. 0.25% |
| Alphabet Inc 1.94% | SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS, INC. 0.21% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.20% | FORTIVE CORPORATION 0.21% |
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 | VLUE iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Avantis | iShares |
| What it is | U.S. Equity | MSCI USA Value Factor |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.6% | +69.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +4.1 pts | +51.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.15% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 84.4% | 96.9% |
| Holdings | 1875 | 148 |
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%.
VLUE in plain words
VLUE is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI USA Value Factor. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +69.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 148 positions, with the top ten at 43.6%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, AVUS or VLUE?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUS returned +21.6% and VLUE returned +69.4%, so VLUE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, AVUS or VLUE?
- AVUS charges 0.15% a year and VLUE charges 0.15%, so AVUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do AVUS and VLUE overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 84% of AVUS and 97% of VLUE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 18% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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