Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
AVUS vs VOO: how they differ
AVUS and VOO hold 72% of their weight in the same names, and AVUS returned more over the year.
Avantis U.S. Equity ETF and Vanguard 500 Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AVUS and VOO hold 72% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | AVUS | VOO |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 5.49% | 7.53% |
| Apple Inc | 5.37% | 6.61% |
| Microsoft Corp | 3.85% | 4.31% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 3.68% | 3.63% |
| Alphabet Inc | 2.42% | 3.26% |
| Micron Technology Inc | 2.40% | 2.02% |
| Alphabet Inc | 1.94% | 2.60% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 2.21% | 1.92% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 1.20% | 1.26% |
| Broadcom Inc | 1.18% | 2.78% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp | 1.07% | 0.88% |
| Eli Lilly & Co | 0.84% | 1.48% |
| Only in AVUS | Only in VOO |
|---|---|
| Cheniere Energy Inc 0.20% | Philip Morris International Inc 0.44% |
| TechnipFMC PLC 0.16% | Welltower Inc 0.25% |
| Sterling Infrastructure Inc 0.14% | Prologis Inc 0.20% |
| Honeywell International Inc 0.14% | Altria Group Inc 0.19% |
| Nextpower Inc 0.13% | Equinix Inc 0.16% |
| MercadoLibre Inc 0.11% | American Tower Corp 0.12% |
| ATI Inc 0.11% | Simon Property Group Inc 0.11% |
| Burlington Stores Inc 0.11% | Honeywell International Inc 0.11% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
| AVUS Avantis U.S. Equity ETF | VOO Vanguard 500 Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Avantis | Vanguard |
| What it is | U.S. Equity | S&P 500 |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.6% | +17.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +4.1 pts | +0.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 84.4% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 1875 | 506 |
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%.
VOO in plain words
VOO is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 506 positions, with the top ten at 36.5%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, AVUS or VOO?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUS returned +21.6% and VOO returned +17.6%, so AVUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, AVUS or VOO?
- AVUS charges 0.15% a year and VOO charges 0.03%, so VOO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do AVUS and VOO overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 84% of AVUS and 100% of VOO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 72% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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