Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
AVUS vs VOX: how they differ
AVUS and VOX hold 9% of their weight in the same names, and AVUS returned more over the year.
Avantis U.S. Equity ETF and Vanguard Communication Services Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AVUS and VOX hold 9% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | AVUS | VOX |
|---|---|---|
| Alphabet Inc | 2.42% | 16.14% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 2.21% | 21.12% |
| Alphabet Inc | 1.94% | 10.61% |
| Verizon Communications Inc | 0.46% | 4.17% |
| Netflix Inc | 0.43% | 4.77% |
| AT&T Inc | 0.33% | 3.69% |
| Comcast Corp | 0.21% | 2.36% |
| T-Mobile US Inc | 0.20% | 2.50% |
| Walt Disney Co/The | 0.17% | 3.96% |
| Warner Bros Discovery Inc | 0.09% | 2.74% |
| EchoStar Corp | 0.05% | 1.09% |
| Fox Corp | 0.05% | 0.60% |
| Only in AVUS | Only in VOX |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 5.49% | Omnicom Group Inc 1.38% |
| Apple Inc 5.37% | Liberty Media Corp-Liberty Formula One 1.16% |
| Microsoft Corp 3.85% | TKO Group Holdings Inc 0.83% |
| Amazon.com Inc 3.68% | Lumen Technologies Inc 0.65% |
| Micron Technology Inc 2.40% | Match Group Inc 0.49% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.20% | Snap Inc 0.37% |
| Broadcom Inc 1.18% | Madison Square Garden Sports Corp 0.35% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp 1.07% | Warner Music Group Corp 0.25% |
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 | VOX Vanguard Communication Services Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Avantis | Vanguard |
| What it is | U.S. Equity | Communication Services |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.6% | +2.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +4.1 pts | −14.6 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.09% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 84.4% | 84.5% |
| Holdings | 1875 | 114 |
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%.
VOX in plain words
VOX is an index equity fund tracking the Communication Services. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.9% 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, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 114 positions, with the top ten at 72.1%. It sat 4.3% below its high of Jan 29, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, AVUS or VOX?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUS returned +21.6% and VOX returned +2.9%, so AVUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, AVUS or VOX?
- AVUS charges 0.15% a year and VOX charges 0.09%, so VOX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do AVUS and VOX overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 84% of AVUS and 84% of VOX by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 9% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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