Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
AVUS vs VT: how they differ
AVUS and VT hold 54% of their weight in the same names, and AVUS returned more over the year.
Avantis U.S. Equity ETF and Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AVUS and VT hold 54% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | AVUS | VT |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 5.49% | 4.22% |
| Apple Inc | 5.37% | 3.53% |
| Microsoft Corp | 3.85% | 2.73% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 3.68% | 2.29% |
| Alphabet Inc | 2.42% | 2.04% |
| Alphabet Inc | 1.94% | 1.61% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 2.21% | 1.21% |
| Broadcom Inc | 1.18% | 1.74% |
| Tesla Inc | 0.80% | 0.97% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 1.20% | 0.72% |
| Eli Lilly & Co | 0.84% | 0.68% |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc | 0.61% | 0.69% |
| Only in AVUS | Only in VT |
|---|---|
| Carnival Corp Ltd 0.14% | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 1.52% |
| Argan Inc 0.06% | Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 0.64% |
| Powell Industries Inc 0.05% | ASML Holding NV 0.51% |
| Kodiak Gas Services Inc 0.04% | SK hynix Inc 0.44% |
| MYR Group Inc 0.04% | Tencent Holdings Ltd 0.34% |
| Viking Holdings Ltd 0.03% | HSBC Holdings PLC 0.28% |
| Paramount Skydance Corp 0.03% | Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.27% |
| SolarEdge Technologies Inc 0.03% | AstraZeneca PLC 0.26% |
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 | VT Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Avantis | Vanguard |
| What it is | U.S. Equity | Total World Stock |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.6% | +18.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +4.1 pts | +1.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.06% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 84.4% | 55.2% |
| Holdings | 1875 | 10042 |
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%.
VT in plain words
VT is an index equity fund tracking the Total World Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 55% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 10042 positions, with the top ten at 21.9%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, AVUS or VT?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUS returned +21.6% and VT returned +18.9%, so AVUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, AVUS or VT?
- AVUS charges 0.15% a year and VT charges 0.06%, so VT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do AVUS and VT overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 84% of AVUS and 55% of VT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 54% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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