Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
AVUS vs VTV: how they differ
AVUS and VTV hold 39% of their weight in the same names, and VTV returned more over the year.
Avantis U.S. Equity ETF and Vanguard Value Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AVUS and VTV hold 39% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | AVUS | VTV |
|---|---|---|
| Micron Technology Inc | 2.40% | 4.89% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 1.20% | 3.07% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp | 1.07% | 2.13% |
| Caterpillar Inc | 0.92% | 1.84% |
| Walmart Inc | 0.64% | 1.87% |
| Merck & Co Inc | 0.63% | 1.19% |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc | 0.61% | 2.96% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 0.58% | 2.30% |
| Intel Corp | 0.58% | 1.05% |
| Chevron Corp | 0.54% | 1.18% |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The | 0.52% | 1.07% |
| Verizon Communications Inc | 0.46% | 0.60% |
| Only in AVUS | Only in VTV |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 5.49% | Philip Morris International Inc 1.06% |
| Apple Inc 5.37% | Berkshire Hathaway Inc 0.52% |
| Microsoft Corp 3.85% | Prologis Inc 0.47% |
| Amazon.com Inc 3.68% | Altria Group Inc 0.45% |
| Alphabet Inc 2.42% | American Tower Corp 0.29% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 2.21% | Honeywell International Inc 0.27% |
| Alphabet Inc 1.94% | Honeywell Aerospace Inc 0.26% |
| Broadcom Inc 1.18% | Simon Property Group Inc 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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
| AVUS Avantis U.S. Equity ETF | VTV Vanguard Value Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Avantis | Vanguard |
| What it is | U.S. Equity | US value |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.6% | +22.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +4.1 pts | +5.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 84.4% | 98.6% |
| Holdings | 1875 | 308 |
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%.
VTV in plain words
VTV is an index equity fund tracking the US value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 308 positions, with the top ten at 23.7%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, AVUS or VTV?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUS returned +21.6% and VTV returned +22.9%, so VTV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, AVUS or VTV?
- AVUS charges 0.15% a year and VTV charges 0.03%, so VTV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do AVUS and VTV overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 84% of AVUS and 99% of VTV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 39% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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