Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
AVUS vs VUG: how they differ
AVUS and VUG hold 44% of their weight in the same names, and AVUS returned more over the year.
Avantis U.S. Equity ETF and Vanguard Growth Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AVUS and VUG hold 44% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | AVUS | VUG |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 5.49% | 12.63% |
| Apple Inc | 5.37% | 11.67% |
| Microsoft Corp | 3.85% | 7.62% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 3.68% | 4.47% |
| Alphabet Inc | 2.42% | 5.76% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 2.21% | 3.41% |
| Alphabet Inc | 1.94% | 4.54% |
| Broadcom Inc | 1.18% | 4.29% |
| Lam Research Corp | 1.00% | 1.51% |
| Eli Lilly & Co | 0.84% | 2.81% |
| Tesla Inc | 0.80% | 3.27% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp | 0.69% | 1.16% |
| Only in AVUS | Only in VUG |
|---|---|
| Micron Technology Inc 2.40% | Welltower Inc 0.46% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.20% | Equinix Inc 0.30% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp 1.07% | Space Exploration Technologies Corp 0.29% |
| Caterpillar Inc 0.92% | Axon Enterprise Inc 0.14% |
| Walmart Inc 0.64% | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc 0.13% |
| Merck & Co Inc 0.63% | Realty Income Corp 0.10% |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc 0.61% | Ares Management Corp 0.08% |
| Johnson & Johnson 0.58% | SBA Communications Corp 0.07% |
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 | VUG Vanguard Growth Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Avantis | Vanguard |
| What it is | U.S. Equity | US growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.6% | +12.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +4.1 pts | −4.6 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 84.4% | 97.4% |
| Holdings | 1875 | 147 |
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%.
VUG in plain words
VUG is an index equity fund tracking the US growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.9% 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, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 147 positions, with the top ten at 60.5%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, AVUS or VUG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUS returned +21.6% and VUG returned +12.9%, so AVUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, AVUS or VUG?
- AVUS charges 0.15% a year and VUG charges 0.03%, so VUG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do AVUS and VUG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 84% of AVUS and 97% of VUG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 44% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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