Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
AVUS vs VYM: how they differ
AVUS and VYM hold 37% of their weight in the same names, and AVUS returned more over the year.
Avantis U.S. Equity ETF and Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AVUS and VYM hold 37% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | AVUS | VYM |
|---|---|---|
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 1.20% | 3.36% |
| Broadcom Inc | 1.18% | 8.07% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp | 1.07% | 2.73% |
| Caterpillar Inc | 0.92% | 1.73% |
| Merck & Co Inc | 0.63% | 1.14% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 0.58% | 2.31% |
| Chevron Corp | 0.54% | 1.51% |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The | 0.52% | 1.08% |
| Verizon Communications Inc | 0.46% | 0.85% |
| Morgan Stanley | 0.46% | 0.91% |
| Gilead Sciences Inc | 0.45% | 0.68% |
| ConocoPhillips | 0.41% | 0.65% |
| Only in AVUS | Only in VYM |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 5.49% | Philip Morris International Inc 1.08% |
| Apple Inc 5.37% | Altria Group Inc 0.51% |
| Microsoft Corp 3.85% | Carrier Global Corp 0.22% |
| Amazon.com Inc 3.68% | Microchip Technology Inc 0.20% |
| Alphabet Inc 2.42% | Becton Dickinson & Co 0.18% |
| Micron Technology Inc 2.40% | Nasdaq Inc 0.17% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 2.21% | Carnival Corp 0.13% |
| Alphabet Inc 1.94% | Coterra Energy 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 Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
| AVUS Avantis U.S. Equity ETF | VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Avantis | Vanguard |
| What it is | U.S. Equity | US high dividend |
| 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% | 0.04% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 84.4% | 92.2% |
| Holdings | 1875 | 608 |
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%.
VYM in plain words
VYM is an index equity fund tracking the US high dividend. 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 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 608 positions, with the top ten at 25.7%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, AVUS or VYM?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUS returned +21.6% and VYM returned +17.6%, so AVUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, AVUS or VYM?
- AVUS charges 0.15% a year and VYM charges 0.04%, so VYM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do AVUS and VYM overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 84% of AVUS and 92% of VYM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 37% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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