Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
AVUS vs XLB: how they differ
AVUS and XLB hold 2% of their weight in the same names, and AVUS returned more over the year.
Avantis U.S. Equity ETF and State Street(R) Materials Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AVUS and XLB hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | AVUS | XLB |
|---|---|---|
| Freeport-McMoRan Inc | 0.26% | 5.31% |
| Nucor Corp | 0.18% | 3.88% |
| Air Products and Chemicals Inc | 0.13% | 4.63% |
| Steel Dynamics Inc | 0.13% | 3.73% |
| Newmont Corp | 0.10% | 5.85% |
| CF Industries Holdings Inc | 0.09% | 2.23% |
| Corteva Inc | 0.09% | 4.97% |
| Packaging Corp of America | 0.09% | 2.83% |
| Sherwin-Williams Co/The | 0.09% | 4.95% |
| Martin Marietta Materials Inc | 0.06% | 4.55% |
| Vulcan Materials Co | 0.06% | 4.72% |
| International Paper Co | 0.05% | 2.70% |
| Only in AVUS | Only in XLB |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 5.49% | Linde PLC 14.08% |
| Apple Inc 5.37% | CRH PLC 4.67% |
| Microsoft Corp 3.85% | Smurfit Westrock PLC 3.25% |
| Amazon.com Inc 3.68% | Amcor PLC 2.69% |
| Alphabet Inc 2.42% | DuPont de Nemours Inc 2.48% |
| Micron Technology Inc 2.40% | LyondellBasell Industries NV 1.82% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 2.21% | |
| Alphabet Inc 1.94% |
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 | XLB State Street(R) Materials Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Avantis | State Street |
| What it is | U.S. Equity | Materials |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.6% | +12.0% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +4.1 pts | −5.5 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.08% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 84.4% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 1875 | 26 |
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%.
XLB in plain words
XLB is an index equity fund tracking the Materials. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 26 positions, with the top ten at 58.5%. It sat 5.1% below its high of Aug 26, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, AVUS or XLB?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUS returned +21.6% and XLB returned +12.0%, so AVUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, AVUS or XLB?
- AVUS charges 0.15% a year and XLB charges 0.08%, so XLB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do AVUS and XLB overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 84% of AVUS and 100% of XLB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 2% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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