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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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AVUS vs XLI: how they differ

AVUS and XLI hold 8% of their weight in the same names, and AVUS returned more over the year.

Avantis U.S. Equity ETF and State Street(R) Industrial Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVUS and XLI hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AVUS and XLI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAVUSXLI
Caterpillar Inc0.92%8.52%
Union Pacific Corp0.41%2.81%
GE Vernova Inc0.40%5.48%
Deere & Co0.37%2.77%
General Electric Co0.30%6.77%
CSX Corp0.29%1.53%
FedEx Corp0.27%1.19%
Comfort Systems USA Inc0.26%1.21%
Cummins Inc0.25%1.71%
Delta Air Lines Inc0.24%1.06%
Vertiv Holdings Co0.23%2.23%
United Parcel Service Inc0.22%1.39%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in AVUSOnly in XLI
NVIDIA Corp 5.49%Eaton Corp PLC 2.87%
Apple Inc 5.37%Trane Technologies PLC 1.89%
Microsoft Corp 3.85%Johnson Controls International plc 1.55%
Amazon.com Inc 3.68%Honeywell International Inc 1.23%
Alphabet Inc 2.42%Honeywell Aerospace Inc 1.22%
Micron Technology Inc 2.40%Carrier Global Corp 0.99%
Meta Platforms Inc 2.21%Axon Enterprise Inc 0.79%
Alphabet Inc 1.94%Equifax Inc 0.33%

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 and XLI on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AVUS
Avantis U.S. Equity ETF
XLI
State Street(R) Industrial Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerAvantisState Street
What it isU.S. EquityIndustrials
Total return, 1 year+21.6%+14.3%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+4.1 pts−3.3 pts
Expense ratio0.15%0.08%
Already in the S&P 50084.4%100.0%
Holdings187581

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%.

XLI in plain words

XLI is an index equity fund tracking the Industrials. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.3% 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 81 positions, with the top ten at 41.4%. It sat 7.6% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVUS or XLI?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUS returned +21.6% and XLI returned +14.3%, so AVUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AVUS or XLI?
AVUS charges 0.15% a year and XLI charges 0.08%, so XLI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVUS and XLI overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 84% of AVUS and 100% of XLI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 8% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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