Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
AVUS vs XLP: how they differ
AVUS and XLP hold 4% of their weight in the same names, and AVUS returned more over the year.
Avantis U.S. Equity ETF and State Street(R) Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AVUS and XLP hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | AVUS | XLP |
|---|---|---|
| Costco Wholesale Corp | 0.69% | 9.06% |
| Walmart Inc | 0.64% | 10.84% |
| Procter & Gamble Co/The | 0.28% | 7.46% |
| Target Corp | 0.25% | 3.87% |
| Coca-Cola Co/The | 0.23% | 6.87% |
| PepsiCo Inc | 0.21% | 4.34% |
| Kroger Co/The | 0.16% | 2.05% |
| Colgate-Palmolive Co | 0.13% | 4.71% |
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Co | 0.12% | 2.40% |
| Dollar General Corp | 0.11% | 1.65% |
| Dollar Tree Inc | 0.11% | 1.43% |
| Casey's General Stores Inc | 0.10% | 1.91% |
| Only in AVUS | Only in XLP |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 5.49% | Philip Morris International Inc 6.16% |
| Apple Inc 5.37% | Altria Group Inc 4.55% |
| Microsoft Corp 3.85% | General Mills Inc 1.21% |
| Amazon.com Inc 3.68% | Bunge Global SA 0.94% |
| Alphabet Inc 2.42% | McCormick & Co Inc/MD 0.83% |
| Micron Technology Inc 2.40% | J M Smucker Co/The 0.78% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 2.21% | Clorox Co/The 0.75% |
| 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 | XLP State Street(R) Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Avantis | State Street |
| What it is | U.S. Equity | Consumer staples |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.6% | +6.3% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +4.1 pts | −11.2 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.08% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 84.4% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 1875 | 34 |
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%.
XLP in plain words
XLP is an index equity fund tracking the Consumer staples. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +6.3% 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 34 positions, with the top ten at 62.6%. It sat 6.2% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, AVUS or XLP?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUS returned +21.6% and XLP returned +6.3%, so AVUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, AVUS or XLP?
- AVUS charges 0.15% a year and XLP charges 0.08%, so XLP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do AVUS and XLP overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 84% of AVUS and 100% of XLP by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 4% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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