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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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AVUV vs IWB: how they differ

AVUV and IWB hold 1% of their weight in the same names, and AVUV returned more over the year.

Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF and iShares Russell 1000 ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVUV and IWB hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AVUV and IWB both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAVUVIWB
Mueller Industries Inc0.07%0.02%
Sanmina Corp0.06%0.02%
Arrow Electronics Inc0.04%0.02%
Zions Bancorp NA0.05%0.01%
Five Below Inc0.72%0.01%
Ryder System Inc0.60%0.01%
Columbia Banking System Inc0.40%0.01%
Voya Financial Inc0.06%0.01%
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd0.22%0.01%
CarMax Inc0.45%0.01%
Hanover Insurance Group Inc/The0.50%0.01%
Sprouts Farmers Market Inc0.02%0.01%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in AVUVOnly in IWB
Viasat Inc 1.39%NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.73%
Matson Inc 0.98%APPLE INC. 6.03%
SM Energy Co 0.86%MICROSOFT CORPORATION 4.00%
StoneX Group Inc 0.77%AMAZON.COM, INC. 3.33%
Cabot Corp 0.71%ALPHABET INC. 3.00%
Lantheus Holdings Inc 0.70%BROADCOM INC. 2.54%
Plexus Corp 0.69%ALPHABET INC. 2.42%
GATX Corp 0.68%MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1.88%

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.

AVUV and IWB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AVUV
Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF
IWB
iShares Russell 1000 ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerAvantisiShares
What it isU.S. Small Cap ValueRussell 1000
Total return, 1 year+24.6%+16.7%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+7.2 pts−0.8 pts
Expense ratio0.25%0.15%
Already in the S&P 5000.0%91.9%
Holdings7951024

AVUV in plain words

AVUV is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Small Cap Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +24.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 795 positions, with the top ten at 8.7%.

IWB in plain words

IWB is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 1000. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +16.7% 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 Jun 30, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1024 positions, with the top ten at 33.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVUV or IWB?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUV returned +24.6% and IWB returned +16.7%, so AVUV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AVUV or IWB?
AVUV charges 0.25% a year and IWB charges 0.15%, so IWB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVUV and IWB overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVUV and 92% of IWB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 1% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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AVUV against IWB, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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