Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
AVUV vs IWF: how they differ
AVUV and IWF hold 0% 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 Growth ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AVUV and IWF hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | AVUV | IWF |
|---|---|---|
| Five Below Inc | 0.72% | 0.01% |
| Globalstar Inc | 0.09% | 0.01% |
| Sanmina Corp | 0.06% | 0.01% |
| Iridium Communications Inc | 0.71% | 0.01% |
| Alaska Air Group Inc | 0.64% | 0.00% |
| Lyft Inc | 0.26% | 0.00% |
| Credit Acceptance Corp | 0.20% | 0.00% |
| Kyndryl Holdings Inc | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Matador Resources Co | 0.29% | 0.00% |
| Primoris Services Corp | 0.14% | 0.00% |
| Only in AVUV | Only in IWF |
|---|---|
| Viasat Inc 1.39% | NVIDIA CORPORATION 13.85% |
| Matson Inc 0.98% | APPLE INC. 6.72% |
| Lear Corp 0.90% | ALPHABET INC. 6.18% |
| SM Energy Co 0.86% | BROADCOM INC. 5.21% |
| Avnet Inc 0.86% | ALPHABET INC. 4.98% |
| Macy's Inc 0.78% | MICROSOFT CORPORATION 4.11% |
| StoneX Group Inc 0.77% | MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3.86% |
| Cabot Corp 0.71% | TESLA, INC. 3.65% |
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 Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF | IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Avantis | iShares |
| What it is | U.S. Small Cap Value | Russell 1000 growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +24.6% | +7.0% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +7.2 pts | −10.5 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.25% | 0.18% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 0.0% | 93.6% |
| Holdings | 795 | 368 |
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%.
IWF in plain words
IWF is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 1000 growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +7.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 368 positions, with the top ten at 54.4%. It sat 5.0% below its high of Jun 1, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, AVUV or IWF?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUV returned +24.6% and IWF returned +7.0%, so AVUV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, AVUV or IWF?
- AVUV charges 0.25% a year and IWF charges 0.18%, so IWF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do AVUV and IWF overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVUV and 94% of IWF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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