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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 MBB: how they differ

AVUV and MBB 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 MBS ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVUV and MBB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in AVUVOnly in MBB
Viasat Inc 1.39%Freddie Mac 1.07%
Matson Inc 0.98%Government National Mortgage Association 0.97%
Lear Corp 0.90%UMBS, TBA 0.85%
SM Energy Co 0.86%Government National Mortgage Association 0.69%
Avnet Inc 0.86%UMBS, TBA 0.66%
Macy's Inc 0.78%Government National Mortgage Association 0.56%
StoneX Group Inc 0.77%Government National Mortgage Association 0.55%
Five Below Inc 0.72%Government National Mortgage Association 0.54%

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 May 31, 2026.

AVUV and MBB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AVUV
Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF
MBB
iShares MBS ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerAvantisiShares
What it isU.S. Small Cap ValueMbs
Total return, 1 year+24.6%−0.1%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+7.2 pts−17.6 pts
Expense ratio0.25%0.04%
Holdings79511144

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%.

MBB in plain words

MBB is a bond fund tracking the Mbs. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. It sat 3.3% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVUV or MBB?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUV returned +24.6% and MBB returned −0.1%, so AVUV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AVUV or MBB?
AVUV charges 0.25% a year and MBB charges 0.04%, so MBB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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AVUV against MBB, 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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