Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
AVUV vs SCHD: how they differ
AVUV and SCHD hold 1% of their weight in the same names, and SCHD returned more over the year.
Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF and Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AVUV and SCHD hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | AVUV | SCHD |
|---|---|---|
| Columbia Banking System Inc | 0.40% | 0.22% |
| Macy's Inc | 0.78% | 0.15% |
| Bank OZK | 0.55% | 0.13% |
| Murphy Oil Corp | 0.57% | 0.12% |
| Banner Corp | 0.15% | 0.06% |
| OFG Bancorp | 0.23% | 0.05% |
| Korn Ferry | 0.04% | 0.09% |
| Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp | 0.19% | 0.04% |
| S&T Bancorp Inc | 0.09% | 0.04% |
| Buckle Inc/The | 0.19% | 0.04% |
| 1st Source Corp | 0.11% | 0.03% |
| Lakeland Financial Corp | 0.03% | 0.04% |
| Only in AVUV | Only in SCHD |
|---|---|
| Viasat Inc 1.39% | QUALCOMM Inc 6.75% |
| Matson Inc 0.98% | Texas Instruments Inc 5.92% |
| Lear Corp 0.90% | UnitedHealth Group Inc 5.10% |
| SM Energy Co 0.86% | Coca-Cola Co/The 3.96% |
| Avnet Inc 0.86% | Merck & Co Inc 3.87% |
| StoneX Group Inc 0.77% | Chevron Corp 3.84% |
| Five Below Inc 0.72% | Verizon Communications Inc 3.66% |
| Iridium Communications Inc 0.71% | Procter & Gamble Co/The 3.55% |
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 Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF | SCHD Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Avantis | Schwab |
| What it is | U.S. Small Cap Value | US dividend |
| Total return, 1 year | +24.6% | +27.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +7.2 pts | +10.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.25% | 0.06% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 0.0% | 95.1% |
| Holdings | 795 | 99 |
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%.
SCHD in plain words
SCHD is an index equity fund tracking the US dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +27.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 99 positions, with the top ten at 43.7%. It sat 3.1% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, AVUV or SCHD?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUV returned +24.6% and SCHD returned +27.6%, so SCHD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, AVUV or SCHD?
- AVUV charges 0.25% a year and SCHD charges 0.06%, so SCHD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do AVUV and SCHD overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVUV and 95% of SCHD 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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