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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 SHY: how they differ

AVUV and SHY 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 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVUV and SHY 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 SHY
Viasat Inc 1.39%United States of America 1.97%
Matson Inc 0.98%United States of America 1.86%
Lear Corp 0.90%United States of America 1.72%
SM Energy Co 0.86%United States of America 1.62%
Avnet Inc 0.86%United States of America 1.61%
Macy's Inc 0.78%United States of America 1.53%
StoneX Group Inc 0.77%United States of America 1.49%
Five Below Inc 0.72%United States of America 1.47%

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 SHY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AVUV
Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF
SHY
iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerAvantisiShares
What it isU.S. Small Cap Value1-3 Year Treasury Bond
Total return, 1 year+24.6%+1.7%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+7.2 pts−15.8 pts
Expense ratio0.25%0.15%
Holdings79589

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%.

SHY in plain words

SHY is a bond fund tracking the 1-3 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.7% 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.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVUV or SHY?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUV returned +24.6% and SHY returned +1.7%, so AVUV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AVUV or SHY?
AVUV charges 0.25% a year and SHY charges 0.15%, so SHY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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AVUV against SHY, 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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