Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
AVUV vs VONG: how they differ
AVUV and VONG hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and AVUV returned more over the year.
Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF and Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AVUV and VONG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | AVUV | VONG |
|---|---|---|
| Sprouts Farmers Market Inc | 0.02% | 0.02% |
| Paycom Software Inc | 0.10% | 0.01% |
| Alaska Air Group Inc | 0.64% | 0.00% |
| Lyft Inc | 0.26% | 0.00% |
| Lithia Motors Inc | 0.29% | 0.00% |
| SLM Corp | 0.46% | 0.00% |
| Credit Acceptance Corp | 0.20% | 0.00% |
| Eagle Materials Inc | 0.03% | 0.00% |
| Iridium Communications Inc | 0.71% | 0.00% |
| Kyndryl Holdings Inc | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Liberty Capital Corp | 0.01% | 0.00% |
| Liberty Capital Corp | 0.11% | 0.00% |
| Only in AVUV | Only in VONG |
|---|---|
| Viasat Inc 1.39% | NVIDIA Corp 13.09% |
| Matson Inc 0.98% | Apple Inc 11.97% |
| Lear Corp 0.90% | Microsoft Corp 8.98% |
| SM Energy Co 0.86% | Broadcom Inc 5.78% |
| Avnet Inc 0.86% | Amazon.com Inc 5.07% |
| Macy's Inc 0.78% | Alphabet Inc 3.91% |
| StoneX Group Inc 0.77% | Tesla Inc 3.48% |
| Five Below Inc 0.72% | Meta Platforms Inc 3.20% |
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 | VONG Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Avantis | Vanguard |
| What it is | U.S. Small Cap Value | Russell 1000 Growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +24.6% | +7.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +7.2 pts | −10.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.25% | 0.07% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 0.0% | 95.6% |
| Holdings | 795 | 387 |
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%.
VONG in plain words
VONG is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 1000 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +7.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 387 positions, with the top ten at 61.3%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Jun 1, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, AVUV or VONG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUV returned +24.6% and VONG returned +7.2%, so AVUV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, AVUV or VONG?
- AVUV charges 0.25% a year and VONG charges 0.07%, so VONG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do AVUV and VONG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVUV and 96% of VONG 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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