Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
AVUV vs VTI: how they differ
AVUV and VTI hold 2% of their weight in the same names, and AVUV returned more over the year.
Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF and Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AVUV and VTI hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | AVUV | VTI |
|---|---|---|
| Mueller Industries Inc | 0.07% | 0.02% |
| Sanmina Corp | 0.06% | 0.02% |
| Viasat Inc | 1.39% | 0.02% |
| Argan Inc | 0.36% | 0.01% |
| Arrow Electronics Inc | 0.04% | 0.01% |
| Five Below Inc | 0.72% | 0.01% |
| UMB Financial Corp | 0.06% | 0.01% |
| Zions Bancorp NA | 0.05% | 0.01% |
| Columbia Banking System Inc | 0.40% | 0.01% |
| Ryder System Inc | 0.60% | 0.01% |
| Alkermes PLC | 0.51% | 0.01% |
| EnerSys | 0.20% | 0.01% |
| Only in AVUV | Only in VTI |
|---|---|
| LivaNova PLC 0.44% | NVIDIA Corp 6.37% |
| Bank of NT Butterfield & Son Ltd/The 0.29% | Apple Inc 5.88% |
| Scorpio Tankers Inc 0.27% | Microsoft Corp 3.84% |
| SolarEdge Technologies Inc 0.27% | Amazon.com Inc 3.19% |
| Teekay Tankers Ltd 0.21% | Alphabet Inc 2.90% |
| DHT Holdings Inc 0.20% | Broadcom Inc 2.48% |
| Super Group SGHC Ltd 0.20% | Alphabet Inc 2.29% |
| Dorian LPG Ltd 0.20% | Micron Technology Inc 1.80% |
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 | VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Avantis | Vanguard |
| What it is | U.S. Small Cap Value | US total market |
| Total return, 1 year | +24.6% | +17.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +7.2 pts | −0.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.25% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 0.0% | 88.3% |
| Holdings | 795 | 3531 |
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%.
VTI in plain words
VTI is an index equity fund tracking the US total market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3531 positions, with the top ten at 32.1%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, AVUV or VTI?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUV returned +24.6% and VTI returned +17.2%, so AVUV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, AVUV or VTI?
- AVUV charges 0.25% a year and VTI charges 0.03%, so VTI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do AVUV and VTI overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVUV and 88% of VTI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 2% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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