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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 XLE: how they differ

AVUV and XLE hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and XLE returned more over the year.

Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF and State Street(R) Energy Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVUV and XLE 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 XLE
Viasat Inc 1.39%Exxon Mobil Corp 22.71%
Matson Inc 0.98%Chevron Corp 16.12%
Lear Corp 0.90%ConocoPhillips 6.58%
SM Energy Co 0.86%Williams Cos Inc/The 5.04%
Avnet Inc 0.86%Valero Energy Corp 4.65%
Macy's Inc 0.78%Marathon Petroleum Corp 4.49%
StoneX Group Inc 0.77%EOG Resources Inc 4.15%
Five Below Inc 0.72%SLB Ltd 4.10%

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 and XLE on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AVUV
Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF
XLE
State Street(R) Energy Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerAvantisState Street
What it isU.S. Small Cap ValueEnergy
Total return, 1 year+24.6%+50.7%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+7.2 pts+33.2 pts
Expense ratio0.25%0.08%
Already in the S&P 5000.0%100.0%
Holdings79521

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%.

XLE in plain words

XLE is an index equity fund tracking the Energy. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +50.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 21 positions, with the top ten at 75.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVUV or XLE?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUV returned +24.6% and XLE returned +50.7%, so XLE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AVUV or XLE?
AVUV charges 0.25% a year and XLE charges 0.08%, so XLE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVUV and XLE overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVUV and 100% of XLE 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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AVUV against XLE, 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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