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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 XLF: how they differ

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

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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVUV and XLF 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 XLF
Viasat Inc 1.39%Berkshire Hathaway Inc 12.10%
Matson Inc 0.98%JPMorgan Chase & Co 11.57%
Lear Corp 0.90%Visa Inc 7.51%
SM Energy Co 0.86%Mastercard Inc 5.47%
Avnet Inc 0.86%Bank of America Corp 4.91%
Macy's Inc 0.78%Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The 3.94%
StoneX Group Inc 0.77%Wells Fargo & Co 3.34%
Five Below Inc 0.72%Morgan Stanley 3.31%

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 XLF on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AVUV
Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF
XLF
State Street(R) Financial Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerAvantisState Street
What it isU.S. Small Cap ValueFinancials
Total return, 1 year+24.6%+7.6%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+7.2 pts−9.9 pts
Expense ratio0.25%0.08%
Already in the S&P 5000.0%100.0%
Holdings79576

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%.

XLF in plain words

XLF is an index equity fund tracking the Financials. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +7.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% 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 76 positions, with the top ten at 57.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVUV or XLF?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUV returned +24.6% and XLF returned +7.6%, so AVUV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AVUV or XLF?
AVUV charges 0.25% a year and XLF charges 0.08%, so XLF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVUV and XLF overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVUV and 100% of XLF 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 XLF, 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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