Which returned more over the last year, AVDV or XLE?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDV returned +22.8% and XLE +61.2%.

Which is cheaper, AVDV or XLE?

XLE is cheaper, by 0.28 percentage points a year. That is about $28 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do AVDV and XLE overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVDV and 100% of XLE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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AVDV vs XLE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AVDV returned +22.8% to XLE's +61.2%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $20.0bn for Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF and $45.2bn for State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF.

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At a glance

+22.8%

AVDV total return, 1 year

+61.2%

XLE total return, 1 year

0.36%

AVDV expense ratio

0.08%

XLE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XLE costs 0.28 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 38.4 points; XLE is 2.3 times larger.

AVDV vs XLE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AVDV	XLE
Return
Measure	AVDV	XLE
Total return, 1 year	+22.8%	+61.2%
Drawdown
Measure	AVDV	XLE
Below its high	5.7%, high on Sep 4, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	AVDV	XLE
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Energy Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Measure	AVDV	XLE
Expense ratio	0.36%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$20.0bn	$45.2bn
Holdings
Measure	AVDV	XLE
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	6.2%	78.1%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, AVDV and XLE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AVDV XLE

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Only in AVDV

AUSTRIA TECHNOLOGIE + SYSTEM COMMON STOCK 0.81%

WHITBREAD PLC COMMON STOCK GBP.767974 0.68%

CLAL INSURANCE ENTERPR HLDGS COMMON STOCK ILS1.0 0.67%

TAMARACK VALLEY ENERGY LTD COMMON STOCK 0.60%

PERSEUS MINING LTD COMMON STOCK 0.59%

B2GOLD CORP COMMON STOCK 0.58%

LION FINANCE GROUP PLC COMMON STOCK GBP.01 0.58%

JOHNSON MATTHEY PLC COMMON STOCK GBP1.478994 0.56%

Only in XLE

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 23.98%

CHEVRON CORP 18.21%

CONOCOPHILLIPS 7.18%

MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP 4.67%

PHILLIPS 66 4.41%

VALERO ENERGY CORP 4.26%

WILLIAMS COS INC 4.22%

EOG RESOURCES INC 4.07%

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Side by side

AVDV Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF XLE State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Avantis State Street

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of Energy

Total return, 1 year +22.8% +61.2%

Expense ratio 0.36% 0.08%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 99.8%

Holdings 1732 22

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $20.0bn $45.2bn

AVDV and XLE on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

AVDV

AVDV is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +22.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.36% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,732 positions, with the top ten at 6.2%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

XLE

XLE tracks an index of Energy. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +61.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 22 positions, with the top ten at 78.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVDV or XLE?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDV returned +22.8% and XLE +61.2%.
Which is cheaper, AVDV or XLE?: XLE is cheaper, by 0.28 percentage points a year. That is about $28 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVDV and XLE overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVDV and 100% of XLE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

AVDV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AVDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Avantis website ↗

XLE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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