AVIG vs BIV: Differences, Returns & Fees
AVIG's duration was 5.9 years on May 31, 2026 and BIV's 5.9 on Jun 30, 2026; BIV charges 0.03% to AVIG's 0.15%. Net assets: $1.9bn on May 31, 2026 for Avantis Core Fixed Income ETF, and $28.1bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF.
BIV costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.4 points.
| AVIG | BIV | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.03% |
| Net assets, AVIG as of May 31, 2026 and BIV as of Sep 30, 2026 | $1.9bn | $28.1bn |
| Total return, 1 year | −1.9% | −2.3% |
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | not read by ETFIQ |
| Holdings in common | 10% | |
| Below its high | 4.5%, high on Dec 31, 2020 | 5.0%, high on Feb 27, 2026 |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AVIG and BIV hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.
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10% in common
On the same fields
AVIG and BIV on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AVIG in plain words
AVIG is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. It sat 4.5% below its high of Dec 31, 2020 on Oct 9, 2026.
Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.9% with distributions reinvested, against −1.6% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond.
BIV in plain words
BIV tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −2.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 5.0% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, AVIG or BIV?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVIG returned −1.9% and BIV −2.3%.
- Which is cheaper, AVIG or BIV?
- BIV is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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