Which returned more over the last year, AVIG or SCHZ?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVIG returned −1.9% and SCHZ −1.5%.

Which is cheaper, AVIG or SCHZ?

SCHZ 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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AVIG vs SCHZ: Differences, Returns & Fees

AVIG's duration was 5.9 years on May 31, 2026 and SCHZ's 5.8 on Jun 30, 2026; SCHZ charges 0.03% to AVIG's 0.15%. Net assets: $1.9bn on May 31, 2026 for Avantis Core Fixed Income ETF, and $10.6bn on Jun 30, 2026 for Schwab U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF.

SCHZ costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.4 points.

	AVIG	SCHZ
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.03%
Net assets, AVIG as of May 31, 2026 and SCHZ as of Jun 30, 2026	$1.9bn	$10.6bn
Total return, 1 year	−1.9%	−1.5%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index
Holdings in common	10%
Below its high	4.5%, high on Dec 31, 2020	5.0%, high on Aug 4, 2020

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

−1.9%

AVIG total return, 1 year

−1.5%

SCHZ total return, 1 year

0.15%

AVIG expense ratio

0.03%

SCHZ expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVIG and SCHZ 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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Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding AVIG SCHZ

United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.13 02/15/2036, due Feb 15, 2036 0.72% 0.39%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.25 05/15/2035, due May 15, 2035 0.44% 0.37%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.25 08/15/2035, due Aug 15, 2035 0.34% 0.39%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.63 05/15/2031, due May 15, 2031 0.35% 0.32%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.88 05/15/2032, due May 15, 2032 0.72% 0.29%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.50 02/15/2033, due Feb 15, 2033 0.54% 0.29%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.88 02/15/2032, due Feb 15, 2032 0.74% 0.28%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.75 08/15/2032, due Aug 15, 2032 0.78% 0.27%

FNCL 5 7/26 MBS 30yr, due Jan 25, 2056 0.39% 0.26%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.50 05/31/2029, due May 31, 2029 0.58% 0.24%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.75 01/31/2031, due Jan 31, 2031 0.57% 0.23%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.63 05/15/2030, due May 15, 2030 0.73% 0.21%

Only in AVIG

G2SF 5 7/26 MBS 30yr, due Feb 20, 2056 1.56%

G2SF 5 6/26 MBS 30yr, due Feb 20, 2056 1.40%

G2SF 3.5 7/26 MBS 30yr, due Jul 20, 2055 1.40%

United States Treasury Bill 0.00 06/16/2026, due Jun 16, 2026 1.34%

United States Treasury Bill 0.00 06/23/2026, due Jun 23, 2026 1.34%

United States Treasury Bill 0.00 07/02/2026, due Jul 2, 2026 1.33%

United States Treasury Bill 0.00 07/21/2026, due Jul 21, 2026 1.33%

United States Treasury Bill 0.00 06/30/2026, due Jun 30, 2026 1.17%

Only in SCHZ

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2035 0.39%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2034 0.37%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2034 0.37%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2034 0.36%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2035 0.36%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2034 0.36%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2033 0.36%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jan 31, 2028 0.35%

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On the same fields

AVIG

Avantis Core Fixed Income ETF

SCHZ

Schwab U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Avantis Schwab

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year −1.9% −1.5%

S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%

Gap to the S&P 500 −19.1 pts −18.8 pts

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.03%

Holdings 820 12326

Net assets, AVIG as of May 31, 2026 and SCHZ as of Jun 30, 2026 $1.9bn $10.6bn

AVIG and SCHZ 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.

SCHZ in plain words

SCHZ tracks an index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 5.0% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 9, 2026.

Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.5% with distributions reinvested, against −1.6% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVIG or SCHZ?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVIG returned −1.9% and SCHZ −1.5%.
Which is cheaper, AVIG or SCHZ?: SCHZ 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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Where these figures came from

AVIG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗AVIG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Avantis website ↗SCHZ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗SCHZ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Schwab 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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