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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVIG returned −1.9% and SPAB −1.6%.

Which is cheaper, AVIG or SPAB?

SPAB 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 SPAB: Differences, Returns & Fees

AVIG's duration was 5.9 years on May 31, 2026 and SPAB's 5.9 on Jun 30, 2026; SPAB charges 0.03% to AVIG's 0.15%. Net assets: $1.9bn on May 31, 2026 for Avantis Core Fixed Income ETF, and $9.9bn on Oct 8, 2026 for State Street SPDR Portfolio Aggregate Bond ETF.

SPAB costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.3 points; SPAB is 8.1 times larger.

	AVIG	SPAB
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Feb 28, 2025	$1.0bn	$8.4bn
Total return, 1 year	−1.9%	−1.6%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ?
Holdings in common	9%
Below its high	4.5%, high on Dec 31, 2020	4.9%, 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

−1.6%

SPAB total return, 1 year

0.15%

AVIG expense ratio

0.03%

SPAB expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVIG and SPAB hold 9% 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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9% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding AVIG SPAB

United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.13 02/15/2036, due Feb 15, 2036 0.72% 0.36%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.13 08/31/2028, due Aug 31, 2028 0.77% 0.34%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.25 08/15/2035, due Aug 15, 2035 0.34% 0.40%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.25 05/15/2035, due May 15, 2035 0.44% 0.34%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.88 02/15/2032, due Feb 15, 2032 0.74% 0.31%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.75 12/31/2030, due Dec 31, 2030 0.40% 0.28%

G2SF 5 7/26 MBS 30yr, due Feb 20, 2056 1.56% 0.28%

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

United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.75 01/31/2031, due Jan 31, 2031 0.57% 0.27%

FNCL 5 7/26 MBS 30yr, due Jan 25, 2056 0.39% 0.27%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.63 05/15/2031, due May 15, 2031 0.35% 0.24%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.50 02/15/2033, due Feb 15, 2033 0.54% 0.24%

Only in AVIG

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

FNCL 5 6/26 MBS 30yr, due Jan 25, 2056 1.08%

United States Treasury Bill 0.00 07/09/2026, due Jul 9, 2026 1.07%

Only in SPAB

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Dec 15, 2028 0.79%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 30, 2028 0.44%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Mar 31, 2031 0.43%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jan 31, 2028 0.42%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2034 0.40%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Dec 31, 2027 0.39%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Apr 30, 2028 0.38%

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

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On the same fields

AVIG

Avantis Core Fixed Income ETF

SPAB

State Street SPDR Portfolio Aggregate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Avantis State Street

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year −1.9% −1.6%

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 8690

Net assets, AVIG as of May 31, 2026 and SPAB as of Oct 8, 2026 $1.9bn $9.9bn

AVIG and SPAB on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

AVIG in plain words

AVIG is actively managed and tracks no index. 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. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. It sat 4.5% below its high of Dec 31, 2020 on Oct 9, 2026.

SPAB in plain words

SPAB tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.6% with distributions reinvested, against −1.6% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ?. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 4.9% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVIG or SPAB?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVIG returned −1.9% and SPAB −1.6%.
Which is cheaper, AVIG or SPAB?: SPAB 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 ↗SPAB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗SPAB 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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