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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVIG returned −1.9% and VCRB −1.3%.

Which is cheaper, AVIG or VCRB?

VCRB is cheaper, by 0.05 percentage points a year. That is about $5 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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AVIG vs VCRB: Differences, Returns & Fees

AVIG's duration was 5.9 years on May 31, 2026 and VCRB's 5.6 on Jun 30, 2026; VCRB charges 0.10% to AVIG's 0.15%. Net assets: $1.9bn on May 31, 2026 for Avantis Core Fixed Income ETF, and $7.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Core Bond ETF.

VCRB costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.6 points.

	AVIG	VCRB
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.10%
Net assets, AVIG as of May 31, 2026 and VCRB as of Sep 30, 2026	$1.9bn	$7.6bn
Total return, 1 year	−1.9%	−1.3%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	6%
Below its high	4.5%, high on Dec 31, 2020	4.0%, high on Feb 27, 2026

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

−1.9%

AVIG total return, 1 year

−1.3%

VCRB total return, 1 year

0.15%

AVIG expense ratio

0.10%

VCRB expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVIG and VCRB hold 6% 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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6% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding AVIG VCRB

FNCL 5.5 7/26 MBS 30yr, due Jan 25, 2056 0.70% 0.68%

G2SF 5 7/26 MBS 30yr, due Feb 20, 2056 1.56% 0.56%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.88 05/15/2032, due May 15, 2032 0.72% 0.43%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.13 02/15/2036, due Feb 15, 2036 0.72% 0.41%

FNCL 5 7/26 MBS 30yr, due Jan 25, 2056 0.39% 2.33%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.88 07/15/2028, due Jul 15, 2028 0.75% 0.35%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.50 02/15/2045, due Feb 15, 2045 0.40% 0.29%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.13 08/31/2028, due Aug 31, 2028 0.77% 0.27%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.75 08/15/2042, due Aug 15, 2042 0.54% 0.17%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.13 08/15/2040, due Aug 15, 2040 0.27% 0.13%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.50 08/15/2039, due Aug 15, 2039 0.27% 0.13%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.25 08/31/2030, due Aug 31, 2030 0.53% 0.11%

Only in AVIG

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%

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

Only in VCRB

US TREASURY N/B, due Apr 30, 2029 1.02%

NVIDIA CORP, due Jun 15, 2028 0.97%

NVIDIA CORP, due Jun 15, 2029 0.75%

US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 28, 2029 0.65%

KFW, due Jul 22, 2031 0.60%

FNR 2026-46 FL, due Jun 25, 2056 0.59%

OBX 2026-INV2 AF, due Apr 25, 2056 0.57%

US TREASURY N/B, due May 15, 2036 0.55%

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On the same fields

AVIG

Avantis Core Fixed Income ETF

VCRB

Vanguard Core Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Avantis Vanguard

What it is Actively managed Actively managed

Total return, 1 year −1.9% −1.3%

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

Gap to the S&P 500 −19.1 pts −18.6 pts

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.10%

Holdings 820 3418

Net assets, AVIG as of May 31, 2026 and VCRB as of Sep 30, 2026 $1.9bn $7.6bn

AVIG and VCRB 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.

VCRB in plain words

VCRB is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year. It sat 4.0% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.3% with distributions reinvested, against −1.5% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVIG or VCRB?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVIG returned −1.9% and VCRB −1.3%.
Which is cheaper, AVIG or VCRB?: VCRB is cheaper, by 0.05 percentage points a year. That is about $5 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 ↗VCRB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VCRB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VCRB ↗

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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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