Which returned more over the last year, AVLC or ESGU?

In the year to Oct 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVLC returned +24.3% and ESGU +20.5%.

Which is cheaper, AVLC or ESGU?

Neither: AVLC and ESGU both charge 0.15% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do AVLC and ESGU overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 89% of AVLC and 97% of ESGU by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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AVLC vs ESGU: Differences, Returns & Fees

AVLC and ESGU hold 68% of their weight in the same names, and AVLC returned +24.3% over the year. Net assets: $1.3bn on May 31, 2026 for Avantis U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF, and $18.2bn on Oct 12, 2026 for iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF.

Both cost 0.15% a year; their one-year returns differ by 3.8 points; ESGU is far larger, $13.7bn against $481m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

AVLC vs ESGU: Differences, Returns & Fees
	AVLC	ESGU
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Feb 28, 2025	$481m	$13.7bn
Total return, 1 year	+24.3%	+20.5%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	MSCI USA Extended ESG Focus Index
Holdings in common	68%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	30.9%	37.8%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 9, 2026.

+24.3%

AVLC total return, 1 year

+20.5%

ESGU total return, 1 year

0.15%

AVLC expense ratio

0.15%

ESGU expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVLC and ESGU hold 68% 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 Oct 9, 2026.

50%

half

68% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding AVLC ESGU

APPLE INC COMMON STOCK USD.00001 5.65% 7.25%

NVIDIA CORP COMMON STOCK USD.001 5.62% 7.87%

MICROSOFT CORP COMMON STOCK USD.00000625 5.00% 5.67%

AMAZON.COM INC COMMON STOCK USD.01 3.84% 3.69%

META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A COMMON STOCK USD.000006 2.29% 2.16%

ALPHABET INC CL A COMMON STOCK USD.001 1.76% 1.93%

BROADCOM INC COMMON STOCK 1.76% 2.46%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC COMMON STOCK USD.1 2.23% 1.69%

ALPHABET INC CL C COMMON STOCK USD.001 1.38% 3.50%

ELI LILLY + CO COMMON STOCK 1.28% 1.37%

JPMORGAN CHASE + CO COMMON STOCK USD1.0 1.39% 1.28%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES COMMON STOCK USD.01 1.02% 1.50%

Only in AVLC

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CL B COMMON STOCK USD.0033 0.68%

WALMART INC COMMON STOCK USD.1 0.53%

VALERO ENERGY CORP COMMON STOCK USD.01 0.41%

SCHWAB (CHARLES) CORP COMMON STOCK USD.01 0.37%

TJX COMPANIES INC COMMON STOCK USD1.0 0.37%

FREEPORT MCMORAN INC COMMON STOCK USD.1 0.33%

EOG RESOURCES INC COMMON STOCK USD.01 0.31%

CHUBB LTD COMMON STOCK 0.26%

Only in ESGU

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 0.42%

AMERICAN TOWER REIT 0.36%

EQUINIX REIT 0.35%

PROLOGIS REIT 0.28%

WELLTOWER 0.22%

CROWN CASTLE INC 0.20%

DIGITAL REALTY TRUST REIT 0.19%

SBA COMMUNICATIONS REIT CORP CLASS 0.14%

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On the same fields

AVLC

Avantis U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF

ESGU

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Avantis iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +24.3% +20.5%

Its benchmark over the same days +19.7% (IWB) not published

Gap to its benchmark +4.6 pts vs IWB not available

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.15%

Already in the S&P 500 89.1% 97.4%

Holdings 840 269

Net assets, AVLC as of May 31, 2026 and ESGU as of Oct 12, 2026 $1.3bn $18.2bn

AVLC and ESGU on the fields both publish, as of Oct 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About AVLC

AVLC is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 89% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 840 positions, with the top ten at 30.9%.

Over the year to Oct 12, 2026 it returned +24.3% with distributions reinvested, against +19.7% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000.

About ESGU

ESGU tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 12, 2026 it returned +20.5% with distributions reinvested. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 269 positions, with the top ten at 37.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVLC or ESGU?: In the year to Oct 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVLC returned +24.3% and ESGU +20.5%.
Which is cheaper, AVLC or ESGU?: Neither: AVLC and ESGU both charge 0.15% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVLC and ESGU overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 89% of AVLC and 97% of ESGU by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

AVLC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗AVLC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Avantis website ↗ESGU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗ESGU prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for ESGU ↗

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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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