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AVLC vs SPHQ: Differences, Returns & Fees

AVLC and SPHQ hold 22% of their weight in the same names, and AVLC returned +20.9% over the year. Net assets: $1.3bn on May 31, 2026 for Avantis U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF, and $19.1bn on Oct 9, 2026 for Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF.

Both cost 0.15% a year; their one-year returns differ by 2.9 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

AVLC vs SPHQ: Differences, Returns & Fees
AVLCSPHQ
Expense ratio0.15%0.15%
Net assets, AVLC as of May 31, 2026 and SPHQ as of Oct 9, 2026$1.3bn$19.1bn
Total return, 1 year+20.9%+18.0%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedS&P 500 Quality Index
Holdings in common22%
Holdings datedOct 8, 2026Oct 10, 2026
Top ten holdings, share of the fund30.9%43.7%
Below its high4.6%, high on Jun 30, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 8, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+20.9%
AVLC total return, 1 year
+18.0%
SPHQ total return, 1 year
0.15%
AVLC expense ratio
0.15%
SPHQ expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVLC and SPHQ hold 22% 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 8, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

half

22% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding AVLC SPHQ
APPLE INC COMMON STOCK USD.00001 5.74% 5.65%
LAM RESEARCH CORP COMMON STOCK USD.001 0.76% 4.30%
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP COMMON STOCK USD.005 0.73% 3.96%
VISA INC CLASS A SHARES COMMON STOCK USD.0001 0.73% 5.84%
APPLIED MATERIALS INC COMMON STOCK USD.01 0.64% 2.62%
MASTERCARD INC A COMMON STOCK USD.0001 0.55% 5.90%
SANDISK CORP COMMON STOCK 0.46% 3.08%
KLA CORP COMMON STOCK USD.001 0.44% 2.52%
CISCO SYSTEMS INC COMMON STOCK USD.001 0.42% 3.81%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC COMMON STOCK USD1.0 0.42% 2.27%
VALERO ENERGY CORP COMMON STOCK USD.01 0.42% 1.16%
NETFLIX INC COMMON STOCK USD.001 0.41% 3.62%
Only in AVLC
NVIDIA CORP COMMON STOCK USD.001 5.68%
MICROSOFT CORP COMMON STOCK USD.00000625 4.90%
AMAZON.COM INC COMMON STOCK USD.01 3.74%
META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A COMMON STOCK USD.000006 2.31%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC COMMON STOCK USD.1 2.25%
BROADCOM INC COMMON STOCK 1.76%
ALPHABET INC CL A COMMON STOCK USD.001 1.75%
JPMORGAN CHASE + CO COMMON STOCK USD1.0 1.39%
Only in SPHQ
Fortive Corp 0.21%
PTC Inc 0.19%
Tyler Technologies Inc 0.10%
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio 0.03%
CME E-Mini Standard & Poor's 500 Index Future 0.00%
SECURITIES LENDING - BNYM 0.00%
CONTRA FUTURE FUTURE DEC 18 26 -0.00%

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On the same fields

AVLC
Avantis U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF
SPHQ
Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Avantis Invesco
What it is Actively managed Tracks the S&P 500 Quality
Total return, 1 year +20.9% +18.0%
Its benchmark over the same days +16.6% (IWB) not published
Gap to its benchmark +4.3 pts vs IWB not available
Expense ratio 0.15% 0.15%
Already in the S&P 500 89.1% 100.0%
Holdings 831 102
Net assets, AVLC as of May 31, 2026 and SPHQ as of Oct 9, 2026 $1.3bn $19.1bn

AVLC and SPHQ on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 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 8, 2026, 89% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 831 positions, with the top ten at 30.9%.

Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +20.9% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000.

About SPHQ

SPHQ tracks the S&P 500 Quality. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +18.0% with distributions reinvested. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 10, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 102 positions, with the top ten at 43.7%. It sat 4.6% below its high of Jun 30, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVLC or SPHQ?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVLC returned +20.9% and SPHQ +18.0%.
Which is cheaper, AVLC or SPHQ?
Neither: AVLC and SPHQ both charge 0.15% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVLC and SPHQ overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 89% of AVLC and 100% of SPHQ 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 ↗SPHQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗SPHQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Invesco page for SPHQ ↗

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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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