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AVLV vs BOXX: Differences, Returns & Fees

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AVLV is an actively managed equity fund and BOXX an actively managed short-term fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AVLV returned +29.6% against +4.0%.

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Net assets: $22.4bn on Oct 27, 2026 for Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF, and $14.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF.

AVLV on its own →BOXX on its own →
At a glance
+29.6%
AVLV total return, 1 year
+4.0%
BOXX total return, 1 year
0.15%
AVLV expense ratio
0.19%
BOXX expense ratio

Pair scorecard

AVLV costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 25.6 points; AVLV is 1.6 times larger.

AVLV vs BOXX: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureAVLVBOXX
Return
Total return, 1 year+29.6%+4.0%
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedNo index, actively managed
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.15%0.19%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026$22.4bn$14.4bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
In the S&P 500, by weight84%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund26.8%

Method

Side by side

AVLV Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF BOXX Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF
Issuer Avantis Alpha Architect
What it is Actively managed Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +29.6% +4.0%
Its benchmark over the same days +27.5% (IWD) not measured
Gap to its benchmark +2.1 pts vs IWD not measured
Expense ratio 0.15% 0.19%
Holdings 298 not counted
Net assets, AVLV as of Oct 27, 2026 and BOXX as of Oct 28, 2026 $22.4bn $14.5bn

AVLV and BOXX on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
AVLV

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +29.6% with distributions reinvested, against +27.5% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Value.

AVLV 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 27, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 298 positions, with the top ten at 26.8%.

BOXX

BOXX is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +4.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.19% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVLV or BOXX?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVLV returned +29.6% and BOXX +4.0%.
Which is cheaper, AVLV or BOXX?
AVLV is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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AVLV on its own →BOXX on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →AVLV dividend history →AVLV holdings →BOXX dividend history →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
AVLV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
AVLV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Avantis website ↗
BOXX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
BOXX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Alpha Architect website ↗

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