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Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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AVLV vs DVY: how they differ

AVLV and DVY hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and AVLV returned more over the year.

Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF and iShares Select Dividend ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVLV and DVY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in AVLVOnly in DVY
Micron Technology Inc 4.57%HP INC 2.46%
Amazon.com Inc 3.18%PFIZER 2.24%
Apple Inc 3.17%PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 2.17%
Meta Platforms Inc 2.74%ALTRIA GROUP INC 2.12%
Exxon Mobil Corp 2.59%T ROWE PRICE GROUP 2.06%
Caterpillar Inc 2.53%VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 1.87%
Lam Research Corp 2.52%ONEOK 1.85%
Costco Wholesale Corp 2.06%TARGET CORP 1.69%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

AVLV and DVY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AVLV
Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF
DVY
iShares Select Dividend ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerAvantisiShares
What it isU.S. Large Cap ValueUS dividend
Total return, 1 year+31.0%+18.0%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+13.5 pts+0.5 pts
Expense ratio0.15%0.38%
Already in the S&P 50084.5%80.5%
Holdings275101

AVLV in plain words

AVLV is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Large Cap Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +31.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 275 positions, with the top ten at 26.9%.

DVY in plain words

DVY is an index equity fund tracking the US dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.38% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 80% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 101 positions, with the top ten at 19.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVLV or DVY?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVLV returned +31.0% and DVY returned +18.0%, so AVLV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AVLV or DVY?
AVLV charges 0.15% a year and DVY charges 0.38%, so AVLV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVLV and DVY overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 84% of AVLV and 80% of DVY by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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AVLV against DVY, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 13, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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