AVLV vs FNDB: Differences, Returns & Fees
AVLV and FNDB hold 34% of their weight in the same names, and AVLV returned +29.7% over the year. Net assets: $21.9bn on Oct 9, 2026 for Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF, and $1.3bn on May 31, 2026 for Schwab Fundamental U.S. Broad Market ETF.
AVLV costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.1 points; AVLV is 9.7 times larger.
| AVLV | FNDB | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.25% |
| Net assets, as of May 31, 2026 | $12.9bn | $1.3bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +29.7% | +23.6% |
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | not read by ETFIQ |
| Holdings in common | 34% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 27.0% | 20.8% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AVLV and FNDB hold 34% 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 Oct 8, 2026.
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34% in common
On the same fields
AVLV and FNDB on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About AVLV
AVLV is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +29.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 308 positions, with the top ten at 27.0%.
About FNDB
FNDB tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +23.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% 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 1,637 positions, with the top ten at 20.8%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, AVLV or FNDB?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVLV returned +29.7% and FNDB +23.6%.
- Which is cheaper, AVLV or FNDB?
- AVLV is cheaper, by 0.10 percentage points a year. That is about $10 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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