Which returned more over the last year, AVLV or FQAL?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVLV returned +29.6% and FQAL +12.6%.

Which is cheaper, AVLV or FQAL?

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

How much do AVLV and FQAL overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 84% of AVLV and 94% of FQAL by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

AVLV vs FQAL: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AVLV returned +29.6% to FQAL's +12.6%; 1% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $22.4bn on Oct 27, 2026 for Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF, and $1.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Fidelity Quality Factor ETF.

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At a glance

+29.6%

AVLV total return, 1 year

+12.6%

FQAL total return, 1 year

0.15%

AVLV expense ratio

0.15%

FQAL expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.15% a year; their one-year returns differ by 17.0 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

AVLV vs FQAL: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AVLV	FQAL
Return
Measure	AVLV	FQAL
Total return, 1 year	+29.6%	+12.6%
Benchmark
Measure	AVLV	FQAL
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Fidelity U.S. Quality Factor Index
Cost and size
Measure	AVLV	FQAL
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.15%
Net assets, AVLV as of Oct 27, 2026 and FQAL as of Sep 30, 2026	$22.4bn	$1.4bn
Holdings
Measure	AVLV	FQAL
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	26.8%	38.1%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, AVLV and FQAL hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AVLV FQAL

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP COMMON STOCK 2.56% 1.12%

NEWMARKET CORP COMMON STOCK 0.15% 0.16%

ANTERO MIDSTREAM CORP COMMON STOCK 0.11% 0.20%

ERIE INDEMNITY COMPANY CL A COMMON STOCK 0.05% 0.46%

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Only in AVLV

MICROSOFT CORP COMMON STOCK USD.00000625 3.48%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC COMMON STOCK USD.1 2.96%

AMAZON.COM INC COMMON STOCK USD.01 2.92%

META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A COMMON STOCK USD.000006 2.91%

APPLE INC COMMON STOCK USD.00001 2.85%

JPMORGAN CHASE + CO COMMON STOCK USD1.0 2.66%

ELI LILLY + CO COMMON STOCK 2.51%

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP COMMON STOCK USD.005 2.29%

Only in FQAL

NVIDIA CORP 7.69%

APPLE INC 7.22%

MICROSOFT CORP 5.62%

ALPHABET INC 5.58%

BROADCOM INC 3.36%

JPMORGAN CHASE and CO 1.97%

META PLATFORMS INC 1.90%

ELI LILLY and CO 1.77%

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Side by side

AVLV Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF FQAL Fidelity Quality Factor ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Avantis Fidelity

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +29.6% +12.6%

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% 0.15%

Already in the S&P 500 84.3% 94.0%

Holdings 298 124

Net assets, AVLV as of Oct 27, 2026 and FQAL as of Sep 30, 2026 $22.4bn $1.4bn

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

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AVLV and FQAL do different jobs. What does each one do in a portfolio?

What each follows. AVLV follows No index, actively managed and FQAL follows Fidelity U.S. Quality Factor Index.
Holdings in common. 1% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 27, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026).
One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 AVLV returned +29.6% and FQAL +12.6% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 17.0 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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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%.

FQAL

FQAL tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +12.6% with distributions reinvested. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 124 positions, with the top ten at 38.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVLV or FQAL?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVLV returned +29.6% and FQAL +12.6%.
Which is cheaper, AVLV or FQAL?: Neither: AVLV and FQAL both charge 0.15% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVLV and FQAL overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 84% of AVLV and 94% of FQAL by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

AVLV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AVLV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Avantis website ↗

FQAL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FQAL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Fidelity website ↗

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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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