AVLV vs FTCS: Differences, Returns & Fees
AVLV and FTCS hold 15% of their weight in the same names, and AVLV returned +29.7% over the year. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $21.9bn for Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF and $7.5bn for First Trust Capital Strength ETF.
AVLV costs 0.38 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 25.6 points; AVLV is 2.9 times larger.
| AVLV | FTCS | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.53% |
| Net assets | $21.9bn | $7.5bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +29.7% | +4.1% |
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | Capital Strength Index |
| Holdings in common | 15% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 27.0% | 22.6% |
| Below its high | 6.1%, high on Aug 24, 2026 | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 8, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AVLV and FTCS hold 15% 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.
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15% in common
On the same fields
AVLV and FTCS 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 FTCS
FTCS tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +4.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.53% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 50 positions, with the top ten at 22.6%. It sat 6.1% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, AVLV or FTCS?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVLV returned +29.7% and FTCS +4.1%.
- Which is cheaper, AVLV or FTCS?
- AVLV is cheaper, by 0.38 percentage points a year. That is about $38 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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