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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVLV returned +29.6% and IUSB −1.2%.

Which is cheaper, AVLV or IUSB?

IUSB is cheaper, by 0.09 percentage points a year. That is about $9 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

AVLV vs IUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AVLV returned +29.6% to IUSB's −1.2%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $22.4bn for Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF and $49.8bn for iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+29.6%

AVLV total return, 1 year

−1.2%

IUSB total return, 1 year

0.15%

AVLV expense ratio

0.06%

IUSB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IUSB costs 0.09 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 30.8 points; IUSB is 2.2 times larger.

AVLV vs IUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AVLV	IUSB
Return
Measure	AVLV	IUSB
Total return, 1 year	+29.6%	−1.2%
Benchmark
Measure	AVLV	IUSB
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index
Cost and size
Measure	AVLV	IUSB
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.06%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$22.4bn	$49.8bn
Holdings
Measure	AVLV	IUSB
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	84%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	26.8%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, AVLV and IUSB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AVLV IUSB

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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%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP COMMON STOCK 2.56%

ELI LILLY + CO COMMON STOCK 2.51%

Only in IUSB

BLK Liquidity Temp Cash Inst #21 4.75%

TREASURY NOTE 0.49%

TREASURY NOTE 0.42%

TREASURY NOTE 0.41%

TREASURY NOTE 0.38%

TREASURY NOTE 0.37%

TREASURY NOTE (2OLD) 0.36%

UMBS 15YR TBA(REG B) 0.35%

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Side by side

AVLV Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF IUSB iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Avantis iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of Universal USD Bond

Total return, 1 year +29.6% −1.2%

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% 0.06%

Holdings 298 18338

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $22.4bn $49.8bn

AVLV and IUSB 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%.

IUSB

IUSB tracks an index of Universal USD Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVLV or IUSB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVLV returned +29.6% and IUSB −1.2%.
Which is cheaper, AVLV or IUSB?: IUSB is cheaper, by 0.09 percentage points a year. That is about $9 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Other comparisons

AVLV vs BOND AVLV vs BIL AVLV vs MBB AVLV vs JAAA FNDX vs IUSB HDV vs IUSB IUSB vs PVAL CGDV vs IUSB

Where to next

AVLV on its own →IUSB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →AVLV dividend history →AVLV holdings →IUSB dividend history →IUSB holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

AVLV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AVLV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Avantis website ↗

IUSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IUSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IUSB ↗

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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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