AVLV vs NULV: Differences, Returns & Fees
AVLV and NULV hold 20% 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 $2.2bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Value ETF.
AVLV costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.1 points.
| AVLV | NULV | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.26% |
| Net assets, AVLV as of Oct 9, 2026 and NULV as of Jul 31, 2026 | $21.9bn | $2.2bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +29.7% | +25.6% |
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | Nuveen ESG USA Large-Cap Value Index |
| Holdings in common | 20% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 27.0% | 28.6% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AVLV and NULV hold 20% 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 Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.
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20% in common
On the same fields
AVLV and NULV 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 NULV
NULV tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +25.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.26% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 101 positions, with the top ten at 28.6%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, AVLV or NULV?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVLV returned +29.7% and NULV +25.6%.
- Which is cheaper, AVLV or NULV?
- AVLV is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 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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