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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVLV returned +31.0% and USHY returned +3.3%, so AVLV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, AVLV or USHY?

AVLV charges 0.15% a year and USHY charges 0.08%, so USHY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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AVLV vs USHY: how they differ

AVLV and USHY hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and AVLV returned more over the year.

Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF and iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVLV and USHY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in AVLV	Only in USHY
Micron Technology Inc 4.57%	BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 1.17%
Amazon.com Inc 3.18%	1261229 BC LTD 144A 0.49%
Apple Inc 3.17%	MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 144A 0.38%
Meta Platforms Inc 2.74%	PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.29%
Exxon Mobil Corp 2.59%	GALAXY HELIOS DATA CENTERS II LLC 144A 0.24%
Caterpillar Inc 2.53%	SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.24%
Lam Research Corp 2.52%	WULF COMPUTE LLC 144A 0.24%
Costco Wholesale Corp 2.06%	CORE SCIENTIFIC FINANCE I LLC 144A 0.23%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

AVLV and USHY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	AVLV Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF	USHY iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Avantis	iShares
What it is	U.S. Large Cap Value	Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+31.0%	+3.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+13.5 pts	−14.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.08%
Holdings	275	1871

AVLV in plain words

AVLV is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Large Cap Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +31.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% 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 275 positions, with the top ten at 26.9%.

USHY in plain words

USHY is a bond fund tracking the Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVLV or USHY?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVLV returned +31.0% and USHY returned +3.3%, so AVLV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AVLV or USHY?: AVLV charges 0.15% a year and USHY charges 0.08%, so USHY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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