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AVLV vs XLB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AVLV returned +29.6% to XLB's +18.5%; 3% 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 $8.1bn for State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF.

AVLV on its own →XLB on its own →
At a glance
+29.6%
AVLV total return, 1 year
+18.5%
XLB total return, 1 year
0.15%
AVLV expense ratio
0.08%
XLB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XLB costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.1 points; AVLV is 2.8 times larger.

AVLV vs XLB: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureAVLVXLB
Return
Total return, 1 year+29.6%+18.5%
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedMaterials Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.15%0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$22.4bn$8.1bn
Holdings
Holdings in common3%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund26.8%58.5%

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

What they share

3%

By the books each fund has filed, AVLV and XLB hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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3% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AVLV XLB
FREEPORT MCMORAN INC COMMON STOCK USD.1 0.68% 5.23%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COMMON STOCK USD.01 0.38% 3.42%
CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS INC COMMON STOCK USD.01 0.36% 2.79%
LYONDELLBASELL INDU CL A COMMON STOCK EUR.04 0.32% 2.66%
NEWMONT CORP COMMON STOCK USD1.6 0.29% 6.56%
AIR PRODUCTS + CHEMICALS INC COMMON STOCK USD1.0 0.23% 4.84%
SMURFIT WESTROCK PLC COMMON STOCK 0.23% 3.41%
INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO COMMON STOCK USD1.0 0.05% 2.70%
ALBEMARLE CORP COMMON STOCK USD.01 0.00% 1.78%
Only in one fund ↓
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 XLB
LINDE PLC 12.96%
ECOLAB INC 4.98%
VULCAN MATERIALS CO 4.89%
NUCOR CORP 4.89%
STEEL DYNAMICS INC 4.77%
SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO 4.73%
MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS 4.62%
CRH PLC 4.47%
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Side by side

AVLV Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF XLB State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Avantis State Street
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of Materials
Total return, 1 year +29.6% +18.5%
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% 0.08%
Already in the S&P 500 84.3% 99.8%
Holdings 298 25
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $22.4bn $8.1bn

AVLV and XLB 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%.

XLB

XLB tracks an index of Materials. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +18.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 25 positions, with the top ten at 58.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVLV or XLB?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVLV returned +29.6% and XLB +18.5%.
Which is cheaper, AVLV or XLB?
XLB is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVLV and XLB overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 84% of AVLV and 100% of XLB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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AVLV on its own →XLB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →AVLV dividend history →AVLV holdings →XLB dividend history →XLB holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
AVLV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
AVLV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Avantis website ↗
XLB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
XLB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
State Street 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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