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AVLV vs XLV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AVLV returned +29.6% to XLV's +25.6%; 4% 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 $47.0bn for State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF.

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At a glance
+29.6%
AVLV total return, 1 year
+25.6%
XLV total return, 1 year
0.15%
AVLV expense ratio
0.08%
XLV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XLV costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.0 points; XLV is 2.1 times larger.

AVLV vs XLV: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureAVLVXLV
Return
Total return, 1 year+29.6%+25.6%
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedHealth Care Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.15%0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$22.4bn$47.0bn
Holdings
Holdings in common4%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund26.8%60.6%

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

What they share

4%

By the books each fund has filed, AVLV and XLV hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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4% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AVLV XLV
ELI LILLY + CO COMMON STOCK 2.51% 15.77%
CENTENE CORP COMMON STOCK USD.001 0.69% 0.52%
DEXCOM INC COMMON STOCK USD.001 0.48% 0.46%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES B COMMON STOCK USD.01 0.14% 0.14%
VIATRIS INC COMMON STOCK 0.03% 0.33%
IDEXX LABORATORIES INC COMMON STOCK USD.1 0.02% 0.68%
INCYTE CORP COMMON STOCK USD.001 0.02% 0.30%
INSULET CORP COMMON STOCK USD.001 0.00% 0.16%
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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%
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP COMMON STOCK USD.005 2.29%
Only in XLV
JOHNSON + JOHNSON 9.96%
ABBVIE INC 7.78%
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 5.66%
MERCK + CO. INC. 5.38%
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC 3.94%
AMGEN INC 3.72%
GILEAD SCIENCES INC 3.03%
ABBOTT LABORATORIES 2.74%
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Side by side

AVLV Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF XLV State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Avantis State Street
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of Health care
Total return, 1 year +29.6% +25.6%
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% 99.7%
Holdings 298 62
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $22.4bn $47.0bn

AVLV and XLV 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%.

XLV

XLV tracks an index of Health care. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +25.6% 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 62 positions, with the top ten at 60.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVLV or XLV?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVLV returned +29.6% and XLV +25.6%.
Which is cheaper, AVLV or XLV?
XLV 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 XLV overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 84% of AVLV and 100% of XLV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where to next
AVLV on its own →XLV on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →AVLV dividend history →AVLV holdings →XLV dividend history →XLV holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
AVLV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
AVLV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Avantis website ↗
XLV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
XLV 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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