Which returned more over the last year, AVUS or BOXX?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUS returned +18.0% and BOXX +4.0%.

Which is cheaper, AVUS or BOXX?

AVUS is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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AVUS vs BOXX: Differences, Returns & Fees

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AVUS is an actively managed equity fund and BOXX an actively managed short-term fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AVUS returned +18.0% against +4.0%.

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Net assets: $14.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for Avantis U.S. Equity ETF, and $14.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF.

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At a glance

+18.0%

AVUS total return, 1 year

+4.0%

BOXX total return, 1 year

0.15%

AVUS expense ratio

0.19%

BOXX expense ratio

Pair scorecard

AVUS costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 14.0 points.

AVUS vs BOXX: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AVUS	BOXX
Return
Measure	AVUS	BOXX
Total return, 1 year	+18.0%	+4.0%
Benchmark
Measure	AVUS	BOXX
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	AVUS	BOXX
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.19%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$14.7bn	$14.4bn
Holdings
Measure	AVUS	BOXX
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight	84%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	30.0%

Method

Side by side

AVUS Avantis U.S. Equity ETF BOXX Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Avantis Alpha Architect

What it is Actively managed Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +18.0% +4.0%

Its benchmark over the same days +13.3% (IWV) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +4.7 pts vs IWV not measured

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.19%

Holdings 1943 not counted

Net assets, AVUS as of Oct 27, 2026 and BOXX as of Oct 28, 2026 $14.8bn $14.5bn

AVUS and BOXX on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

AVUS

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +18.0% with distributions reinvested, against +13.3% for its benchmark, the Russell 3000.

AVUS 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 1,943 positions, with the top ten at 30.0%.

BOXX

BOXX is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +4.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.19% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVUS or BOXX?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUS returned +18.0% and BOXX +4.0%.
Which is cheaper, AVUS or BOXX?: AVUS is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

Sources and dates

AVUS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AVUS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Avantis website ↗

BOXX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BOXX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Alpha Architect website ↗

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