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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUS returned +18.0% and FDVV +13.5%.

Which is cheaper, AVUS or FDVV?

Neither: AVUS and FDVV both charge 0.15% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do AVUS and FDVV overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 84% of AVUS and 87% of FDVV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

AVUS vs FDVV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AVUS returned +18.0% to FDVV's +13.5%; 1% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $14.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for Avantis U.S. Equity ETF, and $10.2bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Fidelity High Dividend ETF.

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At a glance

+18.0%

AVUS total return, 1 year

+13.5%

FDVV total return, 1 year

0.15%

AVUS expense ratio

0.15%

FDVV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.15% a year; their one-year returns differ by 4.5 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

AVUS vs FDVV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AVUS	FDVV
Return
Measure	AVUS	FDVV
Total return, 1 year	+18.0%	+13.5%
Benchmark
Measure	AVUS	FDVV
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Fidelity High Dividend Index
Cost and size
Measure	AVUS	FDVV
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.15%
Net assets, AVUS as of Oct 27, 2026 and FDVV as of Sep 30, 2026	$14.8bn	$10.2bn
Holdings
Measure	AVUS	FDVV
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	30.0%	33.8%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

Risk and return

Oct 4, 2019 to Oct 23, 2026 · 368 weekly returns

AVUS FDVV

Return

Total return edge AVUS +183.7% +162.2%

Annualized edge AVUS (slight) +15.9% +14.6%

Price return edge AVUS +158.5% +107.1%

Risk

Volatility edge FDVV (slight) 19.5% 18.8%

Max drawdown edge AVUS (slight) −35.1% −37.4%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge AVUS (slight) 0.71 0.67

Sortino edge AVUS (slight) 1.02 0.93

Calmar edge AVUS 0.45 0.39

Reading

AVUS returned more: +183.7% to +162.2%. FDVV swung slightly less: 18.8% to 19.5%. AVUS fell slightly less at its worst: −35.1% to −37.4%.

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Risk and return: AVUS vs FDVV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AVUS	FDVV	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+183.7%	+162.2%	AVUS	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+15.9%	+14.6%	AVUS (slight)	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+158.5%	+107.1%	AVUS	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	19.5%	18.8%	FDVV (slight)	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	13.6%	13.5%	Tie	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−35.1%	−37.4%	AVUS (slight)	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.71	0.67	AVUS (slight)	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	1.02	0.93	AVUS (slight)	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.45	0.39	AVUS	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 368 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, AVUS and FDVV hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AVUS FDVV

BROADCOM INC COMMON STOCK 0.95% 3.11%

DELL TECHNOLOGIES C COMMON STOCK 0.11% 2.66%

EXELON CORP COMMON STOCK 0.11% 1.05%

EDISON INTERNATIONAL COMMON STOCK 0.06% 1.12%

HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC COMMON STOCK 0.06% 0.13%

HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC COMMON STOCK 0.05% 0.11%

NIKE INC CL B COMMON STOCK 0.05% 0.91%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in AVUS

APPLE INC COMMON STOCK USD.00001 5.90%

NVIDIA CORP COMMON STOCK USD.001 5.54%

MICROSOFT CORP COMMON STOCK USD.00000625 4.71%

AMAZON.COM INC COMMON STOCK USD.01 3.39%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC COMMON STOCK USD.1 2.19%

META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A COMMON STOCK USD.000006 2.13%

ALPHABET INC CL A COMMON STOCK USD.001 1.89%

ALPHABET INC CL C COMMON STOCK USD.001 1.52%

Only in FDVV

NVIDIA CORP 6.57%

APPLE INC 6.18%

MICROSOFT CORP 4.88%

JPMORGAN CHASE and CO 2.76%

BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION 1.96%

COCA COLA CO 1.96%

ALPHABET INC 1.95%

PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC 1.80%

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Side by side

AVUS Avantis U.S. Equity ETF FDVV Fidelity High Dividend ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Avantis Fidelity

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of High Dividend

Total return, 1 year +18.0% +13.5%

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% 0.15%

Already in the S&P 500 84.1% 87.4%

Holdings 1943 95

Net assets, AVUS as of Oct 27, 2026 and FDVV as of Sep 30, 2026 $14.8bn $10.2bn

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

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AVUS and FDVV do different jobs. What does each one do in a portfolio?

What each follows. AVUS follows No index, actively managed and FDVV follows Fidelity High Dividend Index.
Holdings in common. 1% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 27, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026).
One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 AVUS returned +18.0% and FDVV +13.5% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 4.5 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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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%.

FDVV

FDVV tracks an index of High Dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.5% with distributions reinvested. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 87% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 95 positions, with the top ten at 33.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVUS or FDVV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUS returned +18.0% and FDVV +13.5%.
Which is cheaper, AVUS or FDVV?: Neither: AVUS and FDVV both charge 0.15% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVUS and FDVV overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 84% of AVUS and 87% of FDVV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

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FDVV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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