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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUS returned +21.6% and VGLT returned −5.4%, so AVUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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

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AVUS vs VGLT: how they differ

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

Avantis U.S. Equity ETF and Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVUS and VGLT 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 AVUS	Only in VGLT
NVIDIA Corp 5.49%	JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.62%
Apple Inc 5.37%	Mexico Government International Bond 0.50%
Microsoft Corp 3.85%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.49%
Amazon.com Inc 3.68%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.48%
Alphabet Inc 2.42%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.48%
Micron Technology Inc 2.40%	Mexico Government International Bond 0.48%
Meta Platforms Inc 2.21%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.44%
Alphabet Inc 1.94%	Province of British Columbia Canada 0.43%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

AVUS and VGLT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	AVUS Avantis U.S. Equity ETF	VGLT Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Avantis	Vanguard
What it is	U.S. Equity	Long-term Treasury
Total return, 1 year	+21.6%	−5.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+4.1 pts	−22.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	not published
Holdings	1875	1703

AVUS in plain words

AVUS is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Equity. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +21.6% 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 1875 positions, with the top ten at 29.7%.

VGLT in plain words

VGLT is a bond fund tracking the Long-term Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −5.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. It sat 39.2% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVUS or VGLT?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUS returned +21.6% and VGLT returned −5.4%, so AVUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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