AVUS vs VV: Differences, Returns & Fees
AVUS and VV hold 70% of their weight in the same names, and AVUS returned +21.0% over the year. Net assets: $14.9bn on Oct 9, 2026 for Avantis U.S. Equity ETF, and $54.1bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Morningstar Large-Cap ETF.
VV costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.9 points.
| AVUS | VV | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.03% |
| Net assets, AVUS as of Oct 9, 2026 and VV as of Sep 30, 2026 | $14.9bn | $54.1bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.0% | +17.1% |
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | CRSP US Large Cap Index |
| Holdings in common | 70% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 30.6% | 38.2% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AVUS and VV hold 70% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.
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70% in common
On the same fields
AVUS and VV on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About AVUS
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 8, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,944 positions, with the top ten at 30.6%.
Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +21.0% with distributions reinvested, against +16.7% for its benchmark, the Russell 3000.
About VV
VV tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +17.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Aug 31, 2026, 98% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 434 positions, with the top ten at 38.2%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, AVUS or VV?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUS returned +21.0% and VV +17.1%.
- Which is cheaper, AVUS or VV?
- VV is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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