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AVUS vs XLB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AVUS returned +18.0% to XLB's +18.5%; 2% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $14.8bn for Avantis U.S. Equity ETF and $8.1bn for State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF.

AVUS on its own →XLB on its own →
At a glance
+18.0%
AVUS total return, 1 year
+18.5%
XLB total return, 1 year
0.15%
AVUS expense ratio
0.08%
XLB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XLB costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.5 points; AVUS is 1.8 times larger.

AVUS vs XLB: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureAVUSXLB
Return
Total return, 1 year+18.0%+18.5%
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedMaterials Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.15%0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$14.8bn$8.1bn
Holdings
Holdings in common2%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund30.0%58.5%

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

What they share

2%

By the books each fund has filed, AVUS and XLB hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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2% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AVUS XLB
FREEPORT MCMORAN INC COMMON STOCK USD.1 0.25% 5.23%
NEWMONT CORP COMMON STOCK USD1.6 0.24% 6.56%
LINDE PLC COMMON STOCK 0.22% 12.96%
NUCOR CORP COMMON STOCK USD.4 0.18% 4.89%
AIR PRODUCTS + CHEMICALS INC COMMON STOCK USD1.0 0.15% 4.84%
CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS INC COMMON STOCK USD.01 0.10% 2.79%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COMMON STOCK USD.01 0.10% 3.42%
STEEL DYNAMICS INC COMMON STOCK USD.005 0.10% 4.77%
LYONDELLBASELL INDU CL A COMMON STOCK EUR.04 0.09% 2.66%
SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO/THE COMMON STOCK USD1.0 0.09% 4.73%
CRH PLC COMMON STOCK EUR.32 0.08% 4.47%
SMURFIT WESTROCK PLC COMMON STOCK 0.07% 3.41%
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 XLB
AMCOR PLC 3.24%
XAB MATERIALS DEC26 0.00%
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Side by side

AVUS Avantis U.S. Equity ETF XLB State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Avantis State Street
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of Materials
Total return, 1 year +18.0% +18.5%
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% 0.08%
Already in the S&P 500 84.1% 99.8%
Holdings 1943 25
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $14.8bn $8.1bn

AVUS and XLB 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%.

XLB

XLB tracks an index of Materials. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +18.5% 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 25 positions, with the top ten at 58.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVUS or XLB?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUS returned +18.0% and XLB +18.5%.
Which is cheaper, AVUS or XLB?
XLB 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 AVUS and XLB overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 84% of AVUS and 100% of XLB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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AVUS on its own →XLB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →AVUS dividend history →AVUS holdings →XLB dividend history →XLB holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
AVUS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
AVUS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Avantis website ↗
XLB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
XLB 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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