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AVUV vs SDY: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AVUV returned +25.1% to SDY's +16.5%; 2% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $32.1bn for Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF and $21.9bn for State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF.

AVUV on its own →SDY on its own →
At a glance
+25.1%
AVUV total return, 1 year
+16.5%
SDY total return, 1 year
0.25%
AVUV expense ratio
0.35%
SDY expense ratio

Pair scorecard

AVUV costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.6 points; AVUV is 1.5 times larger.

AVUV vs SDY: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureAVUVSDY
Return
Total return, 1 year+25.1%+16.5%
Drawdown
Below its high4.4%, high on Aug 4, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedS&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.25%0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$32.1bn$21.9bn
Holdings
Holdings in common2%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund7.9%20.4%

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

What they share

2%

By the books each fund has filed, AVUV and SDY 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 AVUV SDY
RYDER SYSTEM INC COMMON STOCK USD.5 0.49% 0.43%
HANOVER INSURANCE GROUP INC/ COMMON STOCK USD.01 0.52% 0.34%
BANK OZK COMMON STOCK 0.54% 0.22%
SONOCO PRODUCTS CO COMMON STOCK 0.28% 0.21%
POLARIS INC COMMON STOCK USD.01 0.33% 0.12%
RLI CORP COMMON STOCK USD1.0 0.12% 0.24%
PERRIGO CO PLC COMMON STOCK EUR.001 0.20% 0.09%
BANCFIRST CORP COMMON STOCK USD1.0 0.05% 0.09%
MARZETTI COMPANY/THE COMMON STOCK 0.01% 0.10%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in AVUV
MATSON INC COMMON STOCK 0.99%
GATX CORP COMMON STOCK USD.625 0.89%
SM ENERGY CO COMMON STOCK USD.01 0.83%
ABERCROMBIE + FITCH CO CL A COMMON STOCK USD.01 0.79%
LYFT INC A COMMON STOCK USD.00001 0.77%
MACY S INC COMMON STOCK USD.01 0.77%
MURPHY OIL CORP COMMON STOCK USD1.0 0.73%
SKYWEST INC COMMON STOCK 0.73%
Only in SDY
ACCENTURE PLC CL A 3.73%
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 2.81%
CHEVRON CORP 2.15%
REALTY INCOME CORP 1.94%
PEPSICO INC 1.82%
MEDTRONIC PLC 1.79%
TARGET CORP 1.59%
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING 1.55%
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Side by side

AVUV Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF SDY State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Avantis State Street
What it is Actively managed Tracks the S&P Dividend
Total return, 1 year +25.1% +16.5%
Its benchmark over the same days +21.1% (IWN) not measured
Gap to its benchmark +4.0 pts vs IWN not measured
Expense ratio 0.25% 0.35%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 84.4%
Holdings 791 156
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $32.1bn $21.9bn

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

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About each fund
AVUV

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +25.1% with distributions reinvested, against +21.1% for its benchmark, the Russell 2000 Value.

AVUV is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 791 positions, with the top ten at 7.9%. It sat 4.4% below its high of Aug 4, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

SDY

SDY tracks the S&P Dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +16.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% 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 156 positions, with the top ten at 20.4%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVUV or SDY?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUV returned +25.1% and SDY +16.5%.
Which is cheaper, AVUV or SDY?
AVUV is cheaper, by 0.10 percentage points a year. That is about $10 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVUV and SDY overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVUV and 84% of SDY by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where to next
AVUV on its own →SDY on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →AVUV dividend history →AVUV holdings →SDY dividend history →SDY holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
AVUV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
AVUV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Avantis website ↗
SDY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
SDY 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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