Which returned more over the last year, AVUV or USHY?

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUV returned +24.6% and USHY returned +3.3%, so AVUV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, AVUV or USHY?

AVUV charges 0.25% a year and USHY charges 0.08%, so USHY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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AVUV vs USHY: how they differ

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

Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF and iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVUV and USHY 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 AVUV	Only in USHY
Viasat Inc 1.39%	BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 1.17%
Matson Inc 0.98%	1261229 BC LTD 144A 0.49%
Lear Corp 0.90%	MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 144A 0.38%
SM Energy Co 0.86%	PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.29%
Avnet Inc 0.86%	GALAXY HELIOS DATA CENTERS II LLC 144A 0.24%
Macy's Inc 0.78%	SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.24%
StoneX Group Inc 0.77%	WULF COMPUTE LLC 144A 0.24%
Five Below Inc 0.72%	CORE SCIENTIFIC FINANCE I LLC 144A 0.23%

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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

AVUV and USHY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	AVUV Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF	USHY iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Avantis	iShares
What it is	U.S. Small Cap Value	Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+24.6%	+3.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+7.2 pts	−14.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.08%
Holdings	795	1871

AVUV in plain words

AVUV is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Small Cap Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +24.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 795 positions, with the top ten at 8.7%.

USHY in plain words

USHY is a bond fund tracking the Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVUV or USHY?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUV returned +24.6% and USHY returned +3.3%, so AVUV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AVUV or USHY?: AVUV charges 0.25% a year and USHY charges 0.08%, so USHY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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