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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUV returned +25.1% and VTEB −0.4%.

Which is cheaper, AVUV or VTEB?

VTEB is cheaper, by 0.22 percentage points a year. That is about $22 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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AVUV vs VTEB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AVUV returned +25.1% to VTEB's −0.4%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $32.1bn on Oct 27, 2026 for Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF, and $49.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+25.1%

AVUV total return, 1 year

−0.4%

VTEB total return, 1 year

0.25%

AVUV expense ratio

0.03%

VTEB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VTEB costs 0.22 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 25.5 points.

AVUV vs VTEB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AVUV	VTEB
Return
Measure	AVUV	VTEB
Total return, 1 year	+25.1%	−0.4%
Drawdown
Measure	AVUV	VTEB
Below its high	4.4%, high on Aug 4, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	AVUV	VTEB
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	S&P National AMT-Free Municipal Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	AVUV	VTEB
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.03%
Net assets, AVUV as of Oct 27, 2026 and VTEB as of Sep 30, 2026	$32.1bn	$49.6bn
Holdings
Measure	AVUV	VTEB
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	7.9%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, AVUV and VTEB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AVUV VTEB

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 VTEB

Vanguard Municipal Low Duration Fund 0.69%

State of California 0.15%

State of California 0.14%

New York State Dormitory Authority 0.13%

State of Illinois 0.12%

Ohio State University 0.12%

City of New York NY 0.10%

State of Wisconsin 0.10%

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Side by side

AVUV Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF VTEB Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Avantis Vanguard

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of Tax-Exempt Bond

Total return, 1 year +25.1% −0.4%

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% 0.03%

Holdings 791 11155

Net assets, AVUV as of Oct 27, 2026 and VTEB as of Sep 30, 2026 $32.1bn $49.6bn

AVUV and VTEB 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.

VTEB

VTEB tracks an index of Tax-Exempt Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −0.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVUV or VTEB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUV returned +25.1% and VTEB −0.4%.
Which is cheaper, AVUV or VTEB?: VTEB is cheaper, by 0.22 percentage points a year. That is about $22 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

AVUV on its own →VTEB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →AVUV dividend history →AVUV holdings →VTEB dividend history →VTEB holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

AVUV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AVUV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Avantis website ↗

VTEB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VTEB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VTEB ↗

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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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