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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUV returned +25.1% and XLB +18.5%.

Which is cheaper, AVUV or XLB?

XLB is cheaper, by 0.17 percentage points a year. That is about $17 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do AVUV and XLB overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVUV and 100% of XLB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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AVUV vs XLB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AVUV returned +25.1% to XLB's +18.5%; 0% 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 $8.1bn for State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF.

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At a glance

+25.1%

AVUV total return, 1 year

+18.5%

XLB total return, 1 year

0.25%

AVUV expense ratio

0.08%

XLB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XLB costs 0.17 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.6 points; AVUV is 4.0 times larger.

AVUV vs XLB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AVUV	XLB
Return
Measure	AVUV	XLB
Total return, 1 year	+25.1%	+18.5%
Drawdown
Measure	AVUV	XLB
Below its high	4.4%, high on Aug 4, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	AVUV	XLB
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Materials Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Measure	AVUV	XLB
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$32.1bn	$8.1bn
Holdings
Measure	AVUV	XLB
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	7.9%	58.5%

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

What they share

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

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AVUV XLB

MOSAIC CO/THE COMMON STOCK USD.01 0.13% 0.91%

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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 XLB

LINDE PLC 12.96%

NEWMONT CORP 6.56%

FREEPORT MCMORAN INC 5.23%

ECOLAB INC 4.98%

VULCAN MATERIALS CO 4.89%

NUCOR CORP 4.89%

AIR PRODUCTS + CHEMICALS INC 4.84%

STEEL DYNAMICS INC 4.77%

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Side by side

AVUV Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value 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 +25.1% +18.5%

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% 0.08%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 99.8%

Holdings 791 25

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $32.1bn $8.1bn

AVUV and XLB 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.

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, AVUV or XLB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUV returned +25.1% and XLB +18.5%.
Which is cheaper, AVUV or XLB?: XLB is cheaper, by 0.17 percentage points a year. That is about $17 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVUV and XLB overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVUV and 100% of XLB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

AVUV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AVUV 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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