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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUV returned +25.1% and XLE +61.2%.

Which is cheaper, AVUV or XLE?

XLE 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 XLE overlap with the S&P 500?

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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AVUV vs XLE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AVUV returned +25.1% to XLE's +61.2%; 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 $45.2bn for State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF.

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At a glance

+25.1%

AVUV total return, 1 year

+61.2%

XLE total return, 1 year

0.25%

AVUV expense ratio

0.08%

XLE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XLE costs 0.17 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 36.1 points; XLE is 1.4 times larger.

AVUV vs XLE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AVUV	XLE
Return
Measure	AVUV	XLE
Total return, 1 year	+25.1%	+61.2%
Drawdown
Measure	AVUV	XLE
Below its high	4.4%, high on Aug 4, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	AVUV	XLE
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Energy Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Measure	AVUV	XLE
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$32.1bn	$45.2bn
Holdings
Measure	AVUV	XLE
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	7.9%	78.1%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, AVUV and XLE 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 XLE

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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 XLE

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 23.98%

CHEVRON CORP 18.21%

CONOCOPHILLIPS 7.18%

MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP 4.67%

PHILLIPS 66 4.41%

VALERO ENERGY CORP 4.26%

WILLIAMS COS INC 4.22%

EOG RESOURCES INC 4.07%

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Side by side

AVUV Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF XLE State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Avantis State Street

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of Energy

Total return, 1 year +25.1% +61.2%

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 22

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $32.1bn $45.2bn

AVUV and XLE 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.

XLE

XLE tracks an index of Energy. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +61.2% 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 22 positions, with the top ten at 78.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVUV or XLE?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUV returned +25.1% and XLE +61.2%.
Which is cheaper, AVUV or XLE?: XLE 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 XLE overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVUV and 100% of XLE 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 ↗

XLE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLE 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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