AAUS vs AVLC: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

Alpha Architect US Equity ETF

AAUSANasdaq

Avantis U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF

AVLCANYSE Arca

Overlap

70.9%by weight

Expense ratio

AAUS −0.06pt a year

AAUS0.09%AVLC0.15%

Avg volume · 30D

AVLC 11.2×the volume

AAUS7.06KAVLC78.8K

AAUS vs AVLC Performance

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

+10.2%AAUS+16.4%AVLC

Expense ratio: AAUS 0.09%, better; AVLC 0.15%
Fund size: AAUS $526M; AVLC $1.58B
1Y total return: AAUS +10.2%; AVLC +16.4%, better
Yield (12M): AAUS No data; AVLC 0.87%
Holdings: AAUS 380; AVLC 849
Avg volume (30D): AAUS 7.06K sh; AVLC 78.8K sh, better
NAV per share: AAUS $60.69; AVLC $90.02
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for AAUS, AVLC, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	AAUS	AVLC
Cost30% weight	A99Higher	A96
Mission25% weight	Not scored	Not scored
Risk15% weight	B60	B66Higher
Tradability15% weight	C45	A93Higher
Holdings10% weight	B69	A86Higher
Durability5% weight	B60	A81Higher

Rank among US Active Equity funds

How we build Categories ›

Same Category. AAUS and AVLC are both graded against the same 121 US Active Equity funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

US Active Equity⁠

Category · 121 funds

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AVLC ranks 1st and AAUS 15th of 121 funds in the US Active Equity Category.

Rank 1AAVLCAvantis U.S. Large Cap Equity ETFScore 87
Rank 2ADFAUDimensional US Core Equity Market ETFScore 86
Rank 14AAVIEAvantis Inflation Focused Equity ETFScore 74
Rank 15AAAUSAlpha Architect US Equity ETFScore 73
Rank 15AFEACFidelity Enhanced U.S. All-Cap Equity ETFScore 73

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

AAUSAAlpha Architect US Equity ETF

AVLCAAvantis U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF

In short

AAUS No data

AVLC Active management with index-fund manners: roughly 900 U.S. large caps, with the dial turned toward cheaper, more profitable companies. Avantis charges 0.15% a year to do it.

Stated mandate

AAUS No data

AVLC The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. It invests broadly in U.S. large-capitalization companies while using active decisions to overweight lower valuations and higher profitability.

Why people hold it

AAUS No data

AVLC 0.15% a year against a 0.65% median for active U.S. equity funds. That is passive-style pricing on an actively run book.
Holds about 900 names against the Russell 1000, so the value and profitability tilts sit on top of broad market exposure instead of a concentrated bet.avantisinvestors.com
One of the stronger builds in the active U.S. equity group, priced in the same neighborhood as the Dimensional core funds (DFAU, DFAC) it competes with.
A multi-billion-dollar fund that trades steadily, so spreads and liquidity are rarely the sticking point. Distributions are paid quarterly.

Worth knowing

AAUS No data

AVLC Launched in 2023. The tilt philosophy is well worn at Avantis, but this fund's own live record is still short.
Active, not index-tracking. The Russell 1000 is a reference point, not a leash, so holdings and weights can drift from it.
Leaning toward cheaper, higher-profitability companies means stretches where it moves differently from the plain cap-weighted market, in either direction.avantisinvestors.com

Full AAUS profile⁠

Full AVLC profile⁠

AAUS vs AVLC Holdings

How AAUS and AVLC differ

Overlap by weight

70.9%

Shared holdings make up 87.4% of AAUS and 83.2% of AVLC.

Level by level

Holdings344 in both70.9%
Sector11 Sectors91.1%
Asset classEquity100%
Countryby domicile99.5%

Sector

Sector weights in AAUS and AVLC, widest gap first
Sector	More in AAUSMore in AVLC	AAUS	AVLC
Financials	AAUS +5.3 points	19.7%	14.4%
Industrials	AVLC +3.4 points	6.4%	9.8%
Energy	AVLC +3.0 points	3.6%	6.6%
Consumer Discretionary	AVLC +1.5 points	8.1%	9.6%
Technology	AAUS +1.5 points	36.3%	34.8%
Real Estate	AAUS +1.4 points	1.5%	0.1%
Materials	AVLC +0.6 points	1.6%	2.1%
Health Care	AAUS +0.4 points	8.8%	8.4%
Communication	AAUS +0.4 points	8.2%	7.8%
Utilities	AVLC +0.4 points	1.5%	1.9%
Consumer Staples	Same weight	4.3%	4.3%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in AAUS and AVLC, widest gap first
Country	More in AAUSMore in AVLC	AAUS	AVLC
United States	AAUS +0.5 points	99.5%	99.0%
Switzerland	AVLC +0.1 points	0.3%	0.4%
Mexico	AVLC +0.1 points	0.1%	0.2%
China	AVLC +0.1 points	0.0%	0.1%
Ireland	AVLC +0.1 points	0.0%	0.1%
United Kingdom	AVLC +0.1 points	0.0%	0.1%
Brazil	AVLC +0.1 points	0.0%	0.1%
Sweden	AVLC +0.1 points	0.0%	0.1%
Other countries (2)	AVLC +0.1 points	0.0%	0.1%

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

AAUS40.7%
AVLC30.0%

Securities held

AAUS379
AVLC848

Asset class

AAUS: Equity
AVLC: Equity

Holdings

Only in AAUS35
In both344
Only in AVLC504

Only in AAUS

35 securities, 12.5% of AAUS by weight

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF4.53%
State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF4.53%
Welltower Inc0.31%
Linde PLC0.30%
Chubb Ltd0.24%
Equinix Inc0.18%
Eaton Corp PLC0.18%
Accenture PLC0.17%
Prologis Inc0.17%
MiniMed Group Inc0.17%
Simon Property Group Inc0.15%
Johnson Controls International plc0.15%
Ventas Inc0.14%
SLB Ltd0.13%
Medtronic PLC0.11%
First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/20310.10%
American Tower Corp0.08%
NXP Semiconductors NV0.08%
Digital Realty Trust Inc0.07%
Host Hotels & Resorts Inc0.07%
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd0.07%
Revvity Inc0.06%
LyondellBasell Industries NV0.06%
Vivmark Residential0.06%
Charles River Laboratories International Inc0.06%
Invesco Ltd0.05%
Iron Mountain Inc0.05%
Kimco Realty Corp0.04%
Public Storage0.04%
Realty Income Corp0.04%
Federal Realty Investment Trust0.04%
Essex Property Trust Inc0.03%
Smurfit Westrock PLC0.02%
Everest Group Ltd0.02%
Regency Centers Corp0.01%

Only in AVLC

504 securities, 16.7% of AVLC by weight

Eog Resources Inc Common Stock USD.010.34%
Chubb Ltd Common Stock0.27%
Cheniere Energy Inc Common Stock USD.0030.26%
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd Common Stock USD.010.25%
Linde PLC Common Stock0.20%
Accenture PLC Class A Common Stock USD.00002250.18%
American International Group Common Stock USD2.50.18%
Kroger Co Common Stock USD1.00.15%
Abbott Laboratories Common Stock0.15%
Carnival Corp Ltd Common Stock USD.010.14%
Colgate Palmolive Co Common Stock USD1.00.14%
Technipfmc PLC Common Stock USD1.00.14%
Slb Ltd Common Stock USD.010.14%
Eqt Corp Common Stock0.12%
Permian Resources Corp Class A Common Stock USD.00010.12%
Ati Inc Common Stock USD.10.12%
Synchrony Financial Common Stock USD.0010.12%
Apa Corp Common Stock USD.6250.11%
Snowflake Inc Common Stock USD1.00.11%
Idexx Laboratories Inc Common Stock USD.10.11%
Cloudflare Inc Class A Common Stock USD.0010.10%
Raymond James Financial Inc Common Stock USD.010.10%
Exelixis Inc Common Stock USD.0010.10%
Medtronic PLC Common Stock USD.10.10%
Expand Energy Corp Common Stock USD.010.09%
Eaton Corp PLC Common Stock USD.010.09%
T Rowe Price Group Inc Common Stock USD.20.09%
Lyondellbasell Indu Class A Common Stock EUR.040.09%
Lpl Financial Holdings Inc Common Stock0.09%
Smurfit Westrock PLC Common Stock0.09%
Kimberly Clark Corp Common Stock USD1.250.09%
Docusign Inc Common Stock USD.00010.09%
Talen Energy Corp Common Stock USD.0010.09%
Huntington Bancshares Inc Common Stock USD.010.08%
Ssc Government Mm Gvmxx0.08%
Hf Sinclair Corp Common Stock0.08%
United Therapeutics Corp Common Stock USD.010.08%
Crh PLC Common Stock EUR.320.08%
Strategy Inc Common Stock USD.0010.08%
East West Bancorp Inc Common Stock USD.0010.08%
Ovintiv Inc Common Stock0.08%
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC Common Stock USD.00010.08%
Renaissancere Holdings Ltd Common Stock USD1.00.08%
Nxp Semiconductors NV Common Stock EUR.20.07%
Burlington Stores Inc Common Stock USD.00010.07%
International Paper Co Common Stock USD1.00.07%
Coreweave Inc Class A Common Stock USD.00010.07%
First Citizens Bcshs Class A Common Stock USD1.00.07%
Viking Holdings Ltd Common Stock USD.010.07%
Markel Group Inc Common Stock0.07%

Weight gaps

The 100 widest of 344 Holdings in both funds.

Holding weights in AAUS and AVLC, widest gap first
Holding	More in AAUSMore in AVLC	AAUS	AVLC
NVIDIA CorpNVDA	AAUS +2.02 points	7.29%	5.27%
Apple IncAAPL	AAUS +1.32 points	7.15%	5.83%
Tesla IncTSLA	AAUS +1.02 points	1.70%	0.68%
Alphabet IncGOOGL	AAUS +0.97 points	2.40%	1.43%
Berkshire Hathaway IncBRK.B	AAUS +0.62 points	1.35%	0.73%
Alphabet IncGOOG	AAUS +0.60 points	1.74%	1.14%
Broadcom IncAVGO	AAUS +0.56 points	2.24%	1.68%
Micron Technology IncMU	AVLC +0.51 points	1.53%	2.05%
AbbVie IncABBV	AAUS +0.44 points	0.76%	0.32%
Johnson & JohnsonJNJ	AAUS +0.41 points	1.07%	0.66%
Advanced Micro Devices IncAMD	AAUS +0.34 points	1.29%	0.95%
Philip Morris International IncPM	AAUS +0.30 points	0.50%	0.20%
UnitedHealth Group IncUNH	AAUS +0.28 points	0.49%	0.21%
Microsoft CorpMSFT	AAUS +0.28 points	5.36%	5.08%
Thermo Fisher Scientific IncTMO	AAUS +0.26 points	0.38%	0.12%
Coca-Cola Co/TheKO	AAUS +0.26 points	0.67%	0.41%
Cisco Systems IncCSCO	AAUS +0.26 points	0.66%	0.40%
Walmart IncWMT	AAUS +0.25 points	0.81%	0.56%
Marathon Petroleum CorpMPC	AVLC +0.25 points	0.21%	0.46%
American Express CoAXP	AVLC +0.24 points	0.14%	0.38%
ConocoPhillipsCOP	AVLC +0.24 points	0.29%	0.53%
Progressive Corp/ThePGR	AVLC +0.24 points	0.16%	0.40%
Williams Cos Inc/TheWMB	AVLC +0.23 points	0.07%	0.30%
RTX CorpRTX	AAUS +0.23 points	0.43%	0.20%
Union Pacific CorpUNP	AVLC +0.22 points	0.29%	0.51%
TJX Cos Inc/TheTJX	AVLC +0.23 points	0.14%	0.37%
Newmont CorpNEM	AVLC +0.22 points	0.17%	0.39%
Visa IncV	AAUS +0.22 points	1.03%	0.81%
Capital One Financial CorpCOF	AVLC +0.22 points	0.09%	0.31%
Costco Wholesale CorpCOST	AVLC +0.20 points	0.54%	0.74%
Procter & Gamble Co/ThePG	AAUS +0.20 points	0.50%	0.30%
QUALCOMM IncQCOM	AVLC +0.18 points	0.22%	0.40%
Valero Energy CorpVLO	AVLC +0.18 points	0.20%	0.38%
Wells Fargo & CoWFC	AVLC +0.18 points	0.34%	0.52%
Palantir Technologies IncPLTR	AAUS +0.17 points	0.62%	0.45%
Amazon.com IncAMZN	AVLC +0.17 points	3.41%	3.58%
Charles Schwab Corp/TheSCHW	AVLC +0.16 points	0.19%	0.35%
Sandisk CorpSNDK	AVLC +0.16 points	0.24%	0.40%
JPMorgan Chase & Co.JPM	AVLC +0.16 points	1.30%	1.46%
United Parcel Service IncUPS	AVLC +0.16 points	0.13%	0.29%
NextEra Energy IncNEE	AAUS +0.15 points	0.21%	0.06%
Devon Energy CorpDVN	AVLC +0.15 points	0.11%	0.26%
United Airlines Holdings IncUAL	AVLC +0.15 points	0.02%	0.17%
Freeport-McMoRan IncFCX	AVLC +0.14 points	0.16%	0.30%
Delta Air Lines IncDAL	AVLC +0.14 points	0.09%	0.23%
PayPal Holdings IncPYPL	AVLC +0.14 points	0.02%	0.16%
Allstate Corp/TheALL	AVLC +0.13 points	0.14%	0.27%
Starbucks CorpSBUX	AAUS +0.14 points	0.22%	0.08%
Targa Resources CorpTRGP	AVLC +0.13 points	0.17%	0.30%
Target CorpTGT	AVLC +0.14 points	0.18%	0.32%
Hartford Insurance Group Inc/TheHIG	AVLC +0.13 points	0.03%	0.16%
CSX CorpCSX	AVLC +0.12 points	0.22%	0.34%
Palo Alto Networks IncPANW	AAUS +0.13 points	0.44%	0.31%
Amgen IncAMGN	AAUS +0.12 points	0.39%	0.27%
Gilead Sciences IncGILD	AVLC +0.13 points	0.30%	0.43%
Marriott International Inc/MDMAR	AAUS +0.12 points	0.18%	0.06%
Analog Devices IncADI	AAUS +0.11 points	0.33%	0.21%
Ge AerospaceGE	AAUS +0.12 points	0.42%	0.30%
Ameriprise Financial IncAMP	AVLC +0.12 points	0.07%	0.19%
Eli Lilly & CoLLY	AAUS +0.12 points	1.67%	1.55%
Deere & CoDE	AVLC +0.11 points	0.28%	0.39%
Centene CorpCNC	AVLC +0.12 points	0.08%	0.20%
Hilton Worldwide Holdings IncHLT	AAUS +0.11 points	0.17%	0.06%
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies CorpWAB	AAUS +0.11 points	0.14%	0.03%
Verizon Communications IncVZ	AVLC +0.11 points	0.32%	0.43%
Travelers Cos Inc/TheTRV	AVLC +0.11 points	0.23%	0.34%
Morgan StanleyMS	AVLC +0.11 points	0.38%	0.49%
Crowdstrike Holdings IncCRWD	AAUS +0.11 points	0.37%	0.26%
Norfolk Southern CorpNSC	AVLC +0.10 points	0.10%	0.20%
Arch Capital Group LtdACGL	AVLC +0.10 points	0.04%	0.14%
Occidental Petroleum CorpOXY	AVLC +0.10 points	0.09%	0.19%
ExxonMobil Holdings CorpXOM	AVLC +0.10 points	1.17%	1.27%
Chipotle Mexican Grill IncCMG	AVLC +0.10 points	0.03%	0.13%
Bristol-Myers Squibb CoBMY	AAUS +0.11 points	0.25%	0.14%
Air Products and Chemicals IncAPD	AVLC +0.11 points	0.09%	0.20%
Altria Group IncMO	AAUS +0.10 points	0.19%	0.09%
Comcast CorpCMCSA	AVLC +0.11 points	0.08%	0.19%
Cardinal Health IncCAH	AAUS +0.10 points	0.15%	0.05%
United Rentals IncURI	AVLC +0.10 points	0.07%	0.17%
Phillips 66PSX	AVLC +0.09 points	0.20%	0.29%
Seagate Technology Holdings PLCSTX	AVLC +0.10 points	0.22%	0.32%
Flex LtdFLEX	AVLC +0.10 points	0.06%	0.16%
General Motors CoGM	AVLC +0.09 points	0.21%	0.30%
Home Depot Inc/TheHD	AAUS +0.09 points	0.38%	0.29%
Dexcom IncDXCM	AVLC +0.09 points	0.06%	0.15%
Prudential Financial IncPRU	AVLC +0.09 points	0.09%	0.18%
Dollar Tree IncDLTR	AVLC +0.09 points	0.04%	0.13%
Ulta Beauty IncULTA	AVLC +0.09 points	0.04%	0.13%
Intel CorpINTC	AAUS +0.09 points	0.52%	0.43%
Mastercard IncMA	AAUS +0.09 points	0.71%	0.62%
DR Horton IncDHI	AVLC +0.09 points	0.02%	0.11%
Lam Research CorpLRCX	AVLC +0.09 points	0.48%	0.57%
Dominion Energy IncD	AAUS +0.09 points	0.14%	0.05%
Quest Diagnostics IncDGX	AAUS +0.09 points	0.10%	0.01%
WW Grainger IncGWW	AVLC +0.09 points	0.14%	0.23%
Packaging Corp of AmericaPKG	AVLC +0.08 points	0.03%	0.11%
Aflac IncAFL	AVLC +0.08 points	0.06%	0.14%
Consolidated Edison IncED	AAUS +0.08 points	0.17%	0.09%
MetLife IncMET	AVLC +0.08 points	0.10%	0.18%
Kinder Morgan IncKMI	AVLC +0.08 points	0.01%	0.09%

All AAUS holdings⁠All 824 AVLC holdings⁠

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

AAUS vs AVLC Cost

Overpaying AVLC vs AAUS

$1,239

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

AAUS 0.09%
$1,898
AVLC 0.15%
$3,137

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

AAUS 0.09%
AVLC 0.15%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	AAUS	AVLC	Overpaying
10	$165	$274	$109
20	$646	$1,071	$425
30	$1,898	$3,137	$1,239

Expense ratio

0.09%AAUS, cheaper
0.15%AVLC

AAUS0.09%AVLC0.15%

0.00%2.89%

Middle half of US Active Equity funds
Median 0.68%

AAUS 2nd cheapest of 121 funds

AVLC 6th cheapest of 121 funds

AAUS vs AVLC Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026

Yield (12M): AAUS No data; AVLC 0.87%
Payout (12M): AAUS No data; AVLC $0.79
Last payment: AAUS $0.20; AVLC $0.19
Ex-dividend: AAUS Dec 23, 2025; AVLC Sep 8, 2026
Paid on: AAUS Dec 24, 2025; AVLC Sep 10, 2026
Frequency: AAUS Irregular; AVLC Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2023 to 2026, same scale for both

AAUSIrregular · 1 paymentAll AAUS payments⁠

AVLCQuarterly · 12 paymentsAll AVLC payments⁠

AAUS vs AVLC Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: AAUS 12.0%since Aug 2025AVLC 12.7%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: AAUS 1.02since Aug 2025AVLC 1.43
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: AAUS −9.1%since Jul 2025AVLC −19.6%since Sep 2023
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: AAUS 0.98AVLC 1.02; Market = 1

AAUS and AVLC in the news

All news⁠

New ETFs
Avantis lists an international stock ETF with Vanguard on top
Oct 5, 2026AAUS
ETF Filings
Leverage Shares files 2x shorts on ByteDance and Canva
Sep 6, 2026AAUS

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AAUS vs AVLC

In short

Stated mandate

Why people hold it

Worth knowing

How AAUS and AVLC differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in AAUS

Only in AVLC

Weight gaps

Cost over time

Year by year

Distribution history

Fall from peak · 5 years

Risk facts

Avantis lists an international stock ETF with Vanguard on top

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Avantis lists an international stock ETF with Vanguard on top

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How AAUS and AVLC differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in AAUS

Only in AVLC

Weight gaps