AVUV vs BND: 0% overlap

Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF and Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF share 0.3% of their portfolios by weight — computed as Σ min(wA, wB) over every holding both funds own.

Different holding dates. These holdings were published about 4 months apart — AVUV as of 2026-02-28, the rest through 2026-06-30. Each fund is compared using its most recent file, so any trading in between shows up as a difference.

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2.0Effective Funds

You would hold two tickers and get the diversification of 2.0. Two funds that shared nothing would score 2.0; two identical funds score 1.0.

Overlap
0.3%
AVUV expense ratio
0.25%
BND expense ratio
0.03%

Top shared holdings

AVUV and BND hold 1 of the same securities. The ten contributing most to the overlap figure:

Holdingin AVUVin BNDΔ
CASH0.3%1.1%0.8%

Where AVUV and BND differ

Sector weights as a share of each fund, ordered by the size of the gap rather than the size of the sector — two funds that overlap heavily still usually diverge somewhere.

SectorAVUVBNDΔ
Treasuries0.0%48.2%48.2pp
MBS Pass-Through0.0%20.3%20.3pp
Industrials17.3%0.0%+17.3pp
Consumer Discretionary16.9%0.0%+16.9pp
Energy16.8%0.0%+16.8pp
Financials24.1%7.9%+16.2pp
Corporate — industrial & other0.0%14.6%14.6pp
Information Technology5.4%0.0%+5.4pp

Δ is AVUV minus BND, in percentage points. Sector data is not published by every issuer, so “Unclassified” is a real category rather than a gap in the table.

What each fund holds alone

Only in AVUV
773 positions

99.9% of AVUV by weight, held in no part of BND.

Only in BND
2,046 positions

98.9% of BND by weight, held in no part of AVUV.

A large count with a small weight is the usual shape: the positions one fund adds are typically its smallest ones.

Concentration and cost

AVUVBND
Top 10 holdings8.5%71.7%
Positions held7742,047
Cost per $10,000 held, per year$25$3

Cost is the expense ratio applied to $10,000; it excludes any brokerage commission, bid-ask spread or tax consequence. Figures are facts about the funds, not a suggestion about which to hold.

Frequently asked

How much do AVUV and BND overlap?

AVUV and BND overlap 0.3% by portfolio weight — largely distinct portfolios. They share 1 holdings. The figure comes from current issuer holdings files (AVUV as of 2026-02-28, BND as of 2026-06-30).

How is the overlap between AVUV and BND calculated?

As the sum of the smaller weight in each fund, over every holding both funds own: Σ min(wA, wB). If AVUV holds a stock at 6% and BND holds the same stock at 4%, 4% counts as shared. The result is bounded between 0% and 100%, and it is computed after looking through any fund-of-funds to the underlying holdings.

Is it redundant to hold both AVUV and BND?

That depends on your goals — we state facts, not advice. At 0.3% overlap, each fund still contributes meaningfully distinct exposure.

What does AVUV own that BND doesn't?

AVUV holds 774 positions and BND holds 2,047; 773 of AVUV's positions don't appear in BND at all, and they are 99.9% of AVUV by weight.

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Sources: issuer holdings files, AVUV as of 2026-02-28, BND as of 2026-06-30. Weights are fractions of each fund. Diagnostics, not advice.