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AVUS vs VTI
Avantis U.S. Equity ETF against Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF: 4 years of returns, risk and today’s technical read, from Kavout’s own data.
VTI did better over the period: $1,000 invested on October 28, 2022 grew to $2,017, versus $1,952 for AVUS, a 101.7% return compared with 95.2%. The advantage was modest but consistent with VTI’s stronger recent results, including 1-month, 3-month, 6-month, 1-year, and 3-year returns. VTI also had a lower worst drawdown, -19.3% versus AVUS’s -19.7%, although AVUS had slightly lower 12-month volatility, 12.5% versus 12.9%. Their daily moves were highly correlated at 0.983, so diversification benefits were limited. AVUS’s 0.15% expense ratio was substantially higher than VTI’s 0.03%, which matters over long holding periods. Overall, VTI delivered the better return with a slightly milder drawdown and lower cost; AVUS’s main relative advantage was marginally lower recent volatility.
- Price is above its 200-day average ($123); 50-day at $130.
- RSI 42, neutral. Supertrend says sell. ADX 14, so the trend is weak.
- Price is above its 200-day average ($357); 50-day at $377.
- RSI 42, neutral. Supertrend says sell. ADX 14, so the trend is weak.
Head to head
Which has returned more, AVUS or VTI?
AVUS beat VTI in 22 of the last 48 months; VTI won the other 26. The typical monthly gap was 0.63 points.
Total return by period
Which is riskier?
AVUS: Dec 4, 2024 to Apr 8, 2025; VTI: Feb 19, 2025 to Apr 8, 2025
- 0.983
- correlation of daily moves, 4 years
- 0.98
- AVUS move per 1% in VTI
- 0.979
- correlation, last 12 months
Month by month
Of the last 48 months. The typical gap was 0.63 points.
When did they diverge?
| Month | AVUS | VTI | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2023 | +0.3% | +2.7% | -2.44 pts |
| January 2026 | +3.5% | +1.6% | +1.90 pts |
| May 2023 | -1.4% | +0.4% | -1.79 pts |
| June 2024 | +1.4% | +3.1% | -1.67 pts |
Where the numbers come from. 1000 daily adjusted closes per fund from the Kavout market-data API, dividends included. Signals and indicators are Kavout’s own, refreshed nightly. Every figure is calculated from those adjusted closes.
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