Which returned more over the last year, AVDV or AVEM?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDV returned +31.0% and AVEM returned +31.8%, so AVEM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, AVDV or AVEM?

AVDV charges 0.36% a year and AVEM charges 0.33%, so AVEM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do AVDV and AVEM overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVDV and 0% of AVEM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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AVDV vs AVEM: how they differ

AVDV and AVEM hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and AVEM returned more over the year.

Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF and Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVDV and AVEM hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AVDV and AVEM both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	AVDV	AVEM
Alconix Corp	0.05%	0.06%
KAWADA TECHNOLOGIES Inc	0.02%	0.04%
Alps Alpine Co Ltd	0.34%	0.02%
Modec Inc	0.09%	0.02%
Nisshinbo Holdings Inc	0.09%	0.01%
Sanshin Electronics Co Ltd	0.02%	0.01%
Catalyst Metals Ltd	0.07%	0.01%
Paragon Banking Group PLC	0.20%	0.01%
JM AB	0.12%	0.01%
Dah Sing Banking Group Ltd	0.01%	0.02%
Focus Minerals Ltd	0.01%	0.02%
Digital Bros SpA	0.01%	0.02%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in AVDV	Only in AVEM
AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik 1.72%	SK hynix Inc 7.83%
Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd 0.74%	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 6.33%
Hudbay Minerals Inc 0.67%	Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 5.70%
OceanaGold Corp 0.63%	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 4.11%
Perseus Mining Ltd 0.63%	Tencent Holdings Ltd 1.51%
Coeur Mining Inc 0.61%	MediaTek Inc 1.11%
Whitehaven Coal Ltd 0.61%	China Construction Bank Corp 0.89%
B2Gold Corp 0.59%	Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.81%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 31, 2026.

AVDV and AVEM on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	AVDV Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF	AVEM Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Avantis	Avantis
What it is	International Small Cap Value	Emerging Markets Equity
Total return, 1 year	+31.0%	+31.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+13.5 pts	+14.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.36%	0.33%
Already in the S&P 500	0.0%	0.0%
Holdings	1751	3897

AVDV in plain words

AVDV is an index equity fund tracking the International Small Cap Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +31.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.36% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1751 positions, with the top ten at 8.2%.

AVEM in plain words

AVEM is an index equity fund tracking the Emerging Markets Equity. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +31.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.33% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3897 positions, with the top ten at 29.9%. It sat 4.2% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVDV or AVEM?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDV returned +31.0% and AVEM returned +31.8%, so AVEM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AVDV or AVEM?: AVDV charges 0.36% a year and AVEM charges 0.33%, so AVEM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVDV and AVEM overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVDV and 0% of AVEM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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