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

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AVEM vs DVY: how they differ

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

Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF and iShares Select Dividend ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in AVEMOnly in DVY
SK hynix Inc 7.83%ALTRIA GROUP INC 2.30%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 6.33%PFIZER INC 2.22%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 5.70%T. ROWE PRICE GROUP INC 2.03%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 4.11%VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 1.85%
Tencent Holdings Ltd 1.51%PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 1.85%
MediaTek Inc 1.11%ONEOK INC 1.84%
China Construction Bank Corp 0.89%HP INC 1.61%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.81%EDISON INTERNATIONAL 1.54%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

AVEM and DVY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AVEM
Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF
DVY
iShares Select Dividend ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerAvantisiShares
What it isEmerging Markets EquityUS dividend
Total return, 1 year+31.8%+18.0%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+14.3 pts+0.5 pts
Expense ratio0.33%0.38%
Already in the S&P 5000.0%80.5%
Holdings3897100

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.

DVY in plain words

DVY is an index equity fund tracking the US dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.38% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 80% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 100 positions, with the top ten at 18.3%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVEM or DVY?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +31.8% and DVY returned +18.0%, so AVEM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AVEM or DVY?
AVEM charges 0.33% a year and DVY charges 0.38%, so AVEM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVEM and DVY overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVEM and 80% of DVY 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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