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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +31.8% and EMXC returned +55.5%, so EMXC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, AVEM or EMXC?

AVEM charges 0.33% a year and EMXC charges 0.25%, so EMXC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVEM and 0% of EMXC 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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AVEM vs EMXC: how they differ

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

Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF and iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Positions AVEM and EMXC both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	AVEM	EMXC
Credicorp Ltd	0.21%	0.23%
Southern Copper Corp	0.08%	0.17%
XP Inc	0.10%	0.07%
Cia de Minas Buenaventura SAA	0.17%	0.06%
StoneCo Ltd	0.03%	0.03%
JBS NV	0.01%	0.05%
NU Holdings Ltd/Cayman Islands	0.01%	0.44%
X5 Retail Group NV	0.00%	0.00%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in AVEM	Only in EMXC
SK hynix Inc 7.83%	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 17.97%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 6.33%	SK hynix Inc. 8.37%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 5.70%	MediaTek Inc. 2.04%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 4.11%	DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. 1.47%
Tencent Holdings Ltd 1.51%	HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 1.13%
MediaTek Inc 1.11%	Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 1.07%
China Construction Bank Corp 0.89%	HDFC BANK LIMITED 0.88%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.81%	RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED 0.83%

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.

AVEM and EMXC on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	AVEM Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF	EMXC iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Avantis	iShares
What it is	Emerging Markets Equity	MSCI Emerging Markets ex China
Total return, 1 year	+31.8%	+55.5%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+14.3 pts	+38.0 pts
Expense ratio	0.33%	0.25%
Already in the S&P 500	0.0%	0.0%
Holdings	3897	662

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.

EMXC in plain words

EMXC is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI Emerging Markets ex China. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +55.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% 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 662 positions, with the top ten at 44.3%. It sat 5.5% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVEM or EMXC?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +31.8% and EMXC returned +55.5%, so EMXC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AVEM or EMXC?: AVEM charges 0.33% a year and EMXC charges 0.25%, so EMXC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVEM and EMXC overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVEM and 0% of EMXC 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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