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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +31.8% and FLKR returned +146.0%, so FLKR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, AVEM or FLKR?

AVEM charges 0.33% a year and FLKR charges 0.09%, so FLKR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVEM and 0% of FLKR by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 15% 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 FLKR: how they differ

AVEM and FLKR hold 15% of their weight in the same names, and FLKR returned more over the year.

Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF and Franklin FTSE South Korea ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVEM and FLKR hold 15% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AVEM and FLKR both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	AVEM	FLKR
SK hynix Inc	7.83%	23.85%
Hyundai Motor Co	0.70%	2.14%
Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co Ltd	0.48%	3.64%
LG Electronics Inc	0.38%	0.69%
Kia Corp	0.34%	1.05%
Hana Financial Group Inc	0.33%	0.97%
Hanwha Aerospace Co Ltd	0.27%	1.04%
LG Innotek Co Ltd	0.29%	0.27%
Woori Financial Group Inc	0.21%	0.63%
Samsung Heavy Industries Co Ltd	0.19%	0.50%
HD Hyundai Co Ltd	0.19%	0.27%
Doosan Enerbility Co Ltd	0.17%	1.24%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in AVEM	Only in FLKR
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 6.33%	SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD 15.68%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 5.70%	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 13.10%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 4.11%	SK SQUARE CO LTD 3.75%
Tencent Holdings Ltd 1.51%	KB FINANCIAL GROUP INC 1.75%
MediaTek Inc 1.11%	SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD 1.73%
China Construction Bank Corp 0.89%	SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP COMPANY LTD 1.31%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.81%	POSCO HOLDINGS INC 0.74%
Chroma ATE Inc 0.81%	KT&G CORP 0.54%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

AVEM and FLKR on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	AVEM Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF	FLKR Franklin FTSE South Korea ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Avantis	Franklin
What it is	Emerging Markets Equity	FTSE South Korea
Total return, 1 year	+31.8%	+146.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+14.3 pts	+128.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.33%	0.09%
Already in the S&P 500	0.0%	0.0%
Holdings	3897	157

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.

FLKR in plain words

FLKR is an index equity fund tracking the FTSE South Korea. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +146.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 157 positions, with the top ten at 68.2%. It sat 13.6% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVEM or FLKR?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +31.8% and FLKR returned +146.0%, so FLKR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AVEM or FLKR?: AVEM charges 0.33% a year and FLKR charges 0.09%, so FLKR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVEM and FLKR overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVEM and 0% of FLKR by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 15% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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