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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +31.8% and IEMG returned +30.6%, so AVEM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, AVEM or IEMG?

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

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVEM and 0% of IEMG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 1% 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 IEMG: how they differ

AVEM and IEMG hold 1% of their weight in the same names, and AVEM returned more over the year.

Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF and iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVEM and IEMG hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AVEM and IEMG both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	AVEM	IEMG
PDD Holdings Inc	0.70%	0.41%
Credicorp Ltd	0.21%	0.16%
Yum China Holdings Inc	0.13%	0.11%
Southern Copper Corp	0.08%	0.12%
H World Group Ltd	0.08%	0.06%
XP Inc	0.10%	0.04%
Cia de Minas Buenaventura SAA	0.17%	0.04%
Tencent Music Entertainment Group	0.04%	0.04%
Vipshop Holdings Ltd	0.15%	0.03%
StoneCo Ltd	0.03%	0.02%
JBS NV	0.01%	0.04%
Intercorp Financial Services Inc	0.02%	0.01%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in AVEM	Only in IEMG
SK hynix Inc 7.83%	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 12.52%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 6.33%	SK hynix Inc. 5.83%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 5.70%	Tencent Holdings Limited 2.38%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 4.11%	Alibaba Group Holding Limited 1.83%
Tencent Holdings Ltd 1.51%	MediaTek Inc. 1.42%
MediaTek Inc 1.11%	DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. 1.03%
China Construction Bank Corp 0.89%	HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0.79%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.81%	Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 0.74%

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 IEMG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	AVEM Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF	IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Avantis	iShares
What it is	Emerging Markets Equity	Core MSCI Emerging Markets
Total return, 1 year	+31.8%	+30.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+14.3 pts	+13.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.33%	0.09%
Already in the S&P 500	0.0%	0.0%
Holdings	3897	2695

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.

IEMG in plain words

IEMG is an index equity fund tracking the Core MSCI Emerging Markets. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +30.6% 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 May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2695 positions, with the top ten at 34.1%. It sat 4.0% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVEM or IEMG?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +31.8% and IEMG returned +30.6%, so AVEM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AVEM or IEMG?: AVEM charges 0.33% a year and IEMG charges 0.09%, so IEMG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVEM and IEMG overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVEM and 0% of IEMG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 1% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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