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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 VOO: how they differ

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

Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF and Vanguard 500 Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVEM and VOO 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 VOO
SK hynix Inc 7.83%NVIDIA Corp 7.53%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 6.33%Apple Inc 6.61%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 5.70%Microsoft Corp 4.31%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 4.11%Amazon.com Inc 3.63%
Tencent Holdings Ltd 1.51%Alphabet Inc 3.26%
MediaTek Inc 1.11%Broadcom Inc 2.78%
China Construction Bank Corp 0.89%Alphabet Inc 2.60%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.81%Micron Technology Inc 2.02%

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 VOO on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AVEM
Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF
VOO
Vanguard 500 Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerAvantisVanguard
What it isEmerging Markets EquityS&P 500
Total return, 1 year+31.8%+17.6%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+14.3 pts+0.1 pts
Expense ratio0.33%0.03%
Already in the S&P 5000.0%100.0%
Holdings3897506

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.

VOO in plain words

VOO is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 506 positions, with the top ten at 36.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVEM or VOO?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +31.8% and VOO returned +17.6%, so AVEM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AVEM or VOO?
AVEM charges 0.33% a year and VOO charges 0.03%, so VOO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVEM and VOO overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVEM and 100% of VOO 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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