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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +31.8% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so AVEM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, AVEM or VUSB?

AVEM charges 0.33% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so VUSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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AVEM vs VUSB: how they differ

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

Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF and Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVEM and VUSB 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 AVEM	Only in VUSB
SK hynix Inc 7.83%	United States Treasury Bill 4.24%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 6.33%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.68%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 5.70%	PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The 0.59%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 4.11%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.53%
Tencent Holdings Ltd 1.51%	Regions Bank/Birmingham AL 0.52%
MediaTek Inc 1.11%	US Bancorp 0.51%
China Construction Bank Corp 0.89%	Charles Schwab Corp/The 0.50%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.81%	Truist Bank 0.45%

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 VUSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	AVEM Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF	VUSB Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Avantis	Vanguard
What it is	Emerging Markets Equity	Ultra-Short Bond
Total return, 1 year	+31.8%	+3.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+14.3 pts	−13.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.33%	0.10%
Holdings	3897	1281

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.

VUSB in plain words

VUSB is a cash and treasury bills tracking the Ultra-Short Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVEM or VUSB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +31.8% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so AVEM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AVEM or VUSB?: AVEM charges 0.33% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so VUSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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