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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +31.8% and VXUS returned +22.3%, so AVEM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, AVEM or VXUS?

AVEM charges 0.33% a year and VXUS charges 0.05%, so VXUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

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

Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF and Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund.

What they hold in common

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

Positions AVEM and VXUS both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	AVEM	VXUS
Yum China Holdings Inc	0.13%	0.01%
Vedanta Aluminium Metal Ltd	0.03%	0.01%
Cemex SAB de CV	0.10%	0.00%
FinVolution Group	0.02%	0.00%
Allcargo Logistics Ltd	0.00%	0.00%
PhosAgro PJSC	0.00%	0.00%
Talwandi Sabo Power Ltd	0.00%	0.01%
Vedanta Iron and Steel Ltd	0.00%	0.01%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in AVEM	Only in VXUS
SK hynix Inc 7.83%	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 3.97%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 6.33%	Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 1.67%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 5.70%	ASML Holding NV 1.32%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 4.11%	SK hynix Inc 1.14%
Tencent Holdings Ltd 1.51%	Tencent Holdings Ltd 0.89%
MediaTek Inc 1.11%	HSBC Holdings PLC 0.74%
China Construction Bank Corp 0.89%	Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.69%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.81%	AstraZeneca PLC 0.67%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

AVEM and VXUS on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	AVEM Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF	VXUS Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Avantis	Vanguard
What it is	Emerging Markets Equity	Total International Stock
Total return, 1 year	+31.8%	+22.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+14.3 pts	+4.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.33%	0.05%
Already in the S&P 500	0.0%	0.0%
Holdings	3897	8775

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.

VXUS in plain words

VXUS is an index equity fund tracking the Total International Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 8775 positions, with the top ten at 12.4%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVEM or VXUS?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +31.8% and VXUS returned +22.3%, so AVEM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AVEM or VXUS?: AVEM charges 0.33% a year and VXUS charges 0.05%, so VXUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVEM and VXUS overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVEM and 0% of VXUS 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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