Which returned more over the last year, AVLV or EMB?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVLV returned +31.0% and EMB returned +2.8%, so AVLV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, AVLV or EMB?

AVLV charges 0.15% a year and EMB charges 0.39%, so AVLV 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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AVLV vs EMB: how they differ

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

Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF and iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVLV and EMB 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 AVLV	Only in EMB
Micron Technology Inc 4.57%	Argentina Republic Government Internatio 1.12%
Amazon.com Inc 3.18%	Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.73%
Apple Inc 3.17%	Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.64%
Meta Platforms Inc 2.74%	Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.53%
Exxon Mobil Corp 2.59%	Uruguay Government International Bonds 0.52%
Caterpillar Inc 2.53%	EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO SARL 0.51%
Lam Research Corp 2.52%	Republic of Poland Government Internatio 0.40%
Costco Wholesale Corp 2.06%	UKRAINE GOVERNMENT 0.38%

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.

AVLV and EMB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	AVLV Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF	EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Avantis	iShares
What it is	U.S. Large Cap Value	J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond
Total return, 1 year	+31.0%	+2.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+13.5 pts	−14.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.39%
Holdings	275	681

AVLV in plain words

AVLV is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Large Cap Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +31.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 275 positions, with the top ten at 26.9%.

EMB in plain words

EMB is a bond fund tracking the J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.39% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVLV or EMB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVLV returned +31.0% and EMB returned +2.8%, so AVLV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AVLV or EMB?: AVLV charges 0.15% a year and EMB charges 0.39%, so AVLV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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