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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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AVUS vs EMB: how they differ

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

Avantis U.S. Equity ETF and iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVUS 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 AVUSOnly in EMB
NVIDIA Corp 5.49%Argentina Republic Government Internatio 1.12%
Apple Inc 5.37%Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.73%
Microsoft Corp 3.85%Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.64%
Amazon.com Inc 3.68%Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.53%
Alphabet Inc 2.42%Uruguay Government International Bonds 0.52%
Micron Technology Inc 2.40%EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO SARL 0.51%
Meta Platforms Inc 2.21%Republic of Poland Government Internatio 0.40%
Alphabet Inc 1.94%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.

AVUS and EMB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AVUS
Avantis U.S. Equity ETF
EMB
iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerAvantisiShares
What it isU.S. EquityJ.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond
Total return, 1 year+21.6%+2.8%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+4.1 pts−14.7 pts
Expense ratio0.15%0.39%
Holdings1875681

AVUS in plain words

AVUS is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Equity. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +21.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% 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 1875 positions, with the top ten at 29.7%.

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, AVUS or EMB?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUS returned +21.6% and EMB returned +2.8%, so AVUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AVUS or EMB?
AVUS charges 0.15% a year and EMB charges 0.39%, so AVUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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AVUS against EMB, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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