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AVDV vs EEM: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AVDV returned +22.8% to EEM's +16.3%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $20.0bn for Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF and $29.1bn for iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF.

AVDV on its own →EEM on its own →
At a glance
+22.8%
AVDV total return, 1 year
+16.3%
EEM total return, 1 year
0.36%
AVDV expense ratio
0.72%
EEM expense ratio

Pair scorecard

AVDV costs 0.36 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.5 points; EEM is 1.5 times larger.

AVDV vs EEM: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureAVDVEEM
Return
Total return, 1 year+22.8%+16.3%
Drawdown
Below its high5.7%, high on Sep 4, 202610.8%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedMSCI Emerging Markets Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.36%0.72%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$20.0bn$29.1bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund6.2%37.2%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, AVDV and EEM hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AVDV EEM
BAPCOR LTD COMMON STOCK 0.01% 0.22%
DIGITAL BROS SPA COMMON STOCK EUR.4 0.01% 0.05%
MEARS GROUP PLC COMMON STOCK GBP.01 0.05% 0.01%
PETROTAL CORP COMMON STOCK 0.01% 0.03%
ABG SUNDAL COLLIER HOLDING COMMON STOCK NOK.23 0.00% 0.10%
CPI EUROPE AG COMMON STOCK 0.00% 0.21%
PEET LTD COMMON STOCK 0.00% 0.06%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in AVDV
AUSTRIA TECHNOLOGIE + SYSTEM COMMON STOCK 0.81%
WHITBREAD PLC COMMON STOCK GBP.767974 0.68%
CLAL INSURANCE ENTERPR HLDGS COMMON STOCK ILS1.0 0.67%
TAMARACK VALLEY ENERGY LTD COMMON STOCK 0.60%
PERSEUS MINING LTD COMMON STOCK 0.59%
B2GOLD CORP COMMON STOCK 0.58%
LION FINANCE GROUP PLC COMMON STOCK GBP.01 0.58%
JOHNSON MATTHEY PLC COMMON STOCK GBP1.478994 0.56%
Only in EEM
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 15.98%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 6.88%
SK HYNIX 4.91%
TENCENT HOLDINGS 2.64%
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 1.82%
MEDIATEK 1.54%
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H 0.94%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 0.91%
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Side by side

AVDV Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF EEM iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Avantis iShares
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of Emerging markets
Total return, 1 year +22.8% +16.3%
Expense ratio 0.36% 0.72%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 1732 1186
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $20.0bn $29.1bn

AVDV and EEM on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
AVDV

AVDV is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +22.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.36% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,732 positions, with the top ten at 6.2%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

EEM

EEM tracks an index of Emerging markets. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +16.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.72% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,186 positions, with the top ten at 37.2%. It sat 10.8% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVDV or EEM?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDV returned +22.8% and EEM +16.3%.
Which is cheaper, AVDV or EEM?
AVDV is cheaper, by 0.36 percentage points a year. That is about $36 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVDV and EEM overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVDV and 0% of EEM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where to next
AVDV on its own →EEM on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →AVDV dividend history →AVDV holdings →EEM dividend history →EEM holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
AVDV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
AVDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Avantis website ↗
EEM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
EEM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for EEM ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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