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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +17.9% and CGDV +15.8%.

Which is cheaper, AVEM or CGDV?

Neither: AVEM and CGDV both charge 0.33% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVEM and 92% of CGDV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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AVEM vs CGDV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AVEM returned +17.9% to CGDV's +15.8%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $27.3bn for Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF and $39.1bn for Capital Group Dividend Value ETF.

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At a glance

+17.9%

AVEM total return, 1 year

+15.8%

CGDV total return, 1 year

0.33%

AVEM expense ratio

0.33%

CGDV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.33% a year; their one-year returns differ by 2.1 points; CGDV is 1.4 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

AVEM vs CGDV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AVEM	CGDV
Return
Measure	AVEM	CGDV
Total return, 1 year	+17.9%	+15.8%
Drawdown
Measure	AVEM	CGDV
Below its high	10.2%, high on Jun 22, 2026	3.6%, high on Aug 13, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	AVEM	CGDV
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	AVEM	CGDV
Expense ratio	0.33%	0.33%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$27.3bn	$39.1bn
Holdings
Measure	AVEM	CGDV
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	28.7%	42.0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, AVEM and CGDV hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AVEM CGDV

Only in one fund ↓

Only in AVEM

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR SP ADR ADR 6.82%

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFAC COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 6.09%

SAMSUNG ELECTR GDR REG S GDR 5.35%

SK HYNIX INC COMMON STOCK KRW5000.0 4.89%

TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD COMMON STOCK HKD.00002 1.49%

CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK H COMMON STOCK CNY1.0 1.02%

MEDIATEK INC COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.96%

HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.73%

Only in CGDV

Microsoft Corp 7.64%

NVIDIA Corp 6.32%

Broadcom Inc 4.67%

Meta Platforms Inc 4.27%

Alphabet Inc 3.55%

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd 3.49%

Oracle Corp 3.22%

RTX Corp 3.16%

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Side by side

AVEM Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF CGDV Capital Group Dividend Value ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Avantis Capital Group

What it is Actively managed Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +17.9% +15.8%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +27.5% (IWD)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −11.7 pts vs IWD

Expense ratio 0.33% 0.33%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 91.7%

Holdings 4088 53

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $27.3bn $39.1bn

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

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About each fund

AVEM

AVEM is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +17.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.33% 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 4,088 positions, with the top ten at 28.7%. It sat 10.2% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

CGDV

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +15.8% with distributions reinvested, against +27.5% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Value Index.

CGDV is actively managed and tracks no index. By its holdings filed for Aug 31, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 53 positions, with the top ten at 42.0%. It sat 3.6% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVEM or CGDV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +17.9% and CGDV +15.8%.
Which is cheaper, AVEM or CGDV?: Neither: AVEM and CGDV both charge 0.33% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVEM and CGDV overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVEM and 92% of CGDV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where to next

AVEM on its own →CGDV on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →AVEM dividend history →AVEM holdings →CGDV dividend history →CGDV holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

AVEM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AVEM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Avantis website ↗

CGDV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

CGDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Capital Group page for CGDV ↗

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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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