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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +27.6% and DEM +27.1%.

Which is cheaper, AVEM or DEM?

AVEM is cheaper, by 0.30 percentage points a year. That is about $30 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

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AVEM vs DEM: Differences, Returns & Fees

AVEM and DEM hold 15% of their weight in the same names. Net assets: $28.4bn on Oct 9, 2026 for Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF, and $3.9bn on Jun 30, 2026 for WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund.

AVEM costs 0.30 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.5 points.

AVEM vs DEM: Differences, Returns & Fees
	AVEM	DEM
Expense ratio	0.33%	0.63%
Net assets, AVEM as of Oct 9, 2026 and DEM as of Jun 30, 2026	$28.4bn	$3.9bn
Total return, 1 year	+27.6%	+27.1%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Index
Holdings in common	15%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	29.6%	26.2%
Below its high	5.4%, high on Jun 22, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

+27.6%

AVEM total return, 1 year

+27.1%

DEM total return, 1 year

0.33%

AVEM expense ratio

0.63%

DEM expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVEM and DEM hold 15% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

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Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding AVEM DEM

MEDIATEK INC COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 1.08% 6.71%

CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK H COMMON STOCK CNY1.0 0.94% 4.04%

UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.71% 3.15%

FUBON FINANCIAL HOLDING CO COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.50% 0.74%

IND + COMM BK OF CHINA H COMMON STOCK CNY1.0 0.49% 2.45%

PING AN INSURANCE GROUP CO H COMMON STOCK CNY1.0 0.42% 1.33%

CATHAY FINANCIAL HOLDING CO COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.40% 0.66%

CTBC FINANCIAL HOLDING CO LT COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.39% 1.16%

HANA FINANCIAL GROUP COMMON STOCK KRW5000.0 0.43% 0.32%

GRUPO FINANCIERO BANORTE O COMMON STOCK MXN3.5 0.28% 1.78%

CHINA MERCHANTS BANK H COMMON STOCK CNY1.0 0.27% 0.33%

SAUDI ARABIAN OIL CO COMMON STOCK 0.26% 1.89%

Only in AVEM

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR SP ADR ADR 6.84%

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFAC COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 6.05%

SK HYNIX INC COMMON STOCK KRW5000.0 5.60%

SAMSUNG ELECTR GDR REG S GDR 5.46%

TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD COMMON STOCK HKD.00002 1.51%

ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING SP ADR ADR USD.000025 0.70%

CHROMA ATE INC COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.67%

HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.65%

Only in DEM

FOMENTO ECONOMICO MEXICANO SAB DE CV 1.48%

INDUSTRIAL BANK COMPANY LTD 1.18%

AMBEV SA 1.02%

GRUPO AEROPORTUARIO DEL SURESTE SAB/DE/CV 0.73%

PETROCHINA COMPANY LTD 0.56%

GRUPO AEROPORTUARIO DEL PACIFICO SA DE CV 0.55%

CHINA SHENHUA ENERGY COMPANY LTD 0.53%

KT&G CORP 0.43%

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On the same fields

AVEM

Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF

DEM

WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Avantis WisdomTree

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +27.6% +27.1%

Expense ratio 0.33% 0.63%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 4065 516

Net assets, AVEM as of Oct 9, 2026 and DEM as of Jun 30, 2026 $28.4bn $3.9bn

AVEM and DEM on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About AVEM

AVEM is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +27.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.33% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 4,065 positions, with the top ten at 29.6%. It sat 5.4% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

About DEM

DEM tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +27.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.63% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 516 positions, with the top ten at 26.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVEM or DEM?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +27.6% and DEM +27.1%.
Which is cheaper, AVEM or DEM?: AVEM is cheaper, by 0.30 percentage points a year. That is about $30 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVEM and DEM overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVEM and 0% of DEM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

AVEM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗AVEM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Avantis website ↗DEM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DEM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗WisdomTree website ↗

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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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