AVEM vs DFEV: Differences, Returns & Fees
AVEM and DFEV hold 42% of their weight in the same names, and DFEV returned +36.0% over the year. Net assets: $28.4bn on Oct 9, 2026 for Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF, and $2.0bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional Emerging Markets Value ETF.
AVEM costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.4 points.
| AVEM | DFEV | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.33% | 0.43% |
| Net assets, AVEM as of Oct 9, 2026 and DFEV as of Jul 31, 2026 | $28.4bn | $2.0bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +27.6% | +36.0% |
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | No index, actively managed |
| Holdings in common | 42% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 29.6% | 18.6% |
| Below its high | 5.4%, high on Jun 22, 2026 | 3.2%, high on Jun 22, 2026 |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AVEM and DFEV hold 42% 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 Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.
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42% in common
On the same fields
AVEM and DFEV 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 DFEV
DFEV is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +36.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.43% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3,512 positions, with the top ten at 18.6%. It sat 3.2% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, AVEM or DFEV?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +27.6% and DFEV +36.0%.
- Which is cheaper, AVEM or DFEV?
- AVEM is cheaper, by 0.10 percentage points a year. That is about $10 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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