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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +31.8% and DGRO returned +17.4%, so AVEM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, AVEM or DGRO?

AVEM charges 0.33% a year and DGRO charges 0.08%, so DGRO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVEM and 95% of DGRO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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AVEM vs DGRO: how they differ

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

Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF and iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVEM and DGRO hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AVEM and DGRO both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	AVEM	DGRO
Budimex SA	0.03%	0.29%
Engie Energia Chile SA	0.02%	0.17%
Page Industries Ltd	0.01%	0.03%
Indian Energy Exchange Ltd	0.01%	0.04%
PPB Group Bhd	0.01%	1.64%
Salhia Real Estate Co KSCP	0.01%	0.35%
Cahya Mata Sarawak Bhd	0.00%	0.15%
Berjaya Corp Bhd	0.00%	0.02%
EG Industries Bhd	0.00%	0.06%
Sundram Fasteners Ltd	0.00%	0.05%
OSK Holdings Bhd	0.00%	0.03%
Scientex BHD	0.00%	0.05%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in AVEM	Only in DGRO
SK hynix Inc 7.83%	MICROSOFT 3.45%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 6.33%	JOHNSON & JOHNSON 3.20%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 5.70%	JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 3.20%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 4.11%	EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 3.07%
Tencent Holdings Ltd 1.51%	APPLE 3.04%
MediaTek Inc 1.11%	ABBVIE 3.02%
China Construction Bank Corp 0.89%	BROADCOM INC 2.38%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.81%	PROCTER & GAMBLE 2.16%

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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

AVEM and DGRO on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	AVEM Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF	DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Avantis	iShares
What it is	Emerging Markets Equity	Core Dividend Growth
Total return, 1 year	+31.8%	+17.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+14.3 pts	−0.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.33%	0.08%
Already in the S&P 500	0.0%	94.7%
Holdings	3897	387

AVEM in plain words

AVEM is an index equity fund tracking the Emerging Markets Equity. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +31.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.33% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3897 positions, with the top ten at 29.9%. It sat 4.2% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

DGRO in plain words

DGRO is an index equity fund tracking the Core Dividend Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 387 positions, with the top ten at 27.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVEM or DGRO?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +31.8% and DGRO returned +17.4%, so AVEM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AVEM or DGRO?: AVEM charges 0.33% a year and DGRO charges 0.08%, so DGRO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVEM and DGRO overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVEM and 95% of DGRO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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