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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +27.6% and DGS +17.1%.

Which is cheaper, AVEM or DGS?

AVEM is cheaper, by 0.25 percentage points a year. That is about $25 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

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AVEM vs DGS: Differences, Returns & Fees

AVEM and DGS hold 8% of their weight in the same names, and AVEM returned +27.6% over the year. Net assets: $28.4bn on Oct 9, 2026 for Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF, and $1.8bn on Jun 30, 2026 for WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund.

AVEM costs 0.25 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.5 points.

AVEM vs DGS: Differences, Returns & Fees
	AVEM	DGS
Expense ratio	0.33%	0.58%
Net assets, AVEM as of Oct 9, 2026 and DGS as of Jun 30, 2026	$28.4bn	$1.8bn
Total return, 1 year	+27.6%	+17.1%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Index
Holdings in common	8%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	29.6%	11.4%
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

+17.1%

DGS total return, 1 year

0.33%

AVEM expense ratio

0.58%

DGS expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVEM and DGS hold 8% 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 DGS

INNOLUX CORP COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.23% 3.24%

POWERTECH TECHNOLOGY INC COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.17% 1.16%

LG INNOTEK CO LTD COMMON STOCK KRW5000.0 0.15% 0.31%

SAMSUNG E+A CO LTD COMMON STOCK KRW5000.0 0.15% 0.34%

HIWIN TECHNOLOGIES CORP COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.11% 0.18%

L+K ENGINEERING CO LTD COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.11% 0.42%

TAIWAN SURFACE MOUNTING TECH COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.11% 0.31%

ITEQ CORP COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.10% 0.22%

COMPEQ MANUFACTURING CO LTD COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.09% 0.93%

SIGURD MICROELECTRONICS CORP COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.09% 0.40%

ALIOR BANK SA COMMON STOCK PLN10.0 0.08% 0.69%

GS HOLDINGS COMMON STOCK KRW5000.0 0.08% 0.34%

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%

MEDIATEK INC COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 1.08%

CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK H COMMON STOCK CNY1.0 0.94%

UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.71%

Only in DGS

GROWTHPOINT PROPERTIES LTD 1.22%

GRUPO AEROPORTUARIO DEL CENTRO SAB DE CV 0.72%

REDEFINE PROPERTIES LTD 0.70%

HENGDIAN GROUP DMEGC MAGNETICS CO LTD 0.41%

ZHEJIANG LONGSHENG GROUP CO LTD 0.40%

MACQUARIE ASSET MANAGEMENT MEXICO SA DE CV 0.36%

YUNNAN CHIHONG ZINC AND GERMANIUM CO LTD 0.34%

BANK OF CHANGSHA COMPANY LTD 0.33%

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On the same fields

AVEM

Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF

DGS

WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap 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% +17.1%

Expense ratio 0.33% 0.58%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 4065 1012

Net assets, AVEM as of Oct 9, 2026 and DGS as of Jun 30, 2026 $28.4bn $1.8bn

AVEM and DGS 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 DGS

DGS tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +17.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.58% 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 1,012 positions, with the top ten at 11.4%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVEM or DGS?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +27.6% and DGS +17.1%.
Which is cheaper, AVEM or DGS?: AVEM is cheaper, by 0.25 percentage points a year. That is about $25 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVEM and DGS overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVEM and 0% of DGS 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 ↗DGS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DGS 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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