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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +27.6% and DVYE +26.5%.

Which is cheaper, AVEM or DVYE?

AVEM is cheaper, by 0.16 percentage points a year. That is about $16 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

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AVEM vs DVYE: Differences, Returns & Fees

AVEM and DVYE hold 1% of their weight in the same names, and AVEM returned +27.6% over the year. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $28.4bn for Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF and $1.2bn for iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF.

AVEM costs 0.16 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.1 points; AVEM is far larger, $28.4bn against $1.2bn.

AVEM vs DVYE: Differences, Returns & Fees
	AVEM	DVYE
Expense ratio	0.33%	0.49%
Net assets	$28.4bn	$1.2bn
Total return, 1 year	+27.6%	+26.5%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Dow Jones Emerging Markets Select Dividend Index
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	29.6%	29.1%
Below its high	5.4%, high on Jun 22, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 8, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+27.6%

AVEM total return, 1 year

+26.5%

DVYE total return, 1 year

0.33%

AVEM expense ratio

0.49%

DVYE expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVEM and DVYE hold 1% 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 Oct 8, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding AVEM DVYE

ORLEN SA COMMON STOCK PLN1.25 0.17% 2.38%

BANK PEKAO SA COMMON STOCK PLN1.0 0.11% 1.63%

CHINA MERCHANTS PORT HOLDING COMMON STOCK 0.10% 0.64%

BANK MANDIRI PERSERO TBK PT COMMON STOCK IDR125.0 0.08% 1.26%

CEZ AS COMMON STOCK CZK100.0 0.08% 1.06%

BANK RAKYAT INDONESIA PERSER COMMON STOCK IDR50.0 0.06% 1.51%

ECOPETROL SA SPONSORED ADR ADR 0.06% 1.93%

GRUPA KETY SA COMMON STOCK PLN2.5 0.05% 0.82%

GUANGDONG INVESTMENT LTD COMMON STOCK 0.05% 0.63%

ASTRA INTERNATIONAL TBK PT COMMON STOCK IDR50.0 0.04% 1.05%

AUTOHOME INC ADR ADR USD.01 0.04% 0.82%

DUBAI ISLAMIC BANK COMMON STOCK AED1.0 0.04% 0.52%

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 DVYE

PETROLEO BRASILEIRO PREF SA 5.01%

EVERGREEN MARINE CORP (TAIWAN) LTD 3.41%

CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H 3.21%

CIA VALE DO RIO DOCE SH 2.83%

ITAUSA INVESTIMENTOS ITAU PREF SA 2.71%

BANK OF CHINA LTD H 2.51%

INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF 2.42%

NOVATEK MICROELECTRONICS 2.33%

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On the same fields

AVEM

Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF

DVYE

iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Avantis iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +27.6% +26.5%

Expense ratio 0.33% 0.49%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 4065 108

Net assets $28.4bn $1.2bn

AVEM and DVYE 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 DVYE

DVYE tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +26.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 108 positions, with the top ten at 29.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVEM or DVYE?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +27.6% and DVYE +26.5%.
Which is cheaper, AVEM or DVYE?: AVEM is cheaper, by 0.16 percentage points a year. That is about $16 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVEM and DVYE overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVEM and 0% of DVYE 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 ↗DVYE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DVYE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for DVYE ↗

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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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