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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +27.6% and EDIV +8.2%.

Which is cheaper, AVEM or EDIV?

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 EDIV overlap with the S&P 500?

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

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AVEM vs EDIV: Differences, Returns & Fees

AVEM and EDIV hold 3% 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 $1.2bn on Oct 8, 2026 for State Street SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Dividend ETF.

AVEM costs 0.16 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 19.4 points; AVEM is far larger, $28.2bn against $1.2bn.

	AVEM	EDIV
Expense ratio	0.33%	0.49%
Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026	$28.2bn	$1.2bn
Total return, 1 year	+27.6%	+8.2%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	S&P Emerging Markets Dividend Opportunities Index ?
Holdings in common	3%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	29.6%	22.7%
Below its high	5.4%, high on Jun 22, 2026	4.4%, high on Feb 25, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 8, 2026.

+27.6%

AVEM total return, 1 year

+8.2%

EDIV total return, 1 year

0.33%

AVEM expense ratio

0.49%

EDIV expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVEM and EDIV hold 3% 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.

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3% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding AVEM EDIV

WISTRON CORP COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.23% 1.55%

SAUDI TELECOM CO COMMON STOCK SAR10.0 0.19% 1.91%

UNI PRESIDENT ENTERPRISES CO COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.16% 1.54%

FIRSTRAND LTD COMMON STOCK ZAR.01 0.13% 1.77%

CHINA TOWER CORP LTD H COMMON STOCK CNY1.0 0.11% 2.17%

PRESIDENT CHAIN STORE CORP COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.11% 1.40%

CIMB GROUP HOLDINGS BHD COMMON STOCK 0.10% 1.97%

FIRST FINANCIAL HOLDING CO COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.10% 1.24%

TENAGA NASIONAL BHD COMMON STOCK 0.10% 1.29%

MOL HUNGARIAN OIL AND GAS PL COMMON STOCK HUF125.0 0.09% 1.29%

NATIONAL BANK OF KUWAIT COMMON STOCK KWD.1 0.09% 1.60%

NEDBANK GROUP LTD COMMON STOCK ZAR1.0 0.09% 2.84%

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 EDIV

BANCO SANTANDER BRASIL UNIT 2.22%

WH GROUP LTD 2.20%

ITC LTD 1.76%

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO LTD 1.52%

PTT PCL/FOREIGN 0.93%

BOROUGE 0.86%

THAI BEVERAGE PCL 0.80%

PROLOGIS PROPERTY MEXICO SA 0.76%

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On the same fields

AVEM

Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF

EDIV

State Street SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Dividend ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Avantis State Street

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +27.6% +8.2%

S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%

Gap to the S&P 500 +10.4 pts −9.1 pts

Expense ratio 0.33% 0.49%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 4065 113

Net assets, AVEM as of Oct 9, 2026 and EDIV as of Oct 8, 2026 $28.4bn $1.2bn

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

AVEM in plain words

AVEM is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +27.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. 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.

EDIV in plain words

EDIV tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +8.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% 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 113 positions, with the top ten at 22.7%. It sat 4.4% below its high of Feb 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVEM or EDIV?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +27.6% and EDIV +8.2%.
Which is cheaper, AVEM or EDIV?: 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 EDIV overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVEM and 0% of EDIV 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 ↗EDIV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗EDIV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗State Street 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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