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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +27.6% and EMOP +31.0%.

Which is cheaper, AVEM or EMOP?

AVEM is cheaper, by 0.37 percentage points a year. That is about $37 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVEM and 2% of EMOP by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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AVEM vs EMOP: Differences, Returns & Fees

AVEM and EMOP hold 17% of their weight in the same names, and EMOP returned +31.0% over the year. Net assets: $28.4bn on Oct 9, 2026 for Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF, and $2.1bn on Oct 8, 2026 for AB Emerging Markets Opportunities ETF.

AVEM costs 0.37 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.4 points; AVEM is 13.1 times larger.

	AVEM	EMOP
Expense ratio	0.33%	0.70%
Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026	$28.2bn	$2.1bn
Total return, 1 year	+27.6%	+31.0%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	17%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	29.6%	55.5%
Below its high	5.4%, high on Jun 22, 2026	5.2%, 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

+31.0%

EMOP total return, 1 year

0.33%

AVEM expense ratio

0.70%

EMOP expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVEM and EMOP hold 17% 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 EMOP

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFAC COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 6.05% 17.14%

SAMSUNG ELECTR GDR REG S GDR 5.46% 10.63%

DELTA ELECTRONICS INC COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.56% 3.03%

ICICI BANK LTD SPON ADR ADR 0.46% 3.39%

PETROLEO BRASILEIRO SPON ADR ADR 0.40% 2.63%

TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD COMMON STOCK HKD.00002 1.51% 0.30%

ASIA VITAL COMPONENTS COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.29% 0.74%

GRUPO FINANCIERO BANORTE O COMMON STOCK MXN3.5 0.28% 2.17%

CHINA MERCHANTS BANK H COMMON STOCK CNY1.0 0.27% 2.64%

KIA CORP COMMON STOCK KRW5000.0 0.27% 1.60%

PETROCHINA CO LTD H COMMON STOCK CNY1.0 0.27% 2.17%

ITAU UNIBANCO H SPON PRF ADR ADR 0.26% 2.26%

Only in AVEM

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR SP ADR ADR 6.84%

SK HYNIX INC COMMON STOCK KRW5000.0 5.60%

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%

ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING SP ADR ADR USD.000025 0.70%

CHROMA ATE INC COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.67%

HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.65%

Only in EMOP

SK hynix Inc 8.10%

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV 2.88%

Colgate-Palmolive Co 2.53%

Latam Airlines Group SA 2.51%

KT Corp 1.39%

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd 1.35%

Yutong Bus Co Ltd 1.35%

Midea Group Co Ltd 1.09%

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On the same fields

AVEM

Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF

EMOP

AB Emerging Markets Opportunities ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Avantis AllianceBernstein

What it is Actively managed Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +27.6% +31.0%

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

Gap to the S&P 500 +10.4 pts +13.7 pts

Expense ratio 0.33% 0.70%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 2.5%

Holdings 4065 56

Net assets, AVEM as of Oct 9, 2026 and EMOP as of Oct 8, 2026 $28.4bn $2.1bn

AVEM and EMOP 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.

EMOP in plain words

EMOP is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +31.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.70% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 2% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 56 positions, with the top ten at 55.5%. It sat 5.2% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVEM or EMOP?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +27.6% and EMOP +31.0%.
Which is cheaper, AVEM or EMOP?: AVEM is cheaper, by 0.37 percentage points a year. That is about $37 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVEM and EMOP overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVEM and 2% of EMOP 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 ↗EMOP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗EMOP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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