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

In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +16.4% and FRDM +33.5%.

Which is cheaper, AVEM or FRDM?

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 FRDM overlap with the S&P 500?

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

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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AVEM vs FRDM: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, AVEM returned +16.4% to FRDM's +33.5%; 9% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $26.8bn on Nov 3, 2026 for Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF, and $3.6bn on Jun 30, 2026 for Freedom 100 Emerging Markets ETF.

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At a glance

+16.4%

AVEM total return, 1 year

+33.5%

FRDM total return, 1 year

0.33%

AVEM expense ratio

0.49%

FRDM expense ratio

Pair scorecard

AVEM costs 0.16 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 17.1 points.

AVEM vs FRDM: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AVEM	FRDM
Return
Measure	AVEM	FRDM
Total return, 1 year	+16.4%	+33.5%
Drawdown
Measure	AVEM	FRDM
Below its high	12.9%, high on Jun 22, 2026	17.7%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	AVEM	FRDM
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	not read by ETFIQ
Cost and size
Measure	AVEM	FRDM
Expense ratio	0.33%	0.49%
Net assets, AVEM as of Nov 3, 2026 and FRDM as of Jun 30, 2026	$26.8bn	$3.6bn
Holdings
Measure	AVEM	FRDM
Holdings in common	9%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	28.5%	56.6%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, AVEM and FRDM hold 9% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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9% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AVEM FRDM

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR SP ADR ADR 6.50% 8.52%

ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING ADR ADR 0.53% 1.51%

VALE SA SP ADR ADR 0.35% 2.65%

GOLD FIELDS LTD SPONS ADR ADR 0.25% 0.52%

EMBRAER SA SPON ADR ADR 0.23% 0.44%

AMERICA MOVIL SAB DE CV ADR 0.20% 0.29%

BANCO BRADESCO ADR ADR 0.12% 0.51%

IMPALA PLATINUM HOLDINGS LTD COMMON STOCK 0.09% 0.16%

INDUSTRIAS PENOLES SAB DE CV COMMON STOCK 0.08% 0.09%

SUZANO SA SPON ADR ADR 0.08% 0.23%

WEG SA COMMON STOCK 0.06% 0.63%

BB SEGURIDADE PARTICIPACOES COMMON STOCK 0.05% 0.24%

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Only in AVEM

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFAC COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 5.83%

SAMSUNG ELECTR GDR REG S GDR 5.31%

SK HYNIX INC COMMON STOCK KRW5000.0 5.09%

TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD COMMON STOCK HKD.00002 1.57%

CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK H COMMON STOCK CNY1.0 1.05%

HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.91%

MEDIATEK INC COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.89%

ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING SP ADR ADR USD.000025 0.72%

Only in FRDM

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 13.07%

SK hynix Inc 12.28%

MediaTek Inc 5.46%

Latam Airlines Group SA 3.77%

Delta Electronics Inc 3.08%

Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA 2.66%

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd 2.50%

Banco de Credito e Inversiones SA 1.44%

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Side by side

AVEM Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF FRDM Freedom 100 Emerging Markets ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Avantis Life + Liberty

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +16.4% +33.5%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +14.3% (GSEE)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +19.2 pts vs GSEE

Expense ratio 0.33% 0.49%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 4083 126

Net assets, AVEM as of Nov 3, 2026 and FRDM as of Jun 30, 2026 $26.8bn $3.6bn

AVEM and FRDM on the fields both publish, as of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

AVEM

AVEM is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +16.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.33% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 4,083 positions, with the top ten at 28.5%. It sat 12.9% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Nov 4, 2026.

FRDM

FRDM tracks an index. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +33.5% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the Solactive GBS Emerging Markets Large & Mid Cap Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% 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 126 positions, with the top ten at 56.6%. It sat 17.7% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Nov 4, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVEM or FRDM?: In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +16.4% and FRDM +33.5%.
Which is cheaper, AVEM or FRDM?: 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 FRDM overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVEM and 0% of FRDM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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AVEM on its own →FRDM on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →AVEM dividend history →AVEM holdings →FRDM dividend history →FRDM holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

AVEM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AVEM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Avantis website ↗

FRDM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FRDM 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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