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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +17.9% and HDV +29.4%.

Which is cheaper, AVEM or HDV?

HDV 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 HDV overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVEM and 90% of HDV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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AVEM vs HDV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AVEM returned +17.9% to HDV's +29.4%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $27.3bn for Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF and $15.9bn for iShares Core High Dividend ETF.

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At a glance

+17.9%

AVEM total return, 1 year

+29.4%

HDV total return, 1 year

0.33%

AVEM expense ratio

0.08%

HDV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

HDV costs 0.25 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.5 points; AVEM is 1.7 times larger.

AVEM vs HDV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AVEM	HDV
Return
Measure	AVEM	HDV
Total return, 1 year	+17.9%	+29.4%
Drawdown
Measure	AVEM	HDV
Below its high	10.2%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	AVEM	HDV
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Morningstar Dividend Yield Focus Index
Cost and size
Measure	AVEM	HDV
Expense ratio	0.33%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$27.3bn	$15.9bn
Holdings
Measure	AVEM	HDV
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	28.7%	55.6%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, AVEM and HDV hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AVEM HDV

KOTAK MAHINDRA BANK LTD COMMON STOCK INR1.0 0.19% 0.88%

PPB GROUP BERHAD COMMON STOCK 0.01% 3.89%

INGERSOLL RAND INDIA LTD COMMON STOCK INR10.0 0.00% 0.09%

MSM MALAYSIA HOLDINGS BHD COMMON STOCK 0.00% 0.07%

PREMIER MARKETING PCL NVDR NVDR THB1.0 0.00% 5.04%

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Only in AVEM

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR SP ADR ADR 6.82%

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFAC COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 6.09%

SAMSUNG ELECTR GDR REG S GDR 5.35%

SK HYNIX INC COMMON STOCK KRW5000.0 4.89%

TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD COMMON STOCK HKD.00002 1.49%

CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK H COMMON STOCK CNY1.0 1.02%

MEDIATEK INC COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.96%

HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.73%

Only in HDV

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 9.48%

CHEVRON 7.22%

ABBVIE 6.77%

PROCTER & GAMBLE 5.46%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 5.12%

HOME DEPOT 4.57%

COCA-COLA 4.26%

ALTRIA GROUP INC 3.75%

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Side by side

AVEM Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF HDV iShares Core High Dividend ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Avantis iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of High Dividend

Total return, 1 year +17.9% +29.4%

Expense ratio 0.33% 0.08%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 89.5%

Holdings 4088 77

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $27.3bn $15.9bn

AVEM and HDV on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

AVEM

AVEM is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +17.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.33% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 4,088 positions, with the top ten at 28.7%. It sat 10.2% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

HDV

HDV tracks an index of High Dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +29.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 77 positions, with the top ten at 55.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVEM or HDV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +17.9% and HDV +29.4%.
Which is cheaper, AVEM or HDV?: HDV 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 HDV overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVEM and 90% of HDV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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

Sources and dates

AVEM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AVEM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Avantis website ↗

HDV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for HDV ↗

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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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