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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +31.8% and HYG returned +2.9%, so AVEM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, AVEM or HYG?

AVEM charges 0.33% a year and HYG charges 0.49%, so AVEM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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AVEM vs HYG: how they differ

AVEM and HYG hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and AVEM returned more over the year.

Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF and iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVEM and HYG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in AVEM	Only in HYG
SK hynix Inc 7.83%	BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.68%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 6.33%	1261229 BC LTD 144A 0.56%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 5.70%	MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 144A 0.47%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 4.11%	PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.35%
Tencent Holdings Ltd 1.51%	WULF COMPUTE LLC 144A 0.29%
MediaTek Inc 1.11%	GALAXY HELIOS DATA CENTERS II LLC 144A 0.28%
China Construction Bank Corp 0.89%	PANTHER ESCROW ISSUER LLC 144A 0.28%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.81%	SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.28%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

AVEM and HYG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	AVEM Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF	HYG iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Avantis	iShares
What it is	Emerging Markets Equity	US high yield bonds
Total return, 1 year	+31.8%	+2.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+14.3 pts	−14.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.33%	0.49%
Holdings	3897	1326

AVEM in plain words

AVEM is an index equity fund tracking the Emerging Markets Equity. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +31.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.33% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3897 positions, with the top ten at 29.9%. It sat 4.2% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

HYG in plain words

HYG is a bond fund tracking the US high yield bonds. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVEM or HYG?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +31.8% and HYG returned +2.9%, so AVEM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AVEM or HYG?: AVEM charges 0.33% a year and HYG charges 0.49%, so AVEM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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