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AVEM vs IDEV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AVEM returned +17.9% to IDEV's +13.4%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $27.3bn on Oct 27, 2026 for Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF, and $34.0bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF.

At a glance
+17.9%
AVEM total return, 1 year
+13.4%
IDEV total return, 1 year
0.33%
AVEM expense ratio
0.04%
IDEV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IDEV costs 0.29 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.5 points; IDEV is 1.3 times larger.

AVEM vs IDEV: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureAVEMIDEV
Return
Total return, 1 year+17.9%+13.4%
Drawdown
Below its high10.2%, high on Jun 22, 20264.4%, high on Aug 25, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedMSCI World ex USA Investable Market Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.33%0.04%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026$26.8bn$33.7bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund28.7%10.9%

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

Risk and return

Sep 27, 2019 to Oct 23, 2026 · 369 weekly returns
AVEM IDEV
Return
Total return edge AVEM +113.9% +99.7%
Annualized edge AVEM (slight) +11.3% +10.2%
Price return edge AVEM +79.6% +62.5%
Risk
Volatility edge IDEV (slight) 19.6% 18.5%
Max drawdown edge IDEV (slight) −34.8% −34.0%
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge AVEM (slight) 0.50 0.46
Sortino edge AVEM (slight) 0.70 0.65
Calmar edge AVEM (slight) 0.32 0.30
Reading

AVEM returned more: +113.9% to +99.7%. IDEV swung slightly less: 18.5% to 19.6%. IDEV fell slightly less at its worst: −34.0% to −34.8%.

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Risk and return: AVEM vs IDEV: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureAVEMIDEVEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+113.9%+99.7%AVEMPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+11.3%+10.2%AVEM (slight)Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return+79.6%+62.5%AVEMPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility19.6%18.5%IDEV (slight)Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation14.1%13.2%IDEV (slight)Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−34.8%−34.0%IDEV (slight)Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.500.46AVEM (slight)Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.700.65AVEM (slight)Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar0.320.30AVEM (slight)Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 369 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, AVEM and IDEV 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 IDEV
DISCOVERY LTD COMMON STOCK ZAR.001 0.06% 0.06%
TORRENT PHARMACEUTICALS LTD COMMON STOCK INR5.0 0.06% 0.23%
VODACOM GROUP LTD COMMON STOCK 0.05% 0.10%
BANGCHAK CORP PCL NVDR NVDR THB1.0 0.04% 0.04%
ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING ADR ADR 0.56% 0.03%
CANARA BANK COMMON STOCK INR2.0 0.03% 0.09%
CLICKS GROUP LTD COMMON STOCK ZAR.01 0.03% 0.12%
LI AUTO INC ADR ADR USD.0001 0.07% 0.03%
AYALA CORPORATION COMMON STOCK PHP50.0 0.02% 0.03%
CHENNAI PETROLEUM CORP LTD COMMON STOCK INR10.0 0.03% 0.02%
ATHENS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT COMMON STOCK EUR1.0 0.01% 0.03%
EMAMI LTD COMMON STOCK INR1.0 0.01% 0.01%
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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 IDEV
ASML HOLDING 2.23%
ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.18%
SHELL 1.06%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.03%
NOVARTIS AG 1.00%
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.98%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.90%
NESTLE SA 0.90%
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Side by side

AVEM Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Actively managed Tracks the MSCI International Developed Markets
Total return, 1 year +17.9% +13.4%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +14.3% (ACWX)
Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.9 pts vs ACWX
Expense ratio 0.33% 0.04%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 4088 2317
Net assets, AVEM as of Oct 27, 2026 and IDEV as of Oct 28, 2026 $27.3bn $34.0bn

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

Client brief · page 1 of 2 Report BR-F2F77D56D2

AVEM and IDEV do different jobs. What does each one do in a portfolio?

  1. What each follows. AVEM follows No index, actively managed and IDEV follows MSCI World ex USA Investable Market Index.
  2. Holdings in common. 0% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 27, 2026).
  3. One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 AVEM returned +17.9% and IDEV +13.4% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 4.5 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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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.

IDEV

IDEV tracks the MSCI International Developed Markets. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.4% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% 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 2,317 positions, with the top ten at 10.9%. It sat 4.4% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVEM or IDEV?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +17.9% and IDEV +13.4%.
Which is cheaper, AVEM or IDEV?
IDEV is cheaper, by 0.29 percentage points a year. That is about $29 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVEM and IDEV overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVEM and 0% of IDEV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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