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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +31.8% and IEFA returned +18.0%, so AVEM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, AVEM or IEFA?

AVEM charges 0.33% a year and IEFA charges 0.07%, so IEFA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVEM and 0% of IEFA by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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

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AVEM vs IEFA: how they differ

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

Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF and iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Positions AVEM and IEFA both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	AVEM	IEFA
Discovery Ltd	0.06%	0.06%
Vodacom Group Ltd	0.04%	0.12%
Canara Bank	0.04%	0.11%
Chennai Petroleum Corp Ltd	0.02%	0.02%
Ayala Corp	0.02%	0.04%
Metlen Energy & Metals PLC	0.02%	0.02%
Sappi Ltd	0.01%	0.82%
Energi Mega Persada Tbk PT	0.03%	0.01%
Page Industries Ltd	0.01%	0.01%
Emami Ltd	0.01%	0.01%
Dubai Investments PJSC	0.01%	0.01%
Salhia Real Estate Co KSCP	0.01%	0.01%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in AVEM	Only in IEFA
SK hynix Inc 7.83%	ASML HOLDING 2.62%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 6.33%	HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.40%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 5.70%	ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.18%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 4.11%	SHELL PLC 1.09%
Tencent Holdings Ltd 1.51%	MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP 1.00%
MediaTek Inc 1.11%	NOVARTIS AG 0.99%
China Construction Bank Corp 0.89%	NESTLE SA 0.97%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.81%	ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.94%

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 IEFA on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	AVEM Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF	IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Avantis	iShares
What it is	Emerging Markets Equity	Core MSCI EAFE
Total return, 1 year	+31.8%	+18.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+14.3 pts	+0.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.33%	0.07%
Already in the S&P 500	0.0%	0.1%
Holdings	3897	1650

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.

IEFA in plain words

IEFA is an index equity fund tracking the Core MSCI EAFE. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1650 positions, with the top ten at 12.0%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVEM or IEFA?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +31.8% and IEFA returned +18.0%, so AVEM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AVEM or IEFA?: AVEM charges 0.33% a year and IEFA charges 0.07%, so IEFA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVEM and IEFA overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVEM and 0% of IEFA by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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