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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +17.9% and IJR +17.5%.

Which is cheaper, AVEM or IJR?

IJR is cheaper, by 0.27 percentage points a year. That is about $27 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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AVEM vs IJR: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AVEM returned +17.9% to IJR's +17.5%; 1% 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 $104.6bn for iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF.

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At a glance

+17.9%

AVEM total return, 1 year

+17.5%

IJR total return, 1 year

0.33%

AVEM expense ratio

0.06%

IJR expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IJR costs 0.27 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.4 points; IJR is 3.8 times larger.

AVEM vs IJR: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AVEM	IJR
Return
Measure	AVEM	IJR
Total return, 1 year	+17.9%	+17.5%
Drawdown
Measure	AVEM	IJR
Below its high	10.2%, high on Jun 22, 2026	6.8%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	AVEM	IJR
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	S&P SmallCap 600
Cost and size
Measure	AVEM	IJR
Expense ratio	0.33%	0.06%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$27.3bn	$104.6bn
Holdings
Measure	AVEM	IJR
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	28.7%	5.3%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, AVEM and IJR hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AVEM IJR

ABSA GROUP LTD COMMON STOCK ZAR2.0 0.14% 0.20%

BHARAT ELECTRONICS LTD COMMON STOCK INR1.0 0.10% 0.14%

KRUNG THAI BANK NVDR NVDR THB5.15 0.06% 0.22%

AMERICANA RESTAURANTS INTERN COMMON STOCK AED.073 0.05% 0.10%

HELLENIC TELECOMMUN ORGANIZA COMMON STOCK EUR2.83 0.03% 0.13%

MR PRICE GROUP LTD COMMON STOCK ZAR.00025 0.03% 0.21%

OUTSURANCE GROUP LTD COMMON STOCK ZAR.0001 0.03% 0.31%

CHAROEN POKPHAND FOODS NVDR NVDR THB1.0 0.02% 0.06%

MOTUS HOLDINGS LTD COMMON STOCK 0.02% 0.24%

BOXER RETAIL LTD COMMON STOCK 0.01% 0.34%

CENTRAL RETAIL CORP PCL NVDR NVDR THB1.0 A 0.01% 0.25%

EMAMI LTD COMMON STOCK INR1.0 0.01% 0.11%

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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 IJR

GLAUKOS 0.61%

PAYCOM SOFTWARE 0.57%

MATCH GROUP INC 0.57%

VIASAT INC 0.55%

PROTAGONIST THERAPEUTICS 0.52%

RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES REIT 0.51%

JACKSON FINANCIAL CLASS A 0.48%

LIFE TIME GROUP HOLDINGS 0.48%

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Side by side

AVEM Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Avantis iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks the S&P SmallCap 600

Total return, 1 year +17.9% +17.5%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +17.6% (SPSM)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.1 pts vs SPSM

Expense ratio 0.33% 0.06%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 4088 642

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $27.3bn $104.6bn

AVEM and IJR 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.

IJR

IJR tracks the S&P SmallCap 600. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +17.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.6% for its benchmark, the S&P SmallCap 600. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% 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 642 positions, with the top ten at 5.3%. It sat 6.8% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVEM or IJR?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +17.9% and IJR +17.5%.
Which is cheaper, AVEM or IJR?: IJR is cheaper, by 0.27 percentage points a year. That is about $27 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVEM and IJR overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVEM and 0% of IJR by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

AVEM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AVEM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Avantis website ↗

IJR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IJR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IJR ↗

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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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