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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +31.8% and IJR returned +19.9%, so AVEM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, AVEM or IJR?

AVEM charges 0.33% a year and IJR charges 0.06%, so IJR is cheaper. 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. Between the two funds, 1% 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 IJR: how they differ

AVEM and IJR hold 1% of their weight in the same names, and AVEM returned more over the year.

Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF and iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Positions AVEM and IJR both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	AVEM	IJR
Bharat Electronics Ltd	0.15%	0.15%
Absa Group Ltd	0.15%	0.22%
Mr Price Group Ltd	0.03%	0.26%
OUTsurance Group Ltd	0.03%	0.25%
Hellenic Telecommunications Organization	0.02%	0.14%
Motus Holdings Ltd	0.02%	0.23%
TIME dotCom Bhd	0.02%	0.15%
PI Industries Ltd	0.01%	0.27%
Americana Restaurants International PLC	0.01%	0.13%
Emami Ltd	0.01%	0.11%
DMCI Holdings Inc	0.01%	0.06%
National Industrialization Co	0.01%	0.19%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in AVEM	Only in IJR
SK hynix Inc 7.83%	BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 1.94%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 6.33%	CORCEPT THERAPEUTICS 0.62%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 5.70%	VIASAT INC 0.57%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 4.11%	GLAUKOS 0.57%
Tencent Holdings Ltd 1.51%	MATCH GROUP INC 0.56%
MediaTek Inc 1.11%	QORVO 0.51%
China Construction Bank Corp 0.89%	PAYCOM SOFTWARE 0.51%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.81%	PROTAGONIST THERAPEUTICS 0.50%

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 IJR on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	AVEM Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF	IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Avantis	iShares
What it is	Emerging Markets Equity	S&P SmallCap 600
Total return, 1 year	+31.8%	+19.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+14.3 pts	+2.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.33%	0.06%
Already in the S&P 500	0.0%	0.0%
Holdings	3897	608

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.

IJR in plain words

IJR is an index equity fund tracking the S&P SmallCap 600. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +19.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% 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 608 positions, with the top ten at 6.8%. It sat 5.5% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVEM or IJR?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +31.8% and IJR returned +19.9%, so AVEM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AVEM or IJR?: AVEM charges 0.33% a year and IJR charges 0.06%, so IJR is cheaper. 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. Between the two funds, 1% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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