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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +31.8% and IJT returned +17.6%, so AVEM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, AVEM or IJT?

AVEM charges 0.33% a year and IJT charges 0.18%, so IJT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVEM and 0% of IJT 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 IJT: how they differ

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

Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF and iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Positions AVEM and IJT both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	AVEM	IJT
Mr Price Group Ltd	0.03%	0.32%
OUTsurance Group Ltd	0.03%	0.35%
TIME dotCom Bhd	0.02%	0.17%
PI Industries Ltd	0.01%	0.55%
Emami Ltd	0.01%	0.12%
National Industrialization Co	0.01%	0.20%
DigiPlus Interactive Corp	0.00%	0.17%
Boxer Retail Ltd	0.00%	0.36%
Sumber Tani Agung Resources Tbk PT	0.00%	0.07%
AmRest Holdings SE	0.00%	1.09%
Wasco Bhd	0.00%	0.21%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in AVEM	Only in IJT
SK hynix Inc 7.83%	CORCEPT THERAPEUTICS 1.29%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 6.33%	VIASAT INC 1.19%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 5.70%	PROTAGONIST THERAPEUTICS 1.03%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 4.11%	FORMFACTOR INC 1.03%
Tencent Holdings Ltd 1.51%	RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES REIT 0.98%
MediaTek Inc 1.11%	ALKERMES 0.91%
China Construction Bank Corp 0.89%	STONEX GROUP INC 0.87%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.81%	TG THERAPEUTICS 0.86%

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 IJT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	AVEM Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF	IJT iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Avantis	iShares
What it is	Emerging Markets Equity	S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth
Total return, 1 year	+31.8%	+17.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+14.3 pts	+0.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.33%	0.18%
Already in the S&P 500	0.0%	0.0%
Holdings	3897	355

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.

IJT in plain words

IJT is an index equity fund tracking the S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% 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 355 positions, with the top ten at 10.1%. It sat 7.0% below its high of Aug 4, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVEM or IJT?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +31.8% and IJT returned +17.6%, so AVEM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AVEM or IJT?: AVEM charges 0.33% a year and IJT charges 0.18%, so IJT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVEM and IJT overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVEM and 0% of IJT 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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