Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
AVEM vs ITOT: how they differ
AVEM and ITOT hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and AVEM returned more over the year.
Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF and iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AVEM and ITOT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | AVEM | ITOT |
|---|---|---|
| Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd | 0.16% | 0.04% |
| Budimex SA | 0.03% | 0.07% |
| Telekom Malaysia Bhd | 0.02% | 0.24% |
| Truworths International Ltd | 0.02% | 0.02% |
| Engie Energia Chile SA | 0.02% | 0.09% |
| Absa Group Ltd | 0.15% | 0.01% |
| Avanti Feeds Ltd | 0.01% | 0.01% |
| MTN Group Ltd | 0.17% | 0.01% |
| Motor Oil Hellas Corinth Refineries SA | 0.04% | 0.01% |
| Motus Holdings Ltd | 0.02% | 0.01% |
| Mr Price Group Ltd | 0.03% | 0.01% |
| OUTsurance Group Ltd | 0.03% | 0.01% |
| Only in AVEM | Only in ITOT |
|---|---|
| SK hynix Inc 7.83% | NVIDIA 7.32% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 6.33% | APPLE 6.63% |
| Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 5.70% | MICROSOFT 5.06% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 4.11% | AMAZON.COM INC 3.41% |
| Tencent Holdings Ltd 1.51% | ALPHABET CLASS A 2.70% |
| MediaTek Inc 1.11% | BROADCOM INC 2.37% |
| China Construction Bank Corp 0.89% | ALPHABET CLASS C 2.16% |
| Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.81% | META PLATFORMS CLASS A 1.96% |
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 Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF | ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Avantis | iShares |
| What it is | Emerging Markets Equity | Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market |
| Total return, 1 year | +31.8% | +17.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +14.3 pts | −0.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.33% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 0.0% | 88.3% |
| Holdings | 3897 | 1167 |
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.
ITOT in plain words
ITOT is an index equity fund tracking the Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1167 positions, with the top ten at 34.6%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, AVEM or ITOT?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +31.8% and ITOT returned +17.2%, so AVEM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, AVEM or ITOT?
- AVEM charges 0.33% a year and ITOT charges 0.03%, so ITOT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do AVEM and ITOT overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVEM and 88% of ITOT 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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