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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +17.9% and IUSB −1.2%.

Which is cheaper, AVEM or IUSB?

IUSB 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.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

AVEM vs IUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AVEM returned +17.9% to IUSB's −1.2%; 0% 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 $49.8bn for iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+17.9%

AVEM total return, 1 year

−1.2%

IUSB total return, 1 year

0.33%

AVEM expense ratio

0.06%

IUSB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IUSB costs 0.27 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 19.1 points; IUSB is 1.8 times larger.

AVEM vs IUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AVEM	IUSB
Return
Measure	AVEM	IUSB
Total return, 1 year	+17.9%	−1.2%
Drawdown
Measure	AVEM	IUSB
Below its high	10.2%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	AVEM	IUSB
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index
Cost and size
Measure	AVEM	IUSB
Expense ratio	0.33%	0.06%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$27.3bn	$49.8bn
Holdings
Measure	AVEM	IUSB
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	28.7%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, AVEM and IUSB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AVEM IUSB

Only in one fund ↓

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 IUSB

BLK Liquidity Temp Cash Inst #21 4.75%

TREASURY NOTE 0.49%

TREASURY NOTE 0.42%

TREASURY NOTE 0.41%

TREASURY NOTE 0.38%

TREASURY NOTE 0.37%

TREASURY NOTE (2OLD) 0.36%

UMBS 15YR TBA(REG B) 0.35%

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Side by side

AVEM Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF IUSB iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Avantis iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of Universal USD Bond

Total return, 1 year +17.9% −1.2%

Expense ratio 0.33% 0.06%

Holdings 4088 18338

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $27.3bn $49.8bn

AVEM and IUSB 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.

IUSB

IUSB tracks an index of Universal USD Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVEM or IUSB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +17.9% and IUSB −1.2%.
Which is cheaper, AVEM or IUSB?: IUSB 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.

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Where to next

AVEM on its own →IUSB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →AVEM dividend history →AVEM holdings →IUSB dividend history →IUSB holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

AVEM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AVEM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Avantis website ↗

IUSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IUSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IUSB ↗

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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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