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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +17.9% and IVV +13.7%.

Which is cheaper, AVEM or IVV?

IVV is cheaper, by 0.30 percentage points a year. That is about $30 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVEM and 100% of IVV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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AVEM vs IVV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AVEM returned +17.9% to IVV's +13.7%; 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 $885.1bn for iShares Core S&P 500 ETF.

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At a glance

+17.9%

AVEM total return, 1 year

+13.7%

IVV total return, 1 year

0.33%

AVEM expense ratio

0.03%

IVV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IVV costs 0.30 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.2 points; IVV is far larger, $885.1bn against $27.3bn.

AVEM vs IVV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AVEM	IVV
Return
Measure	AVEM	IVV
Total return, 1 year	+17.9%	+13.7%
Drawdown
Measure	AVEM	IVV
Below its high	10.2%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	AVEM	IVV
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	S&P 500
Cost and size
Measure	AVEM	IVV
Expense ratio	0.33%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$27.3bn	$885.1bn
Holdings
Measure	AVEM	IVV
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	28.7%	38.1%

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

What they share

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

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AVEM IVV

KOTAK MAHINDRA BANK LTD COMMON STOCK INR1.0 0.19% 0.05%

REGIONAL CONTAINER LINE NVDR NVDR THB1.0 0.05% 0.11%

BUDIMEX COMMON STOCK PLN5.0 0.03% 0.08%

SALHIA REAL ESTATE CO KSC COMMON STOCK KWD.1 0.02% 0.08%

ENGIE ENERGIA CHILE SA COMMON STOCK 0.01% 0.11%

INDIAN ENERGY EXCHANGE LTD COMMON STOCK INR1.0 0.01% 0.03%

LULU RETAIL HOLDINGS PLC COMMON STOCK AED.051 0.01% 0.02%

PPB GROUP BERHAD COMMON STOCK 0.01% 0.27%

BANGKOK AIRWAYS PCL NVDR NVDR THB1.0 0.00% 0.20%

EAST WEST BANKING CORP COMMON STOCK PHP10.0 0.00% 0.08%

EG INDUSTRIES BHD COMMON STOCK 0.00% 0.02%

PREMIER MARKETING PCL NVDR NVDR THB1.0 0.00% 0.47%

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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 IVV

NVIDIA 7.92%

APPLE 7.61%

MICROSOFT 5.93%

AMAZON.COM INC 3.73%

ALPHABET CLASS A 2.83%

BROADCOM INC 2.45%

ALPHABET CLASS C 2.26%

META PLATFORMS CLASS A 2.05%

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Side by side

AVEM Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Avantis iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks the S&P 500

Total return, 1 year +17.9% +13.7%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.6% (SPY)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +0.1 pts vs SPY

Expense ratio 0.33% 0.03%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 99.8%

Holdings 4088 505

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $27.3bn $885.1bn

AVEM and IVV 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.

IVV

IVV tracks the S&P 500. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.7% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 505 positions, with the top ten at 38.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVEM or IVV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +17.9% and IVV +13.7%.
Which is cheaper, AVEM or IVV?: IVV is cheaper, by 0.30 percentage points a year. That is about $30 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVEM and IVV overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVEM and 100% of IVV 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 ↗

IVV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IVV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IVV ↗

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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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