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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +17.9% and IWB +13.1%.

Which is cheaper, AVEM or IWB?

IWB is cheaper, by 0.18 percentage points a year. That is about $18 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVEM and 92% of IWB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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AVEM vs IWB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AVEM returned +17.9% to IWB's +13.1%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $27.3bn on Oct 27, 2026 for Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF, and $49.1bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares Russell 1000 ETF.

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At a glance

+17.9%

AVEM total return, 1 year

+13.1%

IWB total return, 1 year

0.33%

AVEM expense ratio

0.15%

IWB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IWB costs 0.18 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.8 points; IWB is 1.8 times larger.

AVEM vs IWB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AVEM	IWB
Return
Measure	AVEM	IWB
Total return, 1 year	+17.9%	+13.1%
Drawdown
Measure	AVEM	IWB
Below its high	10.2%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	AVEM	IWB
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Russell 1000 Index
Cost and size
Measure	AVEM	IWB
Expense ratio	0.33%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$26.8bn	$48.7bn
Holdings
Measure	AVEM	IWB
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	28.7%	35.3%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, AVEM and IWB 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 IWB

ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC COMMON STOCK 0.27% 0.06%

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

REGIONAL CONTAINER LINE NVDR NVDR THB1.0 0.05% 0.10%

BUDIMEX COMMON STOCK PLN5.0 0.03% 0.08%

SOUTHERN COPPER CORP COMMON STOCK USD.01 0.09% 0.03%

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

TRUWORTHS INTERNATIONAL LTD COMMON STOCK ZAR.00015 0.02% 0.02%

ENGIE ENERGIA CHILE SA COMMON STOCK 0.01% 0.10%

INDIAN ENERGY EXCHANGE LTD COMMON STOCK INR1.0 0.01% 0.02%

JBS NV A COMMON STOCK EUR.01 0.01% 0.01%

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

MOTOR OIL (HELLAS) SA COMMON STOCK EUR.75 0.08% 0.01%

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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 IWB

NVIDIA 7.15%

APPLE 7.06%

MICROSOFT 5.56%

AMAZON.COM INC 3.46%

ALPHABET CLASS A 2.63%

BROADCOM INC 2.24%

ALPHABET CLASS C 2.12%

META PLATFORMS CLASS A 1.92%

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Side by side

AVEM Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF IWB iShares Russell 1000 ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Avantis iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks the Russell 1000

Total return, 1 year +17.9% +13.1%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.2% (VONE)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.1 pts vs VONE

Expense ratio 0.33% 0.15%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 91.7%

Holdings 4088 1025

Net assets, AVEM as of Oct 27, 2026 and IWB as of Oct 28, 2026 $27.3bn $49.1bn

AVEM and IWB 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.

IWB

IWB tracks the Russell 1000. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.1% with distributions reinvested, against +13.2% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,025 positions, with the top ten at 35.3%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVEM or IWB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +17.9% and IWB +13.1%.
Which is cheaper, AVEM or IWB?: IWB is cheaper, by 0.18 percentage points a year. That is about $18 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVEM and IWB overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVEM and 92% of IWB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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

Sources and dates

AVEM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AVEM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Avantis website ↗

IWB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IWB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IWB ↗

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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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