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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +17.9% and IWD +27.5%.

Which is cheaper, AVEM or IWD?

IWD is cheaper, by 0.15 percentage points a year. That is about $15 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVEM and 90% of IWD by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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AVEM vs IWD: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AVEM returned +17.9% to IWD's +27.5%; 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 $83.0bn for iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF.

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At a glance

+17.9%

AVEM total return, 1 year

+27.5%

IWD total return, 1 year

0.33%

AVEM expense ratio

0.18%

IWD expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IWD costs 0.15 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.6 points; IWD is 3.0 times larger.

AVEM vs IWD: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AVEM	IWD
Return
Measure	AVEM	IWD
Total return, 1 year	+17.9%	+27.5%
Drawdown
Measure	AVEM	IWD
Below its high	10.2%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	AVEM	IWD
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Russell 1000 Value Index
Cost and size
Measure	AVEM	IWD
Expense ratio	0.33%	0.18%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$27.3bn	$83.0bn
Holdings
Measure	AVEM	IWD
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	28.7%	29.6%

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

What they share

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

KOTAK MAHINDRA BANK LTD COMMON STOCK INR1.0 0.19% 0.07%

REGIONAL CONTAINER LINE NVDR NVDR THB1.0 0.05% 0.09%

SOUTHERN COPPER CORP COMMON STOCK USD.01 0.09% 0.04%

BUDIMEX COMMON STOCK PLN5.0 0.03% 0.14%

MOTOR OIL (HELLAS) SA COMMON STOCK EUR.75 0.08% 0.03%

SALHIA REAL ESTATE CO KSC COMMON STOCK KWD.1 0.02% 0.15%

TRUWORTHS INTERNATIONAL LTD COMMON STOCK ZAR.00015 0.02% 0.04%

XP INC CLASS A COMMON STOCK 0.11% 0.02%

SANSIRI PCL NVDR NVDR THB1.07 0.02% 0.01%

ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC COMMON STOCK 0.27% 0.01%

ENGIE ENERGIA CHILE SA COMMON STOCK 0.01% 0.19%

INDIAN ENERGY EXCHANGE LTD COMMON STOCK INR1.0 0.01% 0.04%

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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 IWD

APPLE 6.08%

AMAZON.COM INC 5.95%

MICROSOFT 5.21%

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 2.67%

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 2.37%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 1.96%

JOHNSON & JOHNSON 1.71%

WALMART 1.26%

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Side by side

AVEM Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF IWD iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Avantis iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks the Russell 1000 value

Total return, 1 year +17.9% +27.5%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +27.7% (VONV)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.2 pts vs VONV

Expense ratio 0.33% 0.18%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 90.0%

Holdings 4088 871

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $27.3bn $83.0bn

AVEM and IWD 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.

IWD

IWD tracks the Russell 1000 value. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +27.5% with distributions reinvested, against +27.7% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Value Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 871 positions, with the top ten at 29.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVEM or IWD?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +17.9% and IWD +27.5%.
Which is cheaper, AVEM or IWD?: IWD is cheaper, by 0.15 percentage points a year. That is about $15 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVEM and IWD overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVEM and 90% of IWD by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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

Sources and dates

AVEM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AVEM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Avantis website ↗

IWD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IWD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IWD ↗

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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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