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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +31.8% and IWM returned +21.2%, so AVEM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, AVEM or IWM?

AVEM charges 0.33% a year and IWM charges 0.19%, so IWM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVEM and 0% of IWM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 1% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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AVEM vs IWM: how they differ

AVEM and IWM hold 1% of their weight in the same names, and AVEM returned more over the year.

Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF and iShares Russell 2000 ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVEM and IWM hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AVEM and IWM both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	AVEM	IWM
Absa Group Ltd	0.15%	0.13%
Bharat Electronics Ltd	0.15%	0.09%
OUTsurance Group Ltd	0.03%	0.15%
Valterra Platinum Ltd	0.02%	0.16%
Titan Co Ltd	0.02%	0.11%
Hellenic Telecommunications Organization	0.02%	0.07%
Motus Holdings Ltd	0.02%	0.14%
TIME dotCom Bhd	0.02%	0.09%
Avanti Feeds Ltd	0.01%	0.13%
PI Industries Ltd	0.01%	0.16%
Americana Restaurants International PLC	0.01%	0.08%
Canara Bank	0.04%	0.01%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in AVEM	Only in IWM
SK hynix Inc 7.83%	MOOG INC CLASS A 0.34%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 6.33%	UMB FINANCIAL 0.34%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 5.70%	CYTOKINETICS 0.32%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 4.11%	GLAUKOS 0.32%
Tencent Holdings Ltd 1.51%	JFROG 0.32%
MediaTek Inc 1.11%	BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES INC 0.31%
China Construction Bank Corp 0.89%	FIRSTCASH HOLDINGS INC 0.31%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.81%	HUT CORP 0.31%

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 and IWM on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	AVEM Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF	IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Avantis	iShares
What it is	Emerging Markets Equity	Russell 2000
Total return, 1 year	+31.8%	+21.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+14.3 pts	+3.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.33%	0.19%
Already in the S&P 500	0.0%	0.0%
Holdings	3897	1749

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.

IWM in plain words

IWM is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 2000. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +21.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.19% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1749 positions, with the top ten at 3.2%. It sat 5.3% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVEM or IWM?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +31.8% and IWM returned +21.2%, so AVEM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AVEM or IWM?: AVEM charges 0.33% a year and IWM charges 0.19%, so IWM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVEM and IWM overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVEM and 0% of IWM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 1% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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