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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +31.8% and IXUS returned +22.2%, so AVEM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, AVEM or IXUS?

AVEM charges 0.33% a year and IXUS charges 0.07%, so IXUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVEM and 0% of IXUS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 3% 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 IXUS: how they differ

AVEM and IXUS hold 3% of their weight in the same names, and AVEM returned more over the year.

Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF and iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVEM and IXUS hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AVEM and IXUS both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	AVEM	IXUS
Naspers Ltd	0.12%	0.08%
OTP Bank Nyrt	0.24%	0.08%
FirstRand Ltd	0.18%	0.07%
Kuwait Finance House KSCP	0.09%	0.07%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd	0.25%	0.07%
Anglogold Ashanti Plc	0.07%	0.12%
Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd	0.11%	0.06%
Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA	0.17%	0.06%
Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski	0.13%	0.06%
Standard Bank Group Ltd	0.17%	0.06%
MTN Group Ltd	0.17%	0.05%
National Bank of Kuwait SAKP	0.05%	0.06%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in AVEM	Only in IXUS
SK hynix Inc 7.83%	TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 4.49%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 6.33%	SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 2.21%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 5.70%	SK HYNIX 1.79%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 4.11%	ASML HOLDING 1.55%
Tencent Holdings Ltd 1.51%	HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.84%
MediaTek Inc 1.11%	TENCENT HOLDINGS 0.78%
China Construction Bank Corp 0.89%	ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.70%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.81%	ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.68%

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 IXUS on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	AVEM Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF	IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Avantis	iShares
What it is	Emerging Markets Equity	Core MSCI Total International Stock
Total return, 1 year	+31.8%	+22.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+14.3 pts	+4.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.33%	0.07%
Already in the S&P 500	0.0%	0.0%
Holdings	3897	2540

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.

IXUS in plain words

IXUS is an index equity fund tracking the Core MSCI Total International Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% 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 2540 positions, with the top ten at 14.3%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVEM or IXUS?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +31.8% and IXUS returned +22.2%, so AVEM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AVEM or IXUS?: AVEM charges 0.33% a year and IXUS charges 0.07%, so IXUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVEM and IXUS overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVEM and 0% of IXUS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 3% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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