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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +27.6% and JEMA +33.0%.

Which is cheaper, AVEM or JEMA?

Neither: AVEM and JEMA both charge 0.33% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

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AVEM vs JEMA: Differences, Returns & Fees

AVEM and JEMA hold 34% of their weight in the same names, and JEMA returned +33.0% over the year. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $28.4bn for Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF and $1.8bn for JPMorgan ActiveBuilders Emerging Markets Equity ETF.

Both cost 0.33% a year; their one-year returns differ by 5.4 points; AVEM is 16.1 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

AVEM vs JEMA: Differences, Returns & Fees
	AVEM	JEMA
Expense ratio	0.33%	0.33%
Net assets	$28.4bn	$1.8bn
Total return, 1 year	+27.6%	+33.0%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	34%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	29.6%	39.4%
Below its high	5.4%, high on Jun 22, 2026	5.8%, high on Jun 22, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 8, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+27.6%

AVEM total return, 1 year

+33.0%

JEMA total return, 1 year

0.33%

AVEM expense ratio

0.33%

JEMA expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVEM and JEMA hold 34% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Oct 8, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

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half

34% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding AVEM JEMA

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFAC COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 6.05% 16.02%

SK HYNIX INC COMMON STOCK KRW5000.0 5.60% 4.42%

TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD COMMON STOCK HKD.00002 1.51% 2.84%

MEDIATEK INC COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 1.08% 1.78%

DELTA ELECTRONICS INC COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.56% 0.70%

HDFC BANK LIMITED COMMON STOCK INR1.0 0.42% 0.50%

PING AN INSURANCE GROUP CO H COMMON STOCK CNY1.0 0.42% 0.69%

CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK H COMMON STOCK CNY1.0 0.94% 0.40%

PETROLEO BRASILEIRO SPON ADR ADR 0.40% 1.00%

CTBC FINANCIAL HOLDING CO LT COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.39% 0.40%

HANA FINANCIAL GROUP COMMON STOCK KRW5000.0 0.43% 0.38%

SAMSUNG ELECTRO MECHANICS CO COMMON STOCK KRW5000.0 0.36% 0.43%

Only in AVEM

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR SP ADR ADR 6.84%

SAMSUNG ELECTR GDR REG S GDR 5.46%

ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING SP ADR ADR USD.000025 0.70%

ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING ADR ADR 0.60%

LG ELECTRONICS INC COMMON STOCK KRW5000.0 0.60%

UNIMICRON TECHNOLOGY CORP COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.54%

FUBON FINANCIAL HOLDING CO COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.50%

KB FINANCIAL GROUP INC ADR ADR 0.50%

Only in JEMA

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO 8.84%

ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 1.45%

ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING 1.09%

NETEASE INC COMMON STOCK 1.03%

ITAU UNIBANCO HOLDING SA 0.90%

SK SQUARE CO LTD COMMON 0.80%

CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX 0.65%

MIDEA GROUP CO LTD 0.56%

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On the same fields

AVEM

Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF

JEMA

JPMorgan ActiveBuilders Emerging Markets Equity ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Avantis JPMorgan

What it is Actively managed Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +27.6% +33.0%

Its benchmark over the same days not published +26.3% (EEM)

Gap to its benchmark not available +6.7 pts vs EEM

Expense ratio 0.33% 0.33%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.1%

Holdings 4065 482

Net assets $28.4bn $1.8bn

AVEM and JEMA on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About AVEM

AVEM is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +27.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.33% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 4,065 positions, with the top ten at 29.6%. It sat 5.4% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

About JEMA

JEMA is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +33.0% with distributions reinvested, against +26.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 482 positions, with the top ten at 39.4%. It sat 5.8% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVEM or JEMA?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +27.6% and JEMA +33.0%.
Which is cheaper, AVEM or JEMA?: Neither: AVEM and JEMA both charge 0.33% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVEM and JEMA overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVEM and 0% of JEMA by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

AVEM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗AVEM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Avantis website ↗JEMA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗JEMA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗JPMorgan website ↗

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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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