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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +31.8% and LQD returned −2.7%, so AVEM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, AVEM or LQD?

AVEM charges 0.33% a year and LQD charges 0.14%, so LQD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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AVEM vs LQD: how they differ

AVEM and LQD hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and AVEM returned more over the year.

Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVEM and LQD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in AVEM	Only in LQD
SK hynix Inc 7.83%	BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.88%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 6.33%	ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES LLC 0.12%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 5.70%	DEUTSCHE TELEKOM INTERNATIONAL FIN 0.11%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 4.11%	CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING L 144A 0.10%
Tencent Holdings Ltd 1.51%	JPMORGAN CHASE & CO MTN 0.09%
MediaTek Inc 1.11%	BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLC 0.08%
China Construction Bank Corp 0.89%	MORGAN STANLEY (FXD-FRN) MTN 0.08%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.81%	CITIGROUP INC (FX-FRN) 0.07%

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 LQD on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	AVEM Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF	LQD iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Avantis	iShares
What it is	Emerging Markets Equity	US investment grade bonds
Total return, 1 year	+31.8%	−2.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+14.3 pts	−20.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.33%	0.14%
Holdings	3897	3149

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.

LQD in plain words

LQD is a bond fund tracking the US investment grade bonds. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −2.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.14% a year. It sat 6.4% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVEM or LQD?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +31.8% and LQD returned −2.7%, so AVEM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AVEM or LQD?: AVEM charges 0.33% a year and LQD charges 0.14%, so LQD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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