Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
AVEM vs PDBC: how they differ
AVEM and PDBC hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and PDBC returned more over the year.
Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF and Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AVEM and PDBC hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in AVEM | Only in PDBC |
|---|---|
| SK hynix Inc 7.83% | Invesco Premier US Government Money Port 75.58% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 6.33% | POWERSHARES CAYMAN FUND 24.42% |
| Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 5.70% | |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 4.11% | |
| Tencent Holdings Ltd 1.51% | |
| MediaTek Inc 1.11% | |
| China Construction Bank Corp 0.89% | |
| Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.81% |
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 Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF | PDBC Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Avantis | Invesco |
| What it is | Emerging Markets Equity | Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy |
| Total return, 1 year | +31.8% | +55.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +14.3 pts | +37.7 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.33% | 0.59% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Holdings | 3897 | 2 |
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.
PDBC in plain words
PDBC is an index equity fund tracking the Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +55.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.59% 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 2 positions, with the top ten at 100.0%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, AVEM or PDBC?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +31.8% and PDBC returned +55.2%, so PDBC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, AVEM or PDBC?
- AVEM charges 0.33% a year and PDBC charges 0.59%, so AVEM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do AVEM and PDBC overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVEM and 0% of PDBC by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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