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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +17.9% and SPSB +2.2%.

Which is cheaper, AVEM or SPSB?

SPSB is cheaper, by 0.29 percentage points a year. That is about $29 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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AVEM vs SPSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AVEM returned +17.9% to SPSB's +2.2%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $27.3bn for Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF and $11.3bn for State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+17.9%

AVEM total return, 1 year

+2.2%

SPSB total return, 1 year

0.33%

AVEM expense ratio

0.04%

SPSB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SPSB costs 0.29 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 15.7 points; AVEM is 2.4 times larger.

AVEM vs SPSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AVEM	SPSB
Return
Measure	AVEM	SPSB
Total return, 1 year	+17.9%	+2.2%
Drawdown
Measure	AVEM	SPSB
Below its high	10.2%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	AVEM	SPSB
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Bloomberg U.S. 1-3 Year Corporate Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	AVEM	SPSB
Expense ratio	0.33%	0.04%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$27.3bn	$11.3bn
Holdings
Measure	AVEM	SPSB
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	28.7%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, AVEM and SPSB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AVEM SPSB

Only in one fund ↓

Only in AVEM

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR SP ADR ADR 6.82%

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFAC COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 6.09%

SAMSUNG ELECTR GDR REG S GDR 5.35%

SK HYNIX INC COMMON STOCK KRW5000.0 4.89%

TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD COMMON STOCK HKD.00002 1.49%

CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK H COMMON STOCK CNY1.0 1.02%

MEDIATEK INC COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.96%

HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.73%

Only in SPSB

SALESFORCE INC SR UNSECURED 03/29 4.65 0.66%

AERCAP IRELAND CAP/GLOBA COMPANY GUAR 10/28 3 0.47%

PFIZER INVESTMENT ENTER COMPANY GUAR 05/28 4.45 0.45%

AMAZON.COM INC SR UNSECURED 03/29 4 0.45%

BANK OF AMERICA CORP SR UNSECURED 12/28 VAR 0.45%

NVIDIA CORP SR UNSECURED 06/29 4.35 0.43%

GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC SR UNSECURED 05/29 VAR 0.38%

ORACLE CORP SR UNSECURED 02/29 4.55 0.37%

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Side by side

AVEM Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF SPSB State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Avantis State Street

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of Short Term Corporate Bond

Total return, 1 year +17.9% +2.2%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.4% (AGG)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +3.6 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.33% 0.04%

Holdings 4088 1684

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $27.3bn $11.3bn

AVEM and SPSB on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

AVEM

AVEM is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +17.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.33% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 4,088 positions, with the top ten at 28.7%. It sat 10.2% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

SPSB

SPSB tracks an index of Short Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.2% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVEM or SPSB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +17.9% and SPSB +2.2%.
Which is cheaper, AVEM or SPSB?: SPSB is cheaper, by 0.29 percentage points a year. That is about $29 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

AVEM on its own →SPSB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →AVEM dividend history →AVEM holdings →SPSB dividend history →SPSB holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

AVEM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AVEM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Avantis website ↗

SPSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SPSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street 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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