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AVEM vs TLT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AVEM returned +17.9% to TLT's −7.9%; 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 $47.4bn for iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF.

AVEM on its own →TLT on its own →
At a glance
+17.9%
AVEM total return, 1 year
−7.9%
TLT total return, 1 year
0.33%
AVEM expense ratio
0.15%
TLT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

TLT costs 0.18 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 25.8 points; TLT is 1.7 times larger.

AVEM vs TLT: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureAVEMTLT
Return
Total return, 1 year+17.9%−7.9%
Drawdown
Below its high10.2%, high on Jun 22, 202642.6%, high on Aug 4, 2020
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedICE U.S. Treasury 20+ Year Bond Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.33%0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$27.3bn$47.4bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
In the S&P 500, by weight0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund28.7%

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

What they share

0%

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

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AVEM TLT
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 TLT
TREASURY BOND 4.32%
TREASURY BOND 4.12%
TREASURY BOND (OLD) 4.07%
TREASURY BOND 4.02%
TREASURY BOND 3.93%
TREASURY BOND 3.92%
TREASURY BOND 3.89%
TREASURY BOND 3.88%
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Side by side

AVEM Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF
Issuer Avantis iShares
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of 20+ year Treasuries
Total return, 1 year +17.9% −7.9%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured −7.8% (BBLB)
Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.1 pts vs BBLB
Expense ratio 0.33% 0.15%
Holdings 4088 47
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $27.3bn $47.4bn

AVEM and TLT 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.

TLT

TLT tracks an index of 20+ year Treasuries. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −7.9% with distributions reinvested, against −7.8% for its benchmark, the ICE U.S. Treasury 20+ Year Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. It sat 42.6% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVEM or TLT?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +17.9% and TLT −7.9%.
Which is cheaper, AVEM or TLT?
TLT is cheaper, by 0.18 percentage points a year. That is about $18 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 →TLT on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →AVEM dividend history →AVEM holdings →TLT dividend history →TLT holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
AVEM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
AVEM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Avantis website ↗
TLT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
TLT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for TLT ↗

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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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