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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +31.8% and TLT returned −6.4%, so AVEM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, AVEM or TLT?

AVEM charges 0.33% a year and TLT charges 0.15%, so TLT 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 TLT: how they differ

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

Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF and iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVEM and TLT 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 TLT
SK hynix Inc 7.83%	TREASURY BOND (2OLD) 4.16%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 6.33%	TREASURY BOND (OLD) 4.05%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 5.70%	TREASURY BOND (OTR) 1.03%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 4.11%	TREASURY BOND 0.02%
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 and TLT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	AVEM Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF	TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Avantis	iShares
What it is	Emerging Markets Equity	20+ year Treasuries
Total return, 1 year	+31.8%	−6.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+14.3 pts	−23.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.33%	0.15%
Holdings	3897	41

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.

TLT in plain words

TLT is a bond fund tracking the 20+ year Treasuries. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −6.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. It sat 42.9% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVEM or TLT?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +31.8% and TLT returned −6.4%, so AVEM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AVEM or TLT?: AVEM charges 0.33% a year and TLT charges 0.15%, so TLT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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