Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
AVEM vs URTH: how they differ
AVEM and URTH hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and AVEM returned more over the year.
Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF and iShares MSCI World ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AVEM and URTH hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | AVEM | URTH |
|---|---|---|
| Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd | 0.16% | 0.04% |
| Vodacom Group Ltd | 0.04% | 0.04% |
| Clicks Group Ltd | 0.03% | 0.04% |
| Canara Bank | 0.04% | 0.03% |
| Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd | 0.03% | 0.07% |
| Budimex SA | 0.03% | 0.06% |
| Telekom Malaysia Bhd | 0.02% | 0.20% |
| Discovery Ltd | 0.06% | 0.02% |
| Truworths International Ltd | 0.02% | 0.02% |
| Engie Energia Chile SA | 0.02% | 0.08% |
| Ayala Corp | 0.02% | 0.01% |
| Sappi Ltd | 0.01% | 0.01% |
| Only in AVEM | Only in URTH |
|---|---|
| SK hynix Inc 7.83% | NVIDIA 5.52% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 6.33% | APPLE 5.28% |
| Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 5.70% | MICROSOFT 3.82% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 4.11% | AMAZON.COM INC 2.67% |
| Tencent Holdings Ltd 1.51% | ALPHABET CLASS A 2.14% |
| MediaTek Inc 1.11% | BROADCOM INC 1.79% |
| China Construction Bank Corp 0.89% | ALPHABET CLASS C 1.70% |
| Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.81% | META PLATFORMS CLASS A 1.56% |
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 | URTH iShares MSCI World ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Avantis | iShares |
| What it is | Emerging Markets Equity | MSCI World |
| Total return, 1 year | +31.8% | +17.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +14.3 pts | −0.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.33% | 0.24% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 0.0% | 70.3% |
| Holdings | 3897 | 1230 |
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.
URTH in plain words
URTH is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI World. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.24% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 70% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1230 positions, with the top ten at 26.8%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, AVEM or URTH?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +31.8% and URTH returned +17.4%, so AVEM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, AVEM or URTH?
- AVEM charges 0.33% a year and URTH charges 0.24%, so URTH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do AVEM and URTH overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVEM and 70% of URTH 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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