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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +17.9% and VGK +10.4%.

Which is cheaper, AVEM or VGK?

VGK is cheaper, by 0.27 percentage points a year. That is about $27 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do AVEM and VGK overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVEM and 0% of VGK by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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AVEM vs VGK: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AVEM returned +17.9% to VGK's +10.4%; 1% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $27.3bn on Oct 27, 2026 for Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF, and $29.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF.

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At a glance

+17.9%

AVEM total return, 1 year

+10.4%

VGK total return, 1 year

0.33%

AVEM expense ratio

0.06%

VGK expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VGK costs 0.27 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.5 points.

AVEM vs VGK: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AVEM	VGK
Return
Measure	AVEM	VGK
Total return, 1 year	+17.9%	+10.4%
Drawdown
Measure	AVEM	VGK
Below its high	10.2%, high on Jun 22, 2026	6.1%, high on Aug 25, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	AVEM	VGK
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	FTSE Developed Europe All Cap Index
Cost and size
Measure	AVEM	VGK
Expense ratio	0.33%	0.06%
Net assets, AVEM as of Oct 27, 2026 and VGK as of Sep 30, 2026	$27.3bn	$29.6bn
Holdings
Measure	AVEM	VGK
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	28.7%	19.0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, AVEM and VGK hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AVEM VGK

ORLEN SA COMMON STOCK PLN1.25 0.17% 0.14%

PKO BANK POLSKI SA COMMON STOCK PLN1.0 0.14% 0.18%

PIRAEUS BANK SA COMMON STOCK EUR.93 0.13% 0.08%

BANK PEKAO SA COMMON STOCK PLN1.0 0.11% 0.08%

NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE COMMON STOCK EUR3.0 0.08% 0.11%

KGHM POLSKA MIEDZ SA COMMON STOCK PLN10.0 0.07% 0.07%

EUROBANK SA COMMON STOCK EUR.22 0.06% 0.09%

POWSZECHNY ZAKLAD UBEZPIECZE COMMON STOCK PLN.1 0.06% 0.07%

ALPHA BANK SA COMMON STOCK EUR.3 0.07% 0.06%

ALLEGRO.EU SA COMMON STOCK PLN.01 0.05% 0.09%

ERSTE BANK POLSKA SA COMMON STOCK PLN10.0 0.05% 0.06%

LPP SA COMMON STOCK PLN2.0 0.04% 0.05%

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 VGK

ASML Holding NV 4.47%

HSBC Holdings PLC 2.19%

Roche Holding AG 1.89%

Novartis AG 1.72%

Shell PLC 1.64%

AstraZeneca PLC 1.56%

Nestle SA 1.51%

Siemens AG 1.45%

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Side by side

AVEM Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF VGK Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Avantis Vanguard

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of European Stock

Total return, 1 year +17.9% +10.4%

Expense ratio 0.33% 0.06%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 4088 1245

Net assets, AVEM as of Oct 27, 2026 and VGK as of Sep 30, 2026 $27.3bn $29.6bn

AVEM and VGK 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.

VGK

VGK tracks an index of European Stock. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +10.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,245 positions, with the top ten at 19.0%. It sat 6.1% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVEM or VGK?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +17.9% and VGK +10.4%.
Which is cheaper, AVEM or VGK?: VGK is cheaper, by 0.27 percentage points a year. That is about $27 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVEM and VGK overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVEM and 0% of VGK by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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

Sources and dates

AVEM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AVEM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Avantis website ↗

VGK filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VGK prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VGK ↗

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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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