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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +17.9% and XHB −8.6%.

Which is cheaper, AVEM or XHB?

AVEM is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVEM and 46% of XHB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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AVEM vs XHB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AVEM returned +17.9% to XHB's −8.6%; 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 $1.5bn for State Street SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF.

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At a glance

+17.9%

AVEM total return, 1 year

−8.6%

XHB total return, 1 year

0.33%

AVEM expense ratio

0.35%

XHB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

AVEM costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 26.5 points; AVEM is 18.2 times larger.

AVEM vs XHB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AVEM	XHB
Return
Measure	AVEM	XHB
Total return, 1 year	+17.9%	−8.6%
Drawdown
Measure	AVEM	XHB
Below its high	10.2%, high on Jun 22, 2026	20.5%, high on Oct 18, 2024
Benchmark
Measure	AVEM	XHB
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	S&P Homebuilders Select Industry Index
Cost and size
Measure	AVEM	XHB
Expense ratio	0.33%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$27.3bn	$1.5bn
Holdings
Measure	AVEM	XHB
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	28.7%	35.4%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, AVEM and XHB 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 XHB

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 XHB

ALLEGION PLC 3.83%

SHARKNINJA INC 3.76%

WAYFAIR INC CLASS A 3.63%

WILLIAMS SONOMA INC 3.54%

SIMPSON MANUFACTURING CO INC 3.49%

MASCO CORP 3.49%

JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATION 3.46%

DR HORTON INC 3.41%

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Side by side

AVEM Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF XHB State Street SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Avantis State Street

What it is Actively managed Tracks the S&P Homebuilders

Total return, 1 year +17.9% −8.6%

Expense ratio 0.33% 0.35%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 45.7%

Holdings 4088 34

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $27.3bn $1.5bn

AVEM and XHB 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.

XHB

XHB tracks the S&P Homebuilders. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −8.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 46% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 34 positions, with the top ten at 35.4%. It sat 20.5% below its high of Oct 18, 2024 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVEM or XHB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +17.9% and XHB −8.6%.
Which is cheaper, AVEM or XHB?: AVEM is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVEM and XHB overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVEM and 46% of XHB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

AVEM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AVEM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Avantis website ↗

XHB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XHB 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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