AVES vs DEM: Differences, Returns & Fees
AVES and DEM hold 19% of their weight in the same names, and DEM returned +27.1% over the year. Net assets: $1.5bn on May 31, 2026 for Avantis Emerging Markets Value ETF, and $3.9bn on Jun 30, 2026 for WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund.
AVES costs 0.27 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.8 points.
| AVES | DEM | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.36% | 0.63% |
| Net assets, AVES as of May 31, 2026 and DEM as of Jun 30, 2026 | $1.5bn | $3.9bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.3% | +27.1% |
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Index |
| Holdings in common | 19% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 10.9% | 26.2% |
| Below its high | 3.8%, high on Jun 15, 2026 | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AVES and DEM hold 19% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.
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19% in common
On the same fields
AVES and DEM on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About AVES
AVES is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +18.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.36% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,987 positions, with the top ten at 10.9%. It sat 3.8% below its high of Jun 15, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.
About DEM
DEM tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +27.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.63% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 516 positions, with the top ten at 26.2%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, AVES or DEM?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVES returned +18.3% and DEM +27.1%.
- Which is cheaper, AVES or DEM?
- AVES 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.
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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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