Which returned more over the last year, AVES or DGS?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVES returned +18.3% and DGS +17.1%.

Which is cheaper, AVES or DGS?

AVES is cheaper, by 0.22 percentage points a year. That is about $22 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do AVES and DGS overlap with the S&P 500?

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

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AVES vs DGS: Differences, Returns & Fees

AVES and DGS hold 17% of their weight in the same names, and AVES returned +18.3% over the year. Net assets: $1.5bn on May 31, 2026 for Avantis Emerging Markets Value ETF, and $1.8bn on Jun 30, 2026 for WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund.

AVES costs 0.22 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.2 points.

AVES vs DGS: Differences, Returns & Fees
	AVES	DGS
Expense ratio	0.36%	0.58%
Net assets, AVES as of May 31, 2026 and DGS as of Jun 30, 2026	$1.5bn	$1.8bn
Total return, 1 year	+18.3%	+17.1%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Index
Holdings in common	17%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	10.9%	11.4%
Below its high	3.8%, high on Jun 15, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

+18.3%

AVES total return, 1 year

+17.1%

DGS total return, 1 year

0.36%

AVES expense ratio

0.58%

DGS expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVES and DGS hold 17% 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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17% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding AVES DGS

INNOLUX CORP COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 1.17% 3.24%

L+K ENGINEERING CO LTD COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.41% 0.42%

SAMSUNG SECURITIES CO LTD COMMON STOCK KRW5000.0 0.41% 0.69%

SIGURD MICROELECTRONICS CORP COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.61% 0.40%

COMPEQ MANUFACTURING CO LTD COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.36% 0.93%

GS HOLDINGS COMMON STOCK KRW5000.0 0.46% 0.34%

LG INNOTEK CO LTD COMMON STOCK KRW5000.0 0.49% 0.31%

POWERTECH TECHNOLOGY INC COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.31% 1.16%

KIWOOM SECURITIES CO LTD COMMON STOCK KRW5000.0 0.29% 0.34%

SAMSUNG E+A CO LTD COMMON STOCK KRW5000.0 0.26% 0.34%

HOLY STONE ENTERPRISE CO LTD COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.23% 0.32%

ITEQ CORP COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.35% 0.22%

Only in AVES

ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING ADR ADR 1.71%

FUBON FINANCIAL HOLDING CO COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 1.25%

LG ELECTRONICS INC COMMON STOCK KRW5000.0 1.15%

HANA FINANCIAL GROUP COMMON STOCK KRW5000.0 1.13%

CATHAY FINANCIAL HOLDING CO COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.91%

ZHEN DING TECHNOLOGY HOLDING COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.91%

KB FINANCIAL GROUP INC ADR ADR 0.90%

SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP ADR ADR 0.90%

Only in DGS

GROWTHPOINT PROPERTIES LTD 1.22%

TRANSMISSORA ALIANCA DE ENERGIA ELETRICA SA 0.73%

GRUPO AEROPORTUARIO DEL CENTRO SAB DE CV 0.72%

REDEFINE PROPERTIES LTD 0.70%

SYNNEX TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL CORP 0.68%

TIGER BRANDS LTD 0.60%

ENERGISA SA 0.57%

WINWAY TECHNOLOGY CO LTD 0.53%

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On the same fields

AVES

Avantis Emerging Markets Value ETF

DGS

WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Avantis WisdomTree

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +18.3% +17.1%

Expense ratio 0.36% 0.58%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 1987 1012

Net assets, AVES as of May 31, 2026 and DGS as of Jun 30, 2026 $1.5bn $1.8bn

AVES and DGS 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 DGS

DGS tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +17.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.58% 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 1,012 positions, with the top ten at 11.4%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVES or DGS?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVES returned +18.3% and DGS +17.1%.
Which is cheaper, AVES or DGS?: AVES is cheaper, by 0.22 percentage points a year. That is about $22 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVES and DGS overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVES and 0% of DGS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

AVES filings on SEC EDGAR ↗AVES prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Avantis website ↗DGS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DGS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗WisdomTree 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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