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AVES vs EMGF: Differences, Returns & Fees

AVES and EMGF hold 6% of their weight in the same names, and EMGF returned +28.0% over the year. Net assets: $1.5bn on May 31, 2026 for Avantis Emerging Markets Value ETF, and $1.9bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares Emerging Markets Equity Factor ETF.

EMGF costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.7 points; EMGF is 1.4 times larger.

AVES vs EMGF: Differences, Returns & Fees
AVESEMGF
Expense ratio0.36%0.26%
Net assets, as of Feb 28, 2025$536m$724m
Total return, 1 year+18.3%+28.0%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedSTOXX Emerging Markets Equity Factor Index
Holdings in common6%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund10.9%31.7%
Below its high3.8%, high on Jun 15, 20266.4%, high on Jun 22, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 8, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+18.3%
AVES total return, 1 year
+28.0%
EMGF total return, 1 year
0.36%
AVES expense ratio
0.26%
EMGF expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVES and EMGF hold 6% 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 Oct 8, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

half

6% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding AVES EMGF
ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING ADR ADR 1.71% 0.71%
KB FINANCIAL GROUP INC ADR ADR 0.90% 0.37%
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP ADR ADR 0.90% 0.36%
INFOSYS LTD SP ADR ADR 0.34% 0.36%
LARSEN + TOUBRO LTD COMMON STOCK INR2.0 0.30% 0.24%
MTN GROUP LTD COMMON STOCK ZAR.0001 0.42% 0.20%
GOLD FIELDS LTD SPONS ADR ADR 0.26% 0.18%
PIRAEUS BANK SA COMMON STOCK EUR.93 0.22% 0.17%
EMAAR PROPERTIES PJSC COMMON STOCK AED1.0 0.49% 0.16%
NTPC LTD COMMON STOCK INR10.0 0.30% 0.15%
BHARAT PETROLEUM CORP LTD COMMON STOCK INR10.0 0.19% 0.14%
NATIONAL BANK OF KUWAIT COMMON STOCK KWD.1 0.27% 0.13%
Only in AVES
FUBON FINANCIAL HOLDING CO COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 1.25%
INNOLUX CORP COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 1.17%
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%
WOORI FINANCIAL GROUP INC COMMON STOCK KRW5000.0 0.84%
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.83%
Only in EMGF
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 10.48%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 6.58%
SK HYNIX 4.82%
TENCENT HOLDINGS 2.56%
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 1.85%
MEDIATEK 1.81%
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H 1.06%
DELTA ELECTRONICS 1.02%

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On the same fields

AVES
Avantis Emerging Markets Value ETF
EMGF
iShares Emerging Markets Equity Factor ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Avantis iShares
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +18.3% +28.0%
Expense ratio 0.36% 0.26%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 1987 717
Net assets, AVES as of May 31, 2026 and EMGF as of Oct 9, 2026 $1.5bn $1.9bn

AVES and EMGF 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 EMGF

EMGF tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +28.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.26% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 717 positions, with the top ten at 31.7%. It sat 6.4% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVES or EMGF?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVES returned +18.3% and EMGF +28.0%.
Which is cheaper, AVES or EMGF?
EMGF is cheaper, by 0.10 percentage points a year. That is about $10 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVES and EMGF overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVES and 0% of EMGF 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 ↗EMGF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗EMGF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for EMGF ↗

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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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