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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVES returned +18.3% and EMOP +31.0%.

Which is cheaper, AVES or EMOP?

AVES is cheaper, by 0.34 percentage points a year. That is about $34 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVES and 2% of EMOP by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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AVES vs EMOP: Differences, Returns & Fees

AVES and EMOP hold 5% of their weight in the same names, and EMOP returned +31.0% over the year. Net assets: $1.5bn on May 31, 2026 for Avantis Emerging Markets Value ETF, and $2.1bn on Oct 8, 2026 for AB Emerging Markets Opportunities ETF.

AVES costs 0.34 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 12.7 points; AVES is 15.9 times larger.

AVES vs EMOP: Differences, Returns & Fees
	AVES	EMOP
Expense ratio	0.36%	0.70%
Net assets, as of Nov 30, 2025	$849m	$54m
Total return, 1 year	+18.3%	+31.0%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	5%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	10.9%	55.5%
Below its high	3.8%, high on Jun 15, 2026	5.2%, high on Jun 22, 2026

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

+18.3%

AVES total return, 1 year

+31.0%

EMOP total return, 1 year

0.36%

AVES expense ratio

0.70%

EMOP expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVES and EMOP hold 5% 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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Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding AVES EMOP

KIA CORP COMMON STOCK KRW5000.0 0.71% 1.60%

HD KOREA SHIPBUILDING + OFFS COMMON STOCK KRW5000.0 0.56% 0.74%

EMAAR PROPERTIES PJSC COMMON STOCK AED1.0 0.49% 1.39%

GEELY AUTOMOBILE HOLDINGS LT COMMON STOCK HKD.02 0.72% 0.45%

GRUPO FINANCIERO BANORTE O COMMON STOCK MXN3.5 0.45% 2.17%

ORLEN SA COMMON STOCK PLN1.25 0.41% 2.30%

CHINA CITIC BANK CORP LTD H COMMON STOCK CNY1.0 0.37% 2.33%

EMIRATES NBD PJSC COMMON STOCK AED1.0 0.28% 1.31%

GOLD FIELDS LTD SPONS ADR ADR 0.26% 0.41%

BOSIDENG INTL HLDGS LTD COMMON STOCK USD.00001 0.22% 0.34%

PIRAEUS BANK SA COMMON STOCK EUR.93 0.22% 0.94%

BANK PEKAO SA COMMON STOCK PLN1.0 0.15% 0.59%

Only in AVES

ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING ADR ADR 1.71%

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%

KB FINANCIAL GROUP INC ADR ADR 0.90%

Only in EMOP

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 17.14%

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 10.63%

SK hynix Inc 8.10%

ICICI Bank Ltd 3.39%

Delta Electronics Inc 3.03%

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV 2.88%

China Merchants Bank Co Ltd 2.64%

Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd 2.54%

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On the same fields

AVES

Avantis Emerging Markets Value ETF

EMOP

AB Emerging Markets Opportunities ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Avantis AllianceBernstein

What it is Actively managed Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +18.3% +31.0%

Its benchmark over the same days not published +26.3% (EEM)

Gap to its benchmark not available +4.7 pts vs EEM

Expense ratio 0.36% 0.70%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 2.5%

Holdings 1987 56

Net assets, AVES as of May 31, 2026 and EMOP as of Oct 8, 2026 $1.5bn $2.1bn

AVES and EMOP 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 EMOP

EMOP is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +31.0% with distributions reinvested, against +26.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.70% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 2% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 56 positions, with the top ten at 55.5%. It sat 5.2% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVES or EMOP?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVES returned +18.3% and EMOP +31.0%.
Which is cheaper, AVES or EMOP?: AVES is cheaper, by 0.34 percentage points a year. That is about $34 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVES and EMOP overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVES and 2% of EMOP 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 ↗EMOP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗EMOP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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