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AVES vs ESGE: Differences, Returns & Fees

AVES and ESGE hold 6% of their weight in the same names, and ESGE returned +26.7% over the year. Net assets: $1.5bn on May 31, 2026 for Avantis Emerging Markets Value ETF, and $6.9bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF.

ESGE costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.4 points; ESGE is 8.4 times larger.

AVES vs ESGE: Differences, Returns & Fees
AVESESGE
Expense ratio0.36%0.25%
Net assets, as of Feb 28, 2025$536m$4.5bn
Total return, 1 year+18.3%+26.7%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedMSCI Emerging Markets Extended ESG Focus Index
Holdings in common6%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund10.9%39.4%
Below its high3.8%, high on Jun 15, 20264.6%, 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
+26.7%
ESGE total return, 1 year
0.36%
AVES expense ratio
0.25%
ESGE expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVES and ESGE 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 ESGE
ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING ADR ADR 1.71% 0.70%
KB FINANCIAL GROUP INC ADR ADR 0.90% 0.53%
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP ADR ADR 0.90% 0.46%
XP INC CLASS A COMMON STOCK 0.42% 0.32%
SHRIRAM FINANCE LTD COMMON STOCK INR2.0 0.32% 0.31%
CIMB GROUP HOLDINGS BHD COMMON STOCK 0.29% 0.40%
QATAR NATIONAL BANK COMMON STOCK QAR1.0 0.29% 0.38%
VIBRA ENERGIA SA COMMON STOCK 0.33% 0.27%
GOLD FIELDS LTD SPONS ADR ADR 0.26% 0.46%
INFOSYS LTD SP ADR ADR 0.34% 0.26%
BANCO BRADESCO ADR ADR 0.26% 0.22%
PIRAEUS BANK SA COMMON STOCK EUR.93 0.22% 0.23%
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 ESGE
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 15.97%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 7.46%
SK HYNIX 5.74%
TENCENT HOLDINGS 2.40%
MEDIATEK 1.75%
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 1.64%
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H 1.21%
DELTA ELECTRONICS 1.13%

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On the same fields

AVES
Avantis Emerging Markets Value ETF
ESGE
iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM 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% +26.7%
Expense ratio 0.36% 0.25%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 1987 296
Net assets, AVES as of May 31, 2026 and ESGE as of Oct 9, 2026 $1.5bn $6.9bn

AVES and ESGE 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 ESGE

ESGE tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +26.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% 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 296 positions, with the top ten at 39.4%. It sat 4.6% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVES or ESGE?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVES returned +18.3% and ESGE +26.7%.
Which is cheaper, AVES or ESGE?
ESGE is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVES and ESGE overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVES and 0% of ESGE 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 ↗ESGE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗ESGE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for ESGE ↗

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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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