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

In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVES returned +9.8% and FRDM +33.5%.

Which is cheaper, AVES or FRDM?

AVES is cheaper, by 0.13 percentage points a year. That is about $13 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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AVES vs FRDM: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, AVES returned +9.8% to FRDM's +33.5%; 3% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $1.5bn on Aug 31, 2026 for Avantis Emerging Markets Value ETF, and $3.6bn on Jun 30, 2026 for Freedom 100 Emerging Markets ETF.

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At a glance

+9.8%

AVES total return, 1 year

+33.5%

FRDM total return, 1 year

0.36%

AVES expense ratio

0.49%

FRDM expense ratio

Pair scorecard

AVES costs 0.13 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 23.7 points.

AVES vs FRDM: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AVES	FRDM
Return
Measure	AVES	FRDM
Total return, 1 year	+9.8%	+33.5%
Drawdown
Measure	AVES	FRDM
Below its high	10.8%, high on Jun 15, 2026	17.7%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	AVES	FRDM
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	not read by ETFIQ
Cost and size
Measure	AVES	FRDM
Expense ratio	0.36%	0.49%
Net assets, AVES as of Aug 31, 2026 and FRDM as of Jun 30, 2026	$1.5bn	$3.6bn
Holdings
Measure	AVES	FRDM
Holdings in common	3%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	10.4%	56.6%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, AVES and FRDM hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.

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3% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AVES FRDM

ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING ADR ADR 1.58% 1.51%

VALE SA SP ADR ADR 0.58% 2.65%

GOLD FIELDS LTD SPONS ADR ADR 0.28% 0.52%

MALAYAN BANKING BHD COMMON STOCK 0.18% 1.67%

BANCO BRADESCO ADR ADR 0.17% 0.51%

IMPALA PLATINUM HOLDINGS LTD COMMON STOCK 0.18% 0.16%

SUZANO SA SPON ADR ADR 0.15% 0.23%

INDUSTRIAS PENOLES SAB DE CV COMMON STOCK 0.21% 0.09%

RAIA DROGASIL SA COMMON STOCK 0.09% 0.18%

EMPRESAS COPEC SA COMMON STOCK 0.06% 0.63%

BANCO DE CHILE COMMON STOCK 0.03% 2.59%

BB SEGURIDADE PARTICIPACOES COMMON STOCK 0.03% 0.24%

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Only in AVES

FUBON FINANCIAL HOLDING CO COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 1.36%

HANA FINANCIAL GROUP COMMON STOCK KRW5000.0 1.13%

CATHAY FINANCIAL HOLDING CO COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 1.01%

LG ELECTRONICS INC COMMON STOCK KRW5000.0 0.97%

INNOLUX CORP COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.96%

KB FINANCIAL GROUP INC ADR ADR 0.89%

WOORI FINANCIAL GROUP INC COMMON STOCK KRW5000.0 0.87%

SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP ADR ADR 0.82%

Only in FRDM

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 13.07%

SK hynix Inc 12.28%

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 8.52%

MediaTek Inc 5.46%

Latam Airlines Group SA 3.77%

Delta Electronics Inc 3.08%

Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA 2.66%

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd 2.50%

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Side by side

AVES Avantis Emerging Markets Value ETF FRDM Freedom 100 Emerging Markets ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Avantis Life + Liberty

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +9.8% +33.5%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +14.3% (GSEE)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +19.2 pts vs GSEE

Expense ratio 0.36% 0.49%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 1994 126

Net assets, AVES as of Aug 31, 2026 and FRDM as of Jun 30, 2026 $1.5bn $3.6bn

AVES and FRDM on the fields both publish, as of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

AVES

AVES is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +9.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.36% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Nov 2, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,994 positions, with the top ten at 10.4%. It sat 10.8% below its high of Jun 15, 2026 on Nov 4, 2026.

FRDM

FRDM tracks an index. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +33.5% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the Solactive GBS Emerging Markets Large & Mid Cap Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% 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 126 positions, with the top ten at 56.6%. It sat 17.7% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Nov 4, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVES or FRDM?: In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVES returned +9.8% and FRDM +33.5%.
Which is cheaper, AVES or FRDM?: AVES is cheaper, by 0.13 percentage points a year. That is about $13 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVES and FRDM overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVES and 0% of FRDM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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AVES on its own →FRDM on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →AVES dividend history →AVES holdings →FRDM dividend history →FRDM holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

AVES filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AVES prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Avantis website ↗

FRDM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FRDM 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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