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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVES returned +18.3% and JEMA +33.0%.

Which is cheaper, AVES or JEMA?

JEMA is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

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AVES vs JEMA: Differences, Returns & Fees

AVES and JEMA hold 12% of their weight in the same names, and JEMA returned +33.0% over the year. Net assets: $1.5bn on May 31, 2026 for Avantis Emerging Markets Value ETF, and $1.8bn on Oct 9, 2026 for JPMorgan ActiveBuilders Emerging Markets Equity ETF.

JEMA costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 14.7 points.

AVES vs JEMA: Differences, Returns & Fees
	AVES	JEMA
Expense ratio	0.36%	0.33%
Net assets, AVES as of May 31, 2026 and JEMA as of Oct 9, 2026	$1.5bn	$1.8bn
Total return, 1 year	+18.3%	+33.0%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	12%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	10.9%	39.4%
Below its high	3.8%, high on Jun 15, 2026	5.8%, 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

+33.0%

JEMA total return, 1 year

0.36%

AVES expense ratio

0.33%

JEMA expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVES and JEMA hold 12% 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.

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Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding AVES JEMA

KIA CORP COMMON STOCK KRW5000.0 0.71% 0.58%

GRUPO FINANCIERO BANORTE O COMMON STOCK MXN3.5 0.45% 0.57%

CTBC FINANCIAL HOLDING CO LT COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.65% 0.40%

HANA FINANCIAL GROUP COMMON STOCK KRW5000.0 1.13% 0.38%

HANWHA AEROSPACE CO LTD COMMON STOCK KRW5000.0 0.36% 0.39%

BAJAJ FINANCE LTD COMMON STOCK INR1.0 0.33% 0.57%

MAHINDRA + MAHINDRA LTD COMMON STOCK INR5.0 0.43% 0.31%

EMAAR PROPERTIES PJSC COMMON STOCK AED1.0 0.49% 0.30%

ELITE MATERIAL CO LTD COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.59% 0.27%

VALE SA SP ADR ADR 0.63% 0.27%

UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.83% 0.26%

LARGAN PRECISION CO LTD COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.32% 0.25%

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%

KB FINANCIAL GROUP INC ADR ADR 0.90%

SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP ADR ADR 0.90%

WOORI FINANCIAL GROUP INC COMMON STOCK KRW5000.0 0.84%

UNITED INTEGRATED SERVICES COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.78%

TS FINANCIAL HOLDING CO LTD COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.75%

Only in JEMA

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR 16.02%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO 8.84%

SK HYNIX INC COMMON 4.42%

TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD 2.84%

MEDIATEK INC COMMON 1.78%

ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 1.45%

ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING 1.09%

NETEASE INC COMMON STOCK 1.03%

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On the same fields

AVES

Avantis Emerging Markets Value ETF

JEMA

JPMorgan ActiveBuilders Emerging Markets Equity ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Avantis JPMorgan

What it is Actively managed Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +18.3% +33.0%

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

Gap to its benchmark not available +6.7 pts vs EEM

Expense ratio 0.36% 0.33%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.1%

Holdings 1987 482

Net assets, AVES as of May 31, 2026 and JEMA as of Oct 9, 2026 $1.5bn $1.8bn

AVES and JEMA 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 JEMA

JEMA is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +33.0% with distributions reinvested, against +26.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.33% 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 482 positions, with the top ten at 39.4%. It sat 5.8% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVES or JEMA?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVES returned +18.3% and JEMA +33.0%.
Which is cheaper, AVES or JEMA?: JEMA is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVES and JEMA overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVES and 0% of JEMA 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 ↗JEMA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗JEMA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗JPMorgan 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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