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AVES vs SPEM: Differences, Returns & Fees

AVES and SPEM hold 19% of their weight in the same names, and AVES returned +18.3% over the year. Net assets: $1.5bn on May 31, 2026 for Avantis Emerging Markets Value ETF, and $17.5bn on Oct 8, 2026 for State Street SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF.

SPEM costs 0.29 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.6 points; SPEM is 19.2 times larger.

AVES vs SPEM: Differences, Returns & Fees
AVESSPEM
Expense ratio0.36%0.07%
Net assets, as of Feb 28, 2025$536m$10.3bn
Total return, 1 year+18.3%+13.7%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedS&P Emerging BMI Index ?
Holdings in common19%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund10.9%26.5%
Below its high3.8%, high on Jun 15, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 8, 2026.

+18.3%
AVES total return, 1 year
+13.7%
SPEM total return, 1 year
0.36%
AVES expense ratio
0.07%
SPEM expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVES and SPEM hold 19% 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.

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19% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding AVES SPEM
CTBC FINANCIAL HOLDING CO LT COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.65% 0.52%
FUBON FINANCIAL HOLDING CO COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 1.25% 0.46%
ELITE MATERIAL CO LTD COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.59% 0.44%
CATHAY FINANCIAL HOLDING CO COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.91% 0.35%
VALE SA SP ADR ADR 0.63% 0.34%
INFOSYS LTD SP ADR ADR 0.34% 0.33%
SINOPAC FINANCIAL HOLDINGS COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.36% 0.32%
TS FINANCIAL HOLDING CO LTD COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.75% 0.27%
BAJAJ FINANCE LTD COMMON STOCK INR1.0 0.33% 0.27%
GRUPO FINANCIERO BANORTE O COMMON STOCK MXN3.5 0.45% 0.23%
NATIONAL BANK OF KUWAIT COMMON STOCK KWD.1 0.27% 0.22%
NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORP COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.22% 0.25%
Only in AVES
ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING ADR ADR 1.71%
LG ELECTRONICS INC COMMON STOCK KRW5000.0 1.15%
HANA FINANCIAL GROUP COMMON STOCK KRW5000.0 1.13%
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 MICROELECTRONICS CORP COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.83%
S OIL CORP COMMON STOCK KRW2500.0 0.72%
Only in SPEM
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFAC 15.00%
TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD 2.58%
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LTD 2.02%
MEDIATEK INC 1.88%
DELTA ELECTRONICS INC 1.03%
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK H 0.96%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY 0.87%
ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING CO LT 0.77%

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On the same fields

AVES
Avantis Emerging Markets Value ETF
SPEM
State Street SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Avantis State Street
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +18.3% +13.7%
Expense ratio 0.36% 0.07%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 1987 2746
Net assets, AVES as of May 31, 2026 and SPEM as of Oct 8, 2026 $1.5bn $17.5bn

AVES and SPEM 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 SPEM

SPEM tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +13.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% 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 2,746 positions, with the top ten at 26.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVES or SPEM?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVES returned +18.3% and SPEM +13.7%.
Which is cheaper, AVES or SPEM?
SPEM is cheaper, by 0.29 percentage points a year. That is about $29 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVES and SPEM overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVES and 0% of SPEM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
Other comparisons
AVES vs SCHEAVES vs EMXCAVES vs EEMAVES vs ESGEGEM vs SPEMJEMA vs SPEMDVYE vs SPEMDGS vs SPEM
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Where these figures came from
AVES filings on SEC EDGAR ↗AVES prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Avantis website ↗SPEM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗SPEM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗State Street 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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