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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVES returned +18.3% and XCEM +43.8%.

Which is cheaper, AVES or XCEM?

XCEM is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

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AVES vs XCEM: Differences, Returns & Fees

AVES and XCEM hold 18% of their weight in the same names, and XCEM returned +43.8% over the year. Net assets: $1.5bn on May 31, 2026 for Avantis Emerging Markets Value ETF, and $2.1bn on Jun 30, 2026 for Columbia EM Core ex-China ETF.

XCEM costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 25.5 points.

AVES vs XCEM: Differences, Returns & Fees
	AVES	XCEM
Expense ratio	0.36%	0.16%
Net assets, AVES as of May 31, 2026 and XCEM as of Jun 30, 2026	$1.5bn	$2.1bn
Total return, 1 year	+18.3%	+43.8%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Beta Thematic Emerging Markets ex-China Index
Holdings in common	18%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	10.9%	37.4%
Below its high	3.8%, high on Jun 15, 2026	6.4%, 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

+43.8%

XCEM total return, 1 year

0.36%

AVES expense ratio

0.16%

XCEM expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVES and XCEM hold 18% 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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18% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding AVES XCEM

UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.83% 0.72%

CTBC FINANCIAL HOLDING CO LT COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.65% 0.62%

ELITE MATERIAL CO LTD COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.59% 0.64%

HANA FINANCIAL GROUP COMMON STOCK KRW5000.0 1.13% 0.34%

MAHINDRA + MAHINDRA LTD COMMON STOCK INR5.0 0.43% 0.32%

LG INNOTEK CO LTD COMMON STOCK KRW5000.0 0.49% 0.32%

CATHAY FINANCIAL HOLDING CO COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.91% 0.31%

LARSEN + TOUBRO LTD COMMON STOCK INR2.0 0.30% 0.28%

MTN GROUP LTD COMMON STOCK ZAR.0001 0.42% 0.28%

KIA CORP COMMON STOCK KRW5000.0 0.71% 0.27%

BAJAJ FINANCE LTD COMMON STOCK INR1.0 0.33% 0.27%

FUBON FINANCIAL HOLDING CO COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 1.25% 0.26%

Only in AVES

ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING ADR ADR 1.71%

KB FINANCIAL GROUP INC ADR ADR 0.90%

SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP ADR ADR 0.90%

GEELY AUTOMOBILE HOLDINGS LT COMMON STOCK HKD.02 0.72%

VALE SA SP ADR ADR 0.63%

PICC PROPERTY + CASUALTY H COMMON STOCK CNY1.0 0.61%

SIGURD MICROELECTRONICS CORP COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.61%

ANTA SPORTS PRODUCTS LTD COMMON STOCK HKD.1 0.56%

Only in XCEM

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 14.94%

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 9.69%

SK hynix Inc 4.56%

MediaTek Inc 1.57%

Delta Electronics Inc 1.49%

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd 1.05%

SK Square Co Ltd 0.94%

HDFC Bank Ltd 0.91%

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On the same fields

AVES

Avantis Emerging Markets Value ETF

XCEM

Columbia EM Core ex-China ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Avantis Columbia

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +18.3% +43.8%

Expense ratio 0.36% 0.16%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 1987 449

Net assets, AVES as of May 31, 2026 and XCEM as of Jun 30, 2026 $1.5bn $2.1bn

AVES and XCEM 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 XCEM

XCEM tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +43.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.16% 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 449 positions, with the top ten at 37.4%. It sat 6.4% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVES or XCEM?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVES returned +18.3% and XCEM +43.8%.
Which is cheaper, AVES or XCEM?: XCEM is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVES and XCEM overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVES and 0% of XCEM 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 ↗XCEM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗XCEM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Columbia 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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