Which returned more over the last year, AVLV or EEM?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVLV returned +29.6% and EEM +16.3%.

Which is cheaper, AVLV or EEM?

AVLV is cheaper, by 0.57 percentage points a year. That is about $57 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do AVLV and EEM overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 84% of AVLV and 0% of EEM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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AVLV vs EEM: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AVLV returned +29.6% to EEM's +16.3%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $22.4bn for Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF and $29.1bn for iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF.

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At a glance

+29.6%

AVLV total return, 1 year

+16.3%

EEM total return, 1 year

0.15%

AVLV expense ratio

0.72%

EEM expense ratio

Pair scorecard

AVLV costs 0.57 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 13.3 points; EEM is 1.3 times larger.

AVLV vs EEM: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AVLV	EEM
Return
Measure	AVLV	EEM
Total return, 1 year	+29.6%	+16.3%
Drawdown
Measure	AVLV	EEM
Below its high		10.8%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	AVLV	EEM
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	MSCI Emerging Markets Index
Cost and size
Measure	AVLV	EEM
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.72%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$22.4bn	$29.1bn
Holdings
Measure	AVLV	EEM
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	26.8%	37.2%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, AVLV and EEM hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AVLV EEM

HALLIBURTON CO COMMON STOCK USD2.5 0.31% 0.07%

SLM CORP COMMON STOCK USD.2 0.03% 0.08%

PILGRIM S PRIDE CORP COMMON STOCK USD.01 0.02% 0.06%

SM ENERGY CO COMMON STOCK USD.01 0.15% 0.02%

FIVE BELOW COMMON STOCK USD.01 0.23% 0.00%

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Only in AVLV

MICROSOFT CORP COMMON STOCK USD.00000625 3.48%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC COMMON STOCK USD.1 2.96%

AMAZON.COM INC COMMON STOCK USD.01 2.92%

META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A COMMON STOCK USD.000006 2.91%

APPLE INC COMMON STOCK USD.00001 2.85%

JPMORGAN CHASE + CO COMMON STOCK USD1.0 2.66%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP COMMON STOCK 2.56%

ELI LILLY + CO COMMON STOCK 2.51%

Only in EEM

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 15.98%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 6.88%

SK HYNIX 4.91%

TENCENT HOLDINGS 2.64%

ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 1.82%

MEDIATEK 1.54%

CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H 0.94%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 0.91%

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Side by side

AVLV Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF EEM iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Avantis iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of Emerging markets

Total return, 1 year +29.6% +16.3%

Its benchmark over the same days +27.5% (IWD) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +2.1 pts vs IWD not measured

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.72%

Already in the S&P 500 84.3% 0.0%

Holdings 298 1186

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $22.4bn $29.1bn

AVLV and EEM on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

AVLV

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +29.6% with distributions reinvested, against +27.5% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Value.

AVLV is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 298 positions, with the top ten at 26.8%.

EEM

EEM tracks an index of Emerging markets. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +16.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.72% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,186 positions, with the top ten at 37.2%. It sat 10.8% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVLV or EEM?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVLV returned +29.6% and EEM +16.3%.
Which is cheaper, AVLV or EEM?: AVLV is cheaper, by 0.57 percentage points a year. That is about $57 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVLV and EEM overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 84% of AVLV and 0% of EEM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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

Sources and dates

AVLV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AVLV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Avantis website ↗

EEM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EEM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EEM ↗

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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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