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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUV returned +25.1% and EEM +16.3%.

Which is cheaper, AVUV or EEM?

AVUV is cheaper, by 0.47 percentage points a year. That is about $47 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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AVUV vs EEM: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AVUV returned +25.1% to EEM's +16.3%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $32.1bn for Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF and $29.1bn for iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF.

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At a glance

+25.1%

AVUV total return, 1 year

+16.3%

EEM total return, 1 year

0.25%

AVUV expense ratio

0.72%

EEM expense ratio

Pair scorecard

AVUV costs 0.47 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.8 points; AVUV is 1.1 times larger.

AVUV vs EEM: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AVUV	EEM
Return
Measure	AVUV	EEM
Total return, 1 year	+25.1%	+16.3%
Drawdown
Measure	AVUV	EEM
Below its high	4.4%, high on Aug 4, 2026	10.8%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	AVUV	EEM
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	MSCI Emerging Markets Index
Cost and size
Measure	AVUV	EEM
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.72%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$32.1bn	$29.1bn
Holdings
Measure	AVUV	EEM
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	7.9%	37.2%

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

What they share

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

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AVUV EEM

ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP COMMON STOCK USD.01 0.13% 0.10%

FIRST FINANCIAL CORP COMMON STOCK 0.09% 0.13%

SLM CORP COMMON STOCK USD.2 0.35% 0.08%

PILGRIM S PRIDE CORP COMMON STOCK USD.01 0.04% 0.06%

VALARIS LTD COMMON STOCK USD.01 0.04% 0.16%

SM ENERGY CO COMMON STOCK USD.01 0.83% 0.02%

ALERUS FINANCIAL CORP COMMON STOCK USD1.0 0.02% 0.00%

INFINITY NATURAL RESOUR CL A COMMON STOCK USD.01 0.00% 0.00%

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MATSON INC COMMON STOCK 0.99%

GATX CORP COMMON STOCK USD.625 0.89%

ABERCROMBIE + FITCH CO CL A COMMON STOCK USD.01 0.79%

LYFT INC A COMMON STOCK USD.00001 0.77%

MACY S INC COMMON STOCK USD.01 0.77%

MURPHY OIL CORP COMMON STOCK USD1.0 0.73%

SKYWEST INC COMMON STOCK 0.73%

VIASAT INC COMMON STOCK USD.0001 0.72%

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

AVUV Avantis U.S. Small 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 +25.1% +16.3%

Its benchmark over the same days +21.1% (IWN) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +4.0 pts vs IWN not measured

Expense ratio 0.25% 0.72%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 791 1186

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $32.1bn $29.1bn

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

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About each fund

AVUV

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +25.1% with distributions reinvested, against +21.1% for its benchmark, the Russell 2000 Value.

AVUV is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% 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 791 positions, with the top ten at 7.9%. It sat 4.4% below its high of Aug 4, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

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, AVUV or EEM?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUV returned +25.1% and EEM +16.3%.
Which is cheaper, AVUV or EEM?: AVUV is cheaper, by 0.47 percentage points a year. That is about $47 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVUV and EEM overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVUV and 0% of EEM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

AVUV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AVUV 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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