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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUV returned +25.1% and EMXC +33.8%.

Which is cheaper, AVUV or EMXC?

Neither: AVUV and EMXC both charge 0.25% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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AVUV vs EMXC: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AVUV returned +25.1% to EMXC's +33.8%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $32.1bn on Oct 27, 2026 for Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF, and $26.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF.

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At a glance

+25.1%

AVUV total return, 1 year

+33.8%

EMXC total return, 1 year

0.25%

AVUV expense ratio

0.25%

EMXC expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.25% a year; their one-year returns differ by 8.7 points; AVUV is 1.2 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

AVUV vs EMXC: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AVUV	EMXC
Return
Measure	AVUV	EMXC
Total return, 1 year	+25.1%	+33.8%
Drawdown
Measure	AVUV	EMXC
Below its high	4.4%, high on Aug 4, 2026	11.3%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	AVUV	EMXC
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Index
Cost and size
Measure	AVUV	EMXC
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.25%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$32.1bn	$26.4bn
Holdings
Measure	AVUV	EMXC
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	7.9%	42.2%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, AVUV and EMXC 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 EMXC

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

SLM CORP COMMON STOCK USD.2 0.35% 0.10%

FIRST FINANCIAL CORP COMMON STOCK 0.09% 0.16%

PILGRIM S PRIDE CORP COMMON STOCK USD.01 0.04% 0.07%

VALARIS LTD COMMON STOCK USD.01 0.04% 0.20%

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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Only in AVUV

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 EMXC

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 19.91%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 8.58%

SK HYNIX 6.12%

MEDIATEK 1.92%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 1.14%

HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY 1.02%

DELTA ELECTRONICS 0.99%

HDFC BANK 0.89%

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Side by side

AVUV Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF EMXC iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Avantis iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets ex China

Total return, 1 year +25.1% +33.8%

Its benchmark over the same days +21.1% (IWN) +37.0% (KEMX)

Gap to its benchmark +4.0 pts vs IWN −3.2 pts vs KEMX

Expense ratio 0.25% 0.25%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 791 696

Net assets, AVUV as of Oct 27, 2026 and EMXC as of Oct 28, 2026 $32.1bn $26.9bn

AVUV and EMXC 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.

EMXC

EMXC tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets ex China. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +33.8% with distributions reinvested, against +37.0% for its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Index. 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 696 positions, with the top ten at 42.2%. It sat 11.3% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVUV or EMXC?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUV returned +25.1% and EMXC +33.8%.
Which is cheaper, AVUV or EMXC?: Neither: AVUV and EMXC both charge 0.25% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVUV and EMXC overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVUV and 0% of EMXC by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where to next

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

Sources and dates

AVUV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AVUV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Avantis website ↗

EMXC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EMXC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EMXC ↗

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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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