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AVEM · Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF

AVEM tracks the Emerging Markets Equity and returned +31.8% over the past year.

Index equity fund · Emerging Markets Equity · data as of

Key facts

+31.8%Total return, 1 year
0.33%Expense ratio
3897Holdings
−4.2%Below its high

Its ten largest equity positions

AVEM top ten by weight, 29.9% of its 3897 equity positions, from the holdings filed for May 31, 2026. An index fund holds what the index holds, so this is the index. Source: the fund’s SEC filing.
HoldingTickerWeight
SK hynix Inc0006607.83%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co LtTSM6.33%
Samsung Electronics Co LtdSMSN5.70%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt23304.11%
Tencent Holdings Ltd7001.51%
MediaTek Inc24541.11%
China Construction Bank Corp9390.89%
Alibaba Group Holding LtdBABA0.81%
Chroma ATE Inc23600.81%
Delta Electronics Inc23080.77%

Compare AVEM

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Period by period

AVEM over each window to Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnS&P 500Gap to S&P 500Gap to Nasdaq-100
3 months+0.3%+3.3%−3.0 pts+1.1 pts
6 months+20.0%+16.0%+4.0 pts−0.7 pts
1 year+31.8%+17.5%+14.3 pts+8.9 pts
3 years+93.5%+77.9%+15.6 pts−1.6 pts
Since listing+128.8%+181.3%−52.5 pts−158.4 pts

In plain words

AVEM is an index equity fund tracking the Emerging Markets Equity. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +31.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.33% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3897 positions, with the top ten at 29.9%. It sat 4.2% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

What it tracksEmerging Markets Equity
Fund typeIndex equity fund
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Dec 29, 2025)0.33%
Price$95.35
Listed sinceSep 19, 2019
Net assets (SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for May 31, 2026)$26.0bn
Below its high (ETFIQ)−4.2%
Holdings3897
Top ten weight29.9%
Holdings as of (SEC N-PORT)May 31, 2026
Already in the S&P 500, by weight (ETFIQ)0.0%
Active share vs the S&P 500 (ETFIQ)100.0%
Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight (ETFIQ)0.7%

Questions people ask

How has AVEM performed?
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, AVEM returned +31.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500. Over three years the figure is +93.5%.
What does AVEM cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.33% a year.
What does AVEM hold?
3897 positions as filed for May 31, 2026, with the top ten at 29.9% of the fund. 0% of its weight is in stocks the S&P 500 also holds.
How far is AVEM below its high?
4.2% below its high of Jun 22, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Sep 11, 2026.

Where these figures came from

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AVEM, core index fund, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. ETFIQ is an independent publisher, is not a fund issuer, broker-dealer or investment adviser, and makes no recommendations.

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