ETF comparison

AVEMvsFRDM

Both International Emerging.

Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF · Freedom 100 Emerging Markets ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
6.8%

5 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of AVEM and FRDM would leave roughly6.8%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

AVEM only 93.2%Shared 6.8%FRDM only 6.4%
In AVEM only
3,909 positions
Shared
5 positions
In FRDM only
11 positions

Holdings data for FRDM covers 13.2% of fund weight. The remainder lacks matchable identifiers in the N-PORT filing.

Side by side

AVEM

Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF

Avantis · International Emerging

78composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.33%
Net assets
$28.05B
TTM yield
2.55%
Top-10 conc.
29.8%
FRDM

Freedom 100 Emerging Markets ETF

Life + Liberty (Alpha Architect) · International Emerging

61composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.49%
Net assets
$3.45B
TTM yield
1.57%
Top-10 conc.
56.6%

Sub-score comparison

67
Cost
51
75
Tax efficiency
77
100
Liquidity
80
72
Concentration
33
Tracking quality
AVEMsub-scoreFRDM

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor why.

Cost difference

AVEM is 16 bps cheaper than FRDM. On a $100,000 position that's about $160/yr more in fees for FRDM.

Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open thecost calculator pre-filled with AVEM vs FRDM.

Top shared holdings

5 shared in total
#HoldingIn AVEMIn FRDMOverlap
1Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd6.33%8.52%6.33%
2Gold Fields Ltd0.28%0.52%0.28%
3Banco Bradesco SA0.15%0.51%0.15%
4Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV0.05%0.07%0.05%
5Cia Cervecerias Unidas SA0.01%0.19%0.01%

Only in AVEM

3,909 total
  • SK hynix Inc7.82%
  • Samsung Electronics Co Ltd5.70%
  • Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd4.11%
  • Tencent Holdings Ltd1.51%
  • MediaTek Inc1.11%
  • China Construction Bank Corp0.88%
  • Alibaba Group Holding Ltd0.81%
  • Chroma ATE Inc0.81%
  • Delta Electronics Inc0.77%
  • Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd0.76%

Only in FRDM

11 total
  • United Microelectronics Corp1.43%
  • First American Government Obligations Fund0.43%
  • Grupo Mexico SAB de CV0.42%
  • Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV0.38%
  • Cia Sud Americana de Vapores SA0.19%
  • ARCA CONTINENTAL SAB DE CV0.14%
  • Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV0.14%
  • Industrias Penoles SAB de CV0.09%
  • Grupo Financiero Inbursa SAB de CV0.07%
  • Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV0.06%

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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see/methodology/.

Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.