ETF comparison

AVEMvsSPEM

Both International Emerging.

Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF · State Street SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
42.9%

1,380 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of AVEM and SPEM would leave roughly42.9%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

AVEM only 57.1%Shared 42.9%SPEM only 57.1%
In AVEM only
2,534 positions
Shared
1,380 positions
In SPEM only
1,536 positions

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%
SPEM

State Street SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF

State Street · International Emerging

89composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.070%
Net assets
$17.83B
TTM yield
2.49%
Top-10 conc.
27.1%

Sub-score comparison

67
Cost
93
75
Tax efficiency
76
100
Liquidity
100
72
Concentration
76
Tracking quality
AVEMsub-scoreSPEM

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

Cost difference

SPEM is 26 bps cheaper than AVEM. On a $100,000 position that's about $260/yr more in fees for AVEM.

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 SPEM.

Top shared holdings

1,380 shared in total
#HoldingIn AVEMIn SPEMOverlap
1Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd4.11%14.65%4.11%
2Tencent Holdings Ltd1.51%2.74%1.51%
3MediaTek Inc1.11%1.82%1.11%
4China Construction Bank Corp0.88%0.81%0.81%
5Delta Electronics Inc0.77%1.13%0.77%
6Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd0.76%0.93%0.76%
7Unimicron Technology Corp0.52%0.50%0.50%
8Reliance Industries Ltd0.46%0.80%0.46%
9PDD Holdings Inc0.70%0.46%0.46%
10HDFC Bank Ltd0.45%0.83%0.45%
11Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd0.45%0.50%0.45%
12ICICI Bank Ltd0.43%0.71%0.43%

Only in AVEM

2,534 total
  • SK hynix Inc7.82%
  • Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd6.33%
  • Samsung Electronics Co Ltd5.70%
  • Alibaba Group Holding Ltd0.81%
  • Hyundai Motor Co0.70%
  • ASE Technology Holding Co Ltd0.65%
  • United Microelectronics Corp0.64%
  • NetEase Inc0.49%
  • Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co Ltd0.48%
  • Anglogold Ashanti Plc0.45%

Only in SPEM

1,536 total
  • Alibaba Group Holding Ltd1.79%
  • ASE Technology Holding Co Ltd0.82%
  • United Microelectronics Corp0.67%
  • NetEase Inc0.42%
  • Delta Electronics Thailand PCL0.40%
  • Axis Bank Ltd0.33%
  • Larsen & Toubro Ltd0.28%
  • Baidu Inc0.27%
  • Gold Fields Ltd0.27%
  • Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd0.24%

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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.