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Is AVEM a good investment?

Updated October 28, 2026

Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF (AVEM) is a emerging-markets ETF. As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot scores AVEM 5.9 out of 10 — highest on Quality (6.9), lowest on Risk (3.7). It trades at 12.1 times earnings, against its own median of 12.0. Its ten largest holdings are 29% of the fund.

What stands out in AVEM's data

Emerging market equities, screened for value traits.

Profitability matches the typical emerging-market fund — the value screen doesn't sacrifice earnings power.

Return on capital of 26.5% is in line with the category median of 26.5%, and above its own historical median of 18.8%. Holdings: 4,033.

Adds a value tilt to an emerging-market allocation, built on company-level profitability.

Why did AVEM move this week? It fell 0.5% in the week to October 28, 2026 — Petroleo Brasil SP Pref Petrobras and Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras drove it

AVEM fell 0.5% in the week to October 28, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Petroleo Brasil SP Pref Petrobras (−14.7%), Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras (−14.1%) and XP (−47.1%); SK Hynix (+13.6%) pushed the other way.

How is AVEM rated? ETF Copilot scores Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF (AVEM) 5.9 out of 10

As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot scores Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF (AVEM) 5.9 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

  • Overall: 5.9 / 10
  • Growth: 6.8 / 10
  • Value: 4.8 / 10
  • Risk: 3.7 / 10
  • Quality: 6.9 / 10
  • Return: 6.4 / 10

Is AVEM expensive right now? It trades at 12.1 times earnings, against its own median of 12.0

As of October 28, 2026, AVEM is more expensive than 52% of its own last 7 years.

Trailing 12 months, built from AVEM's holdings. How we calculate this →

What's inside AVEM? 38% Tech

What's inside AVEM: Size (Large 47%, Mid 37%, Small 16%); Geography (International 100%, US 0%); Tech 38.4%; AI 6.6%; Semiconductors 23.2%; Memory 19.1%.

What are AVEM's top holdings? The ten largest are 29% of the fund

Taiwan Semiconductor, Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, Tencent, China Construction Bank, Mediatek, Hon Hai Precision Industry, Alibaba and United Microelectronics are AVEM's largest holdings, in that order.

Less concentrated than 59% of Emerging Markets ETFs.

Half of AVEM's weight sits in its 76 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 65 equally weighted holdings.

What is AVEM's expense ratio? 0.33% a year

As of October 28, 2026, AVEM charges 0.33% a year, yields 2.69% and holds $27.3B in assets across 4033 positions.

Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF (AVEM) — cost, income and size
MeasureAVEM
Expense ratio0.33%
Dividend yield2.69%
Assets under management$27.3B
Holdings4033

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

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ETF Copilot, “Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF (AVEM) scores and holdings analysis”, as of October 28, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/avem

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