Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF (AVEM)
| Assets | $18.78B |
| Expense Ratio | 0.33% |
| PE Ratio | 14.42 |
| Shares Out | 221.50M |
| Dividend (ttm) | $1.89 |
| Dividend Yield | 2.27% |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Dec 16, 2025 |
| Payout Frequency | Semi-Annual |
| Payout Ratio | 32.72% |
| Volume | 1,819,200 |
| Open | 84.09 |
| Previous Close | 84.91 |
| Day's Range | 82.73 - 84.40 |
| 52-Week Low | 52.52 |
| 52-Week High | 85.65 |
| Beta | 0.65 |
| Holdings | 3936 |
| Inception Date | Sep 17, 2019 |
About AVEM
Fund Home PageThe Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF (AVEM) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund is an actively managed fund that holds emerging-market stocks of all market capitalizations considered favorable on multiple factors. The fund seeks to provide capital appreciation. AVEM was launched on Sep 17, 2019 and is issued by American Century Investments.
Top 10 Holdings
22.02% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited | TSM | 6.58% |
| Samsung Electronics Co Ltd DR | SSU.DE | 3.27% |
| SK hynix Inc. | 000660 | 2.81% |
| Tencent Holdings Limited | 0700 | 2.62% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited | 2330 | 1.70% |
| Alibaba Group Holding Limited | BABA | 1.51% |
| China Construction Bank Corporation | CICHF | 1.06% |
| PDD Holdings Inc. | PDD | 1.00% |
| Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. | 2317 | 0.79% |
| AngloGold Ashanti plc | AU | 0.69% |
Dividend History
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 2025 | $1.1649 | Dec 18, 2025 |
| Jun 24, 2025 | $0.7224 | Jun 26, 2025 |
| Dec 17, 2024 | $1.2961 | Dec 19, 2024 |
| Jun 24, 2024 | $0.5694 | Jun 26, 2024 |
| Dec 18, 2023 | $1.141 | Dec 21, 2023 |
| Jun 20, 2023 | $0.5818 | Jun 23, 2023 |
Performance
AVEM had a total return of 44.57% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 11.12%.
News
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Emerging Markets ETFs to Take the Crown Again
Even the tidal wave of tariffs wasn't enough to hold back the rally in global equities last year. As it turns out, emerging markets were the single best-performing major regional indices in 2025.
Emerging Markets: The Next Phase In Market-Broadening
At the same time developed markets have been generating policy and macro noise, emerging markets have been quietly outperforming. The inextricable relationship between the direction of U.S. monetary p...
Emerging Markets ETF AVEM Up $100 Million to Start 2026
Foreign equities stood out in investor portfolios last year, diversifying portfolios away from U.S. megacap tech and adding strong returns at the same time. That momentum appears to be continuing into...
Some ETFs compete on price — but fees shouldn't always 'drive the investment decision,' analyst says
The average expense ratio for passively managed exchange-traded funds is 0.14%, and for actively managed ETFs, it's 0.44%, according to Morningstar Direct. While low fees are important because the cos...
The Big Squeeze: EM Mega Caps Up, Breadth Down
Emerging markets equity returns have been driven by extreme mega-cap concentration, with index breadth collapsing to historic lows and masking weakness across much of the opportunity set. This concent...
AVEM: Emerging Markets Equities Are Hot
Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF (AVEM) has surged over 30% YTD, long term outperforming peers like EEM with superior total returns and narrower drawdowns. AVEM actively overweights technology and ...
Emerging Markets ETF AVEM Adds Over $5 Billion YTD
Foreign equities investing has been one of the defining stories of the year. Even before 2025 got started, many investors were considering moving from underweight to neutral, at least, in ex-U.S. equi...
AVEM: A Better Way Of Accessing Emerging Markets
Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF offers broad exposure to emerging markets with a smart beta strategy, focusing on undervalued stocks and profitability for long-term growth. The fund's low expense ...
Something's happening abroad that hasn't in a long time
Something's happening abroad that hasn't in a long time.
Emerging Markets Growth Remains Solid Amid Intensifying Inflationary Pressures
Emerging markets continued to expand at a solid pace midway into the first quarter of 2024, supported by broad-based expansion across both manufacturing and service sectors.
AVEM: An EM Fund Investing In Lucrative Segments Of High-Growth Markets
Avantis® Emerging Markets Equity ETF strategically invests in China, Taiwan, India and South Korea; with strategic allocation in specific high-growth sectors of each of these markets. As the U.S. has ...
Emerging Markets Funds See Top 10 Weekly Outflow On Record
Emerging Markets Funds are made up of funds that seek long-term capital appreciation. Nigeria and Emerging Markets Europe have been the two areas that have seen the highest year-to-date and May return...
AVEM: Emerging Markets Stepping Up As The United States Continues To Fight Inflation
AVEM consists of stocks within emerging markets located in countries like China, Taiwan, and India. Many emerging countries initiated rate-hiking cycles before the United States and therefore may be b...
AVANTIS REACHES THREE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY, CONTINUES TO EXPAND OFFERING
KANSAS CITY, Mo. , Sept. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- This week, Avantis Investors ®, an investment offering from global asset manager American Century Investments®, reached the three-year anniversary of ...
