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AVEM vs GEME

Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF

AVEMANYSE Arca

Pacific NoS Global EM Equity Active ETF

GEMECNasdaq

Overlap

Expense ratio

AVEM −0.42pt a year

AVEM0.33%GEME0.75%

Avg volume · 30D

AVEM 32.9×the volume

AVEM1.89MGEME57.5K

AVEM vs GEME Performance

Nov 7, 2025 – Nov 9, 2026

+15.2%AVEM+26.0%GEME

Nov 7, 2025 to Nov 9, 2026. AVEM +15.2%. GEME +26.0%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.0%40%50%Nov 2025May 2026Nov 2026
Expense ratio
AVEM 0.33%, better
GEME 0.75%
Fund size
AVEM $26.2B
GEME $437M
1Y total return
AVEM +15.2%
GEME +26.0%, better
Yield (12M)
AVEM 2.80%
GEME No data
Holdings
AVEM 4061
GEME 56
Avg volume (30D)
AVEM 1.89M sh, better
GEME 57.5K sh
NAV per share
AVEM $83.34
GEME $36.93
52W range

ETF.net Grade

AVEM: Cost 94, Risk 59, Mission not scored, Tradability 98, Holdings 85, Durability 92. GEME: Cost 25, Risk 58, Mission not scored, Tradability 68, Holdings 31, Durability 59.
Pillar letters and Scores for AVEM, GEME, with each pillar’s weight
PillarAVEMGEME
Cost30% weightA94HigherD25
Mission25% weightNot scoredNot scored
Risk15% weightB59HigherB58
Tradability15% weightA98HigherB68
Holdings10% weightA85HigherD31
Durability5% weightA92HigherB59

Rank among Emerging Markets Active Equity funds

How we build Categories ›
Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. AVEM and GEME are both graded against the same 27 Emerging Markets Active Equity funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Emerging Markets Active Equity⁠

Category · 27 funds
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AVEM ranks 1st and GEME 18th of 27 funds in the Emerging Markets Active Equity Category.

  1. Rank 1AAVEMAvantis Emerging Markets Equity ETFScore 86
  2. Rank 2AAVSEAvantis Responsible Emerging Markets Equity ETFScore 80
  3. Rank 17CRNEMFirst Trust Emerging Markets Equity Select ETFScore 44
  4. Rank 18CGEMEPacific NoS Global EM Equity Active ETFScore 43
  5. Rank 18CVEMVirtus Emerging Markets Dividend ETFScore 43

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

AVEMAAvantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF

GEMECPacific NoS Global EM Equity Active ETF

In short

AVEM Emerging markets taken whole: roughly 3,900 stocks, large down to small, with an active tilt toward cheaper and more profitable companies. Avantis charges about half the typical active EM fee to do it.

GEME Emerging markets with no index to hide behind. GEME arrived in 2025 as a stock-picker's EM fund, charging 0.75% in a corner of the market where cheap systematic rivals set the going rate.

Stated mandate

AVEM Seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing in a broad range of companies across emerging-market countries and all market capitalizations.

GEME The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Why people hold it

  • AVEM Fee is 0.33% a year against a 0.65% median for active emerging-markets funds, so the active tilt starts from a low-cost base.
  • Owns roughly 3,900 names across the MSCI Emerging Markets IMI universe, including small caps, rather than a short stock-picker's list.avantisinvestors.com
  • Active, but rules-driven: the portfolio leans toward lower valuations and higher profitability instead of relying on manager hunches.
  • Running since 2019 and now a multi-billion-dollar, actively traded fund. One of the strongest implementations in its emerging-markets peer group.
  • GEME Genuinely active: no declared index, so the portfolio reflects a manager's picks among emerging market companies rather than a benchmark's country and sector weights.
  • The prospectus objective is one line, long-term capital appreciation from equities. No income overlay, no thematic tilt, no leverage bolted on.
  • Not a launch-week shell. It gathered assets in the hundreds of millions and trades in reasonable size for a fund this young.

Worth knowing

  • AVEM Emerging-market equity is a bumpy asset class, and returns arrive in dollars, so local currency swings add a second layer of movement.
  • The value and profitability tilts are the whole point, which means the fund is built to drift from a plain market-cap EM index, sometimes for long stretches.
  • No China carve-out: this one takes the full EM opportunity set. Avantis runs AVXC on the same approach for those who want it without China.
  • GEME At 0.75% it prices above the typical active EM ETF. Systematic peers such as AVEM (0.33%) and DFEM (0.39%) anchor the cheap end of the same shelf.
  • It launched in January 2025, so there is no long run of EM booms and busts to judge the process against yet.
  • Cash comes back once or twice a year rather than monthly, in line with a capital-appreciation mandate.

Full AVEM profile⁠

Full GEME profile⁠

AVEM vs GEME Holdings

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

AVEM vs GEME Cost

Overpaying GEME vs AVEM

$7,745

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • AVEM 0.33%

    $6,737

  • GEME 0.75%

    $14,482

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • AVEM 0.33%
  • GEME 0.75%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K051015202530GEME $14,482AVEM $6,737

Year by year

YearAVEMGEMEOverpaying
10$598$1,336$738
20$2,318$5,078$2,760
30$6,737$14,482$7,745

Expense ratio

  • 0.33%AVEM, cheaper
  • 0.75%GEME
  • Middle half of Emerging Markets Active Equity funds
  • Median 0.65%

AVEM cheapest of 27 funds

GEME 20th cheapest of 27 funds

AVEM vs GEME Dividends

Last 12 months to Nov 9, 2026
Yield (12M)
AVEM 2.80%
GEME No data
Payout (12M)
AVEM $2.40
GEME No data
Last payment
AVEM $0.65
GEME $2.26
Ex-dividend
AVEM Sep 8, 2026
GEME Dec 30, 2025
Paid on
AVEM Sep 10, 2026
GEME Dec 31, 2025
Frequency
AVEM Quarterly
GEME Irregular

Distribution history

Per share, 2019 to 2026, same scale for both

AVEMQuarterly · 16 paymentsAll AVEM payments⁠
One bar per payment. 16 payments from 2019 to 2026 YTD. Dec 23, 2019 $0.19; Jun 23, 2020 $0.35; Dec 17, 2020 $0.64; Jun 22, 2021 $0.44; Dec 16, 2021 $1.21; Jun 21, 2022 $0.52; Dec 15, 2022 $0.87; Jun 20, 2023 $0.58; Dec 18, 2023 $1.14; Jun 24, 2024 $0.57; Dec 17, 2024 $1.30; Jun 24, 2025 $0.72; Dec 16, 2025 $1.16; Mar 10, 2026 $0.06; Jun 9, 2026 $0.53; Sep 8, 2026 $0.65. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2.50202020232026YTD
GEMEIrregular · 1 paymentAll GEME payments⁠
One bar per payment. 1 payment from 2019 to 2026 YTD. Dec 30, 2025 $2.26. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2.50202020232026YTD

AVEM vs GEME Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
AVEM 16.2%GEME 21.7%since Feb 2025
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
AVEM 1.08GEME 1.16since Feb 2025
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
AVEM −30.6%GEME −19.2%since Jan 2025
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
AVEM 1.09GEME 1.16

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