AVEM vs REMG

AVEMAAvantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF

REMGCEmerging Markets Equity 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.

REMG Russell Investments' active swing at emerging markets: roughly 40 stocks instead of an index-sized crowd, priced a shade under the typical active EM fund, on the tape since 2022.

Stated mandate

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

REMG The Fund seeks long-term capital growth through an actively managed portfolio focused on equity securities tied to emerging markets.

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.

• REMG Costs 0.64% a year, just under the median for actively managed EM funds. Active emerging markets is rarely a discount aisle, and this one sits on the friendlier side of normal.
• Roughly 40 holdings, so each name carries real weight. That is the point of paying for stock selection rather than owning the whole benchmark.
• The portfolio does what the prospectus says: actively managed emerging-markets equity aimed at long-term capital growth. It sits in the upper half of its active EM peer group.

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.

• REMG Thinly traded. Spreads can run wider than the category's household names, so how you place an order matters more here than with a mega-fund.
• The top-scoring funds in this cohort (AVEM, JEMA, AVXC) charge about 0.33%. You are paying roughly double for a concentrated, human-picked book.
• Launched in 2022 with a modest asset base, so the track record is short and the fund lacks the scale of the category's mainstays.

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