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AVSE vs RNEM

Avantis Responsible Emerging Markets Equity ETF

AVSEANYSE Arca

First Trust Emerging Markets Equity Select ETF

RNEMCNasdaq

Overlap

Expense ratio

AVSE −0.42pt a year

AVSE0.33%RNEM0.75%

Avg volume · 30D

AVSE 8.8×the volume

AVSE13.4KRNEM1.52K

3Y return · a year

AVSE +13.2pt

AVSE+22.2%RNEM+9.0%

AVSE vs RNEM Performance

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

+13.6%AVSE+4.1%RNEM

Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. AVSE +13.6%. RNEM +4.1%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.0%20%30%Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
Expense ratio
AVSE 0.33%, better
RNEM 0.75%
Fund size
AVSE $215M
RNEM $17M
1Y total return
AVSE +13.6%, better
RNEM +4.1%
Yield (12M)
AVSE 2.97%, better
RNEM 2.37%
Holdings
AVSE 2474
RNEM 280
Avg volume (30D)
AVSE 13.4K sh, better
RNEM 1.52K sh
NAV per share
AVSE $71.79
RNEM $55.47
52W range

ETF.net Grade

AVSE: Cost 94, Risk 55, Mission 100, Tradability 78, Holdings 80, Durability 69. RNEM: Cost 25, Risk 63, Mission not scored, Tradability 43, Holdings 74, Durability 55.
Pillar letters and Scores for AVSE, RNEM, with each pillar’s weight
PillarAVSERNEM
Cost30% weightA94HigherD25
Mission25% weightA100Not scored
Risk15% weightB55B63Higher
Tradability15% weightA78HigherC43
Holdings10% weightA80HigherA74
Durability5% weightB69HigherB55

Rank among Emerging Markets Active Equity funds

Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

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

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AVSE ranks 3rd and RNEM 17th of 27 funds in the Emerging Markets Active Equity Category.

  1. Rank 1AAVEMAvantis Emerging Markets Equity ETFScore 86
  2. Rank 2AJEMAJPMorgan ActiveBuilders Emerging Markets Equity ETFScore 82
  3. Rank 3AAVSEAvantis Responsible Emerging Markets Equity ETFScore 79
  4. Rank 3AAVXCAvantis Emerging Markets ex-China Equity ETFScore 79
  5. Rank 16CEMESHarbor Emerging Markets Select ETF (EMES)Score 46
  6. Rank 17CRNEMFirst Trust Emerging Markets Equity Select ETFScore 44
  7. Rank 18CVEMVirtus Emerging Markets Dividend ETFScore 43

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

AVSEAAvantis Responsible Emerging Markets Equity ETF

RNEMCFirst Trust Emerging Markets Equity Select ETF

In short

AVSE Avantis's emerging markets workhorse with a values filter bolted on: the same profitability tilt and thousands-of-stocks build as its flagship EM fund, at the same 0.33% fee, minus the issuers its team flags on ESG grounds.

RNEM The calm corner of emerging markets: a Nasdaq-calculated index picks the 25 lowest-volatility stocks in each EM country, then modified-equal-weights them. Fee is 0.75%, with no waiver.

Stated mandate

AVSE The fund is an actively managed emerging-markets equity strategy that seeks to identify securities with higher expected returns while excluding issuers that raise concerns under the portfolio team's environmental, social, and governance evaluation.

RNEM The Fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the Nasdaq Riskalyze Emerging MarketsTM Index. It normally invests at least 90% of assets in the common stocks and depositary receipts included in that index.

Why people hold it

  • AVSE Charges 0.33% a year, roughly half the typical fee among actively managed emerging markets funds. The cost drag stays out of the way of the strategy.
  • The screen trims rather than concentrates: the portfolio still spans thousands of emerging markets stocks, not a short list of approved names.avantisinvestors.com
  • Active in the Avantis sense: a systematic tilt toward more profitable companies, not a manager's hunches about which stocks pop next.
  • Priced level with Avantis's mainstream EM funds (AVEM, AVXC) and JPMorgan's JEMA at 0.33%, and one of the stronger builds in the active EM group.
  • RNEM Rather than cap-weighting EM megacaps, the index screens each country for its 25 steadiest names by trailing 12-month volatility, then rebalances twice a year.sec.govftportfolios.com
  • Spreads the money wide: roughly 300 stocks, at least 90% of assets in index names and depositary receipts, with cash paid out quarterly.
  • The index was built by Riskalyze, the firm behind the risk-scoring software advisors run on client portfolios, and is calculated by Nasdaq. RNEM is the only ETF linked to it.sec.govnasdaqomx.com

Worth knowing

  • AVSE Thinly traded next to the index-fund giants of emerging markets, so bid-ask spreads can widen and larger orders need care.
  • The ESG exclusions are the portfolio team's own judgment calls, so the holdings and the results will drift from a plain broad EM benchmark.
  • Emerging markets equity brings currency swings and country-level political risk, and this fund holds that exposure directly. Pays quarterly.
  • RNEM At 0.75% with no fee waiver, it sits above the emerging-markets category median and well above peers like AVEM and JEMA at 0.33%. The volatility screen is what you pay up for.
  • A small fund that trades lightly next to the category's index giants, so bid-ask spreads can run wider.
  • Country lines come from Nasdaq's own emerging-markets classification, so the country mix can differ from MSCI-based rivals; overall it lands in the lower half of its peer group.sec.gov

Full AVSE profile⁠

Full RNEM profile⁠

AVSE vs RNEM 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.

AVSE vs RNEM Cost

Overpaying RNEM vs AVSE

$7,745

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

  • AVSE 0.33%

    $6,737

  • RNEM 0.75%

    $14,482

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • AVSE 0.33%
  • RNEM 0.75%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K051015202530RNEM $14,482AVSE $6,737

Year by year

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

Expense ratio

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

AVSE cheapest of 27 funds

RNEM 20th cheapest of 27 funds

AVSE vs RNEM Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Yield (12M)
AVSE 2.97%, better
RNEM 2.37%
Payout (12M)
AVSE $2.14
RNEM $1.32
Last payment
AVSE $0.52
RNEM $0.63
Ex-dividend
AVSE Sep 8, 2026
RNEM Sep 24, 2026
Paid on
AVSE Sep 10, 2026
RNEM Sep 30, 2026
Frequency
AVSE Quarterly
RNEM Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

AVSEQuarterly · 11 paymentsAll AVSE payments⁠
One bar per payment. 11 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Jun 21, 2022 $0.14; Dec 15, 2022 $0.40; Jun 20, 2023 $0.38; Dec 18, 2023 $1.15; Jun 24, 2024 $0.43; Dec 17, 2024 $1.10; Jun 24, 2025 $0.62; Dec 16, 2025 $1.12; Mar 10, 2026 $0.05; Jun 9, 2026 $0.45; Sep 8, 2026 $0.52. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$12017202020232026YTD
RNEMQuarterly · 30 paymentsAll RNEM payments⁠
One bar per payment. 30 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Sep 21, 2017 $0.57; Dec 21, 2017 $0.68; Mar 22, 2018 $0.0068; Jun 21, 2018 $0.44; Sep 14, 2018 $0.80; Dec 18, 2018 $0.12; Mar 21, 2019 $0.16; Jun 14, 2019 $0.20; Sep 25, 2019 $1.03; Dec 13, 2019 $0.10; Mar 26, 2020 $0.03; Jun 25, 2020 $0.27; Sep 24, 2020 $0.77; Dec 24, 2020 $0.33; Jun 24, 2021 $0.69; Sep 23, 2021 $0.84; Jun 24, 2022 $0.32; Sep 23, 2022 $0.90; Dec 23, 2022 $0.05; Jun 27, 2023 $0.17; Sep 22, 2023 $0.60; Dec 22, 2023 $0.06; Jun 27, 2024 $0.14; Sep 26, 2024 $0.57; Dec 13, 2024 $0.98; Jun 26, 2025 $0.56; Sep 25, 2025 $0.63; Dec 12, 2025 $0.33; Jun 25, 2026 $0.35; Sep 24, 2026 $0.63. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$12017202020232026YTD

AVSE vs RNEM Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
AVSE 16.8%RNEM 9.8%, better
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
AVSE 1.02, betterRNEM 0.48
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
AVSE −26.3%since Mar 2022RNEM −21.4%
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
AVSE 1.05RNEM 0.61

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