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AVSE vs RWEM

Avantis Responsible Emerging Markets Equity ETF

AVSEANYSE Arca

Rayliant Wilshire NxtGen Emerging Markets Equity ETF

RWEMCNYSE Arca

Overlap

Expense ratio

AVSE −0.19pt a year

AVSE0.33%RWEM0.52%

Avg volume · 30D

AVSE 1.4×the volume

AVSE13.4KRWEM9.32K

3Y return · a year

AVSE +0.4pt

AVSE+21.1%RWEM+20.7%

AVSE vs RWEM Performance

Oct 31, 2025 – Nov 2, 2026

+13.6%AVSE+15.9%RWEM

Oct 31, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026. AVSE +13.6%. RWEM +15.9%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.0%30%Oct 2025May 2026Nov 2026
Expense ratio
AVSE 0.33%, better
RWEM 0.52%
Fund size
AVSE $215M
RWEM $73M
1Y total return
AVSE +13.6%
RWEM +15.9%, better
Yield (12M)
AVSE 2.97%, better
RWEM 1.91%
Holdings
AVSE 2478
RWEM 241
Avg volume (30D)
AVSE 13.4K sh, better
RWEM 9.32K sh
NAV per share
AVSE $71.79
RWEM $33.31
52W range

ETF.net Grade

AVSE: Cost 94, Risk 55, Mission 100, Tradability 78, Holdings 80, Durability 69. RWEM: Cost 62, Risk 28, Mission not scored, Tradability 45, Holdings 76, Durability 47.
Pillar letters and Scores for AVSE, RWEM, with each pillar’s weight
PillarAVSERWEM
Cost30% weightA94HigherB62
Mission25% weightA100Not scored
Risk15% weightB55HigherD28
Tradability15% weightA78HigherC45
Holdings10% weightA80HigherA76
Durability5% weightB69HigherC47

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 RWEM 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 RWEM 11th 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 81
  3. Rank 3AAVSEAvantis Responsible Emerging Markets Equity ETFScore 79
  4. Rank 3AAVXCAvantis Emerging Markets ex-China Equity ETFScore 79
  5. Rank 11CBREEMFS Blended Research Emerging Markets Equity ETFScore 52
  6. Rank 11CRWEMRayliant Wilshire NxtGen Emerging Markets Equity ETFScore 52
  7. Rank 13CEMOPAB Emerging Markets Opportunities ETFScore 51

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

AVSEAAvantis Responsible Emerging Markets Equity ETF

RWEMCRayliant Wilshire NxtGen Emerging Markets Equity 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.

RWEM A Rayliant and Wilshire tie-up in active emerging-markets equity: one job, long-term capital appreciation, at a fee below what the typical active EM peer charges. Small and thinly traded, so patience at the order screen comes with it.

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.

RWEM The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

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.
  • RWEM Charges 0.52% against a 0.65% median for active emerging-markets funds. Modest toll for a stock-picking mandate in the markets where research actually earns its keep.
  • Sits in the upper half of a crowded active EM field, and what it owns is its strongest suit: portfolio construction grades better than most of the group.
  • The mandate is one line in the prospectus: long-term capital appreciation from emerging-markets equities. No sleeve creep, no side quests.
  • Trading since 2021, so there is a multi-year live record to judge rather than a backtest and a brochure.

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.
  • RWEM Thinly traded and modest in size. Spreads can run wide and larger orders can nudge the price, which quietly eats into the fee advantage.
  • Emerging-markets equity swings hard. Currency moves and policy shocks land straight in the price, and this fund's volatility profile sits at the rougher end of its peer group.
  • Below median is not the floor. The best-graded funds in the cohort (AVEM, JEMA, AVXC) run 0.33%, so cheaper active EM shelf space exists.

Full AVSE profile⁠

Full RWEM profile⁠

AVSE vs RWEM 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 RWEM Cost

Overpaying RWEM vs AVSE

$3,614

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

  • AVSE 0.33%

    $6,737

  • RWEM 0.52%

    $10,351

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • AVSE 0.33%
  • RWEM 0.52%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K$12.5K051015202530RWEM $10,351AVSE $6,737

Year by year

YearAVSERWEMOverpaying
10$598$935$337
20$2,318$3,593$1,275
30$6,737$10,351$3,614

Expense ratio

  • 0.33%AVSE, cheaper
  • 0.52%RWEM
  • Middle half of Emerging Markets Active Equity funds
  • Median 0.65%

AVSE cheapest of 27 funds

RWEM 11th cheapest of 27 funds

AVSE vs RWEM Dividends

Last 12 months to Nov 2, 2026
Yield (12M)
AVSE 2.97%, better
RWEM 1.91%
Payout (12M)
AVSE $2.14
RWEM $0.64
Last payment
AVSE $0.52
RWEM $0.64
Ex-dividend
AVSE Sep 8, 2026
RWEM Dec 30, 2025
Paid on
AVSE Sep 10, 2026
RWEM Jan 7, 2026
Frequency
AVSE Quarterly
RWEM Annual

Distribution history

Per share, 2021 to 2026, same scale for both

AVSEQuarterly · 11 paymentsAll AVSE payments⁠
One bar per payment. 11 payments from 2021 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$120232026YTD
RWEMAnnual · 5 paymentsAll RWEM payments⁠
One bar per payment. 5 payments from 2021 to 2026 YTD. Dec 29, 2021 $0.10; Dec 28, 2022 $1.07; Dec 28, 2023 $0.37; Dec 30, 2024 $0.85; Dec 30, 2025 $0.64. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$120232026YTD

AVSE vs RWEM 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%, betterRWEM 17.0%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
AVSE 1.02, betterRWEM 0.96
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
AVSE −26.3%since Mar 2022RWEM −26.9%since Dec 2021
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
AVSE 1.05RWEM 0.84

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