AVEM vs DFAE overlap - what they share and where they differ
AVEM and DFAE share 62.0% of their weight across 2,139 common positions, read from what each fund reported to the SEC.
Each week Ploutos reads the reported positions of the largest US equity ETFs and measures, pair by pair, the weight they share: for every stock both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights counts. Two funds tracking the same index land near 100%. A sector fund inside a broad index fund lands at roughly that sector's weight.
AVEM and DFAE
62.0%
2,139 shared positions
AVEM
Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF
Reported positions cover 100% of the fund, 3,503 positions · May 31, 2026
Top 10: 30.6%·Holdings of AVEM
DFAE
Dimensional Emerging Core Equity Market ETF
Reported positions cover 94% of the fund, 5,782 positions · Jul 31, 2026
Top 10: 30.3%·Holdings of DFAE
Reported positions cover AVEM 100%, DFAE 94% of each fund. An overlap cannot exceed the smaller coverage, so a low figure can mean little overlap or thin reporting.
DFAE vs AVEM side by side
AVEMAvantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF
3,503
stock positions reported to the SEC
13.6% of its weight is in 1,364 names DFAE does not hold
DFAEDimensional Emerging Core Equity Market ETF
5,782
stock positions reported to the SEC
15.0% of its weight is in 3,643 names AVEM does not hold
Where each fund's weight sits
Largest sectors for both funds
The widest gap is Technology: AVEM has 2.0 points more of it.
The figures side by side
| AVEM | DFAE | |
|---|---|---|
| Filing date | May 31, 2026 | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Stock positions reported | 3,503 | 5,782 |
| Weight of the ten largest | 30.6% | 30.3% |
| Largest position | TSM 10.5% | TSM 13.2% |
| Held alone | 1,364 positions, 13.6% | 3,643 positions, 15.0% |
| Covered by stock positions | 100% | 94% |
Holdings they share
| Stock | In AVEM | In DFAE | Counted |
|---|---|---|---|
| TSMTaiwan Semiconductor Co Ltd | 10.45% | 13.20% | 10.45% |
| SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Samsung Electronics Co Ltd | 5.70% | 5.17% | 5.17% |
| SKHYSK hynix Inc | 7.83% | 4.54% | 4.54% |
| TENCENT HOLDINGS LIMITEDTencent Holdings Ltd | 1.51% | 2.57% | 1.51% |
| MEDIATEK INC.MediaTek Inc | 1.11% | 0.97% | 0.97% |
| BABAAlibaba Group Holding Ltd | 0.81% | 1.20% | 0.81% |
| CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATIONChina Construction Bank Corp | 0.88% | 0.77% | 0.77% |
| HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd | 0.76% | 0.79% | 0.76% |
| DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.Delta Electronics Inc | 0.77% | 0.62% | 0.62% |
| INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA LIMITEDIndustrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd | 0.45% | 0.46% | 0.45% |
What each holds alone
The heaviest positions one fund reports and the other does not.
Only in AVEM
Only in DFAE
Questions people ask
Is AVEM the same as DFAE?
62.0% of their weight sits in the same 2,139 holdings. AVEM also reports PDD, KIA CORP, AL RAJHI BANK, which the other does not. DFAE also reports AL RAJHI BANKING AND INVESTMENT CORPORATION SJSC, THE SAUDI NATIONAL BANK SJSC, ORLEN SPOLKA AKCYJNA, which the other does not.
How is the overlap between AVEM and DFAE measured?
For every stock both funds report, the smaller of the two weights counts, and the sum is the overlap. The reported positions cover 100% of AVEM and 94% of DFAE, so the number cannot exceed the smaller coverage.
Which holds more, DFAE or AVEM?
AVEM reports 3,503 stock positions and DFAE reports 5,782. 13.6% of AVEM's weight sits in names DFAE does not hold, and 15.0% of DFAE's weight in names AVEM does not hold. The ten largest positions are 30.6% of AVEM and 30.3% of DFAE.
How do AVEM and DFAE differ by sector?
The widest gap is Technology: AVEM has 2.0 points more of it. Sectors come from each holding's SIC code in its SEC record, summed by the weight the fund reports.
Where do the numbers come from?
From each fund's own N-PORT filing to the SEC, which lists every position and its weight. The comparison uses every equity position the fund reports; cash, futures and bonds are not counted, which is why a coverage figure sits next to every result. Holdings change between filings.
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