AVEM vs DFEM overlap - what they share and where they differ

AVEM and DFEM share 61.0% of their weight across 2,240 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 DFEM

61.0%

2,240 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

DFEM

Dimensional Emerging Markets Core Equity 2 ETF

Reported positions cover 94% of the fund, 6,249 positions · Jul 31, 2026

Top 10: 24.4%·Holdings of DFEM

Reported positions cover AVEM 100%, DFEM 94% of each fund. An overlap cannot exceed the smaller coverage, so a low figure can mean little overlap or thin reporting.

DFEM vs AVEM side by side

AVEMAvantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF

3,503

stock positions reported to the SEC

13.5% of its weight is in 1,263 names DFEM does not hold

DFEMDimensional Emerging Markets Core Equity 2 ETF

6,249

stock positions reported to the SEC

17.8% of its weight is in 4,009 names AVEM does not hold

Where each fund's weight sits

AVEM
DFEM
shared with the other fundheld alonenot covered by the filing (cash, futures, bonds)

Largest sectors for both funds

Technology
23.2%
17.7%
Financial Services
3.3%
1.9%
Basic Materials
1.7%
0.0%
Consumer Cyclical
1.6%
1.0%
Industrials
0.9%
0.8%
Energy
0.0%
0.5%

The widest gap is Technology: AVEM has 5.4 points more of it.

The figures side by side

AVEMDFEM
Filing dateMay 31, 2026Jul 31, 2026
Stock positions reported3,5036,249
Weight of the ten largest30.6%24.4%
Largest positionTSM 10.5%TSM 10.3%
Held alone1,263 positions, 13.5%4,009 positions, 17.8%
Covered by stock positions100%94%

Holdings they share

StockIn AVEMIn DFEMCounted
TSMTaiwan Semiconductor Co Ltd10.45%10.27%10.27%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Samsung Electronics Co Ltd5.70%4.40%4.40%
SKHYSK hynix Inc7.83%4.25%4.25%
TENCENT HOLDINGS LIMITEDTencent Holdings Ltd1.51%1.95%1.51%
BABAAlibaba Group Holding Ltd0.81%0.82%0.81%
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATIONChina Construction Bank Corp0.88%0.75%0.75%
PING AN INSURANCE (GROUP) COMPANY OF CHINA, LTD.Ping An Insurance Group Co of China Ltd0.49%0.48%0.48%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd0.76%0.46%0.46%
PBRPetroleo Brasileiro SA - Petrobras0.65%0.43%0.43%
MEDIATEK INC.MediaTek Inc1.11%0.41%0.41%

What each holds alone

The heaviest positions one fund reports and the other does not.

Only in AVEM

PDDPDD Holdings Inc0.70%
KIA CORP0.34%
AL RAJHI BANK0.23%
BAJAJ FINANCE LIMITEDBajaj Finance Ltd0.22%
SHRIRAM FINANCE LIMITEDShriram Finance Ltd0.20%
CIA DE MINAS BUENAVENTURA SAA0.17%
POLSKI KONCERN NAFTOWY ORLEN SA0.17%
SAUDI NATIONAL BANK/THE0.16%
VIPSVipshop Holdings Ltd0.15%
ALINMA BANK0.13%

Only in DFEM

AL RAJHI BANKING AND INVESTMENT CORPORATION SJSC0.25%
ORLEN SPOLKA AKCYJNA0.20%
SAUDI TELECOM COMPANY SJSC0.15%
CHINA GOLD INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES CORP. LTD.0.14%
DOOSAN CORPORATION0.14%
PRTHPRIO S.A.0.14%
KWEICHOW MOUTAI CO., LTD.0.13%
THE SAUDI NATIONAL BANK SJSC0.13%
CIMB GROUP HOLDINGS BERHAD0.12%
E. SUN FINANCIAL HOLDING COMPANY, LTD.0.12%

Questions people ask

Is AVEM the same as DFEM?

61.0% of their weight sits in the same 2,240 holdings. AVEM also reports PDD, KIA CORP, AL RAJHI BANK, which the other does not. DFEM also reports AL RAJHI BANKING AND INVESTMENT CORPORATION SJSC, ORLEN SPOLKA AKCYJNA, SAUDI TELECOM COMPANY SJSC, which the other does not.

How is the overlap between AVEM and DFEM 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 DFEM, so the number cannot exceed the smaller coverage.

Which holds more, DFEM or AVEM?

AVEM reports 3,503 stock positions and DFEM reports 6,249. 13.5% of AVEM's weight sits in names DFEM does not hold, and 17.8% of DFEM's weight in names AVEM does not hold. The ten largest positions are 30.6% of AVEM and 24.4% of DFEM.

How do AVEM and DFEM differ by sector?

The widest gap is Technology: AVEM has 5.4 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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