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

AVEM and VXUS share 26.0% of their weight across 748 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 VXUS

26.0%

748 shared positions

AVEM

Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF

Reported positions cover 98% of the fund, 1,401 positions · May 31, 2026

Top 10: 30.6%·Holdings of AVEM

VXUS

VANGUARD TOTAL INTERNATIONAL STOCK INDEX FUND

Reported positions cover 92% of the fund, 2,220 positions · Apr 30, 2026

Top 10: 12.4%·Holdings of VXUS

Reported positions cover AVEM 98%, VXUS 92% of each fund. An overlap cannot exceed the smaller coverage, so a low figure can mean little overlap or thin reporting.

VXUS vs AVEM side by side

AVEMAvantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF

1,401

stock positions reported to the SEC

12.1% of its weight is in 653 names VXUS does not hold

VXUSVANGUARD TOTAL INTERNATIONAL STOCK INDEX FUND

2,220

stock positions reported to the SEC

63.8% of its weight is in 1,472 names AVEM does not hold

Where each fund's weight sits

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

Largest sectors for both funds

Technology
22.9%
10.1%
Financial Services
3.3%
7.4%
Healthcare
0.0%
2.9%
Basic Materials
1.4%
2.8%
Energy
0.0%
2.1%
Consumer Cyclical
1.6%
0.0%

The widest gap is Technology: AVEM has 12.8 points more of it.

The figures side by side

AVEMVXUS
Filing dateMay 31, 2026Apr 30, 2026
Stock positions reported1,4012,220
Weight of the ten largest30.6%12.4%
Largest positionTSM 10.4%TSM 3.9%
Held alone653 positions, 12.1%1,472 positions, 63.8%
Covered by stock positions98%92%

Holdings they share

StockIn AVEMIn VXUSCounted
TSMTaiwan Semiconductor Co Ltd10.44%3.93%3.93%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD5.70%1.65%1.65%
SKHYSK hynix Inc7.82%1.12%1.12%
TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD1.51%0.87%0.87%
BABAAlibaba Group Holding Ltd0.81%0.69%0.69%
DELTA ELECTRONICS INC0.77%0.31%0.31%
MEDIATEK INC1.11%0.28%0.28%
RSReliance Industrial Infrastructure Ltd0.47%0.24%0.24%
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP0.88%0.23%0.23%
HDBHDFC Bank Ltd0.45%0.22%0.22%

What each holds alone

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

Only in AVEM

PETROLEO BRASILEIRO SA - PETROBRAS0.65%
BAPCredicorp Ltd0.21%
CIA DE MINAS BUENAVENTURA SAA0.17%
POLSKI KONCERN NAFTOWY ORLEN SA0.17%
KATILIMEVIM TASARRUF FINANSMAN AS0.12%
GGBGerdau SA0.11%
TAIWAN SURFACE MOUNTING TECHNOLOGY CORP0.11%
VANGUARD INTERNATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORP0.11%
SOCIEDAD QUIMICA Y MINERA DE CHILE SA0.10%
SKMSK Telecom Co Ltd0.09%

Only in VXUS

ASMLASML Holding NV1.30%
HSBCHSBC Holdings PLC0.74%
MUFGMitsubishi Corp0.70%
ROCHE HOLDING AG0.70%
AZNAstraZeneca PLC0.66%
NVSNovartis AG0.66%
NESTLE SA0.61%
SHELShell PLC0.60%
RYRoyal Bank of Canada0.59%
SIEMENS AG0.51%

Questions people ask

Is AVEM the same as VXUS?

26.0% of their weight sits in the same 748 holdings. AVEM also reports PETROLEO BRASILEIRO SA - PETROBRAS, BAP, CIA DE MINAS BUENAVENTURA SAA, which the other does not. VXUS also reports ASML, HSBC, MUFG, which the other does not.

How is the overlap between AVEM and VXUS measured?

For every stock both funds report, the smaller of the two weights counts, and the sum is the overlap. The reported positions cover 98% of AVEM and 92% of VXUS, so the number cannot exceed the smaller coverage.

Which holds more, VXUS or AVEM?

AVEM reports 1,401 stock positions and VXUS reports 2,220. 12.1% of AVEM's weight sits in names VXUS does not hold, and 63.8% of VXUS's weight in names AVEM does not hold. The ten largest positions are 30.6% of AVEM and 12.4% of VXUS.

How do AVEM and VXUS differ by sector?

The widest gap is Technology: AVEM has 12.8 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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Descriptive data from public SEC filings. Nothing on this page is a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any fund or stock, and holdings change between filings.