AVEM ETF — Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF

Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF (AVEM)

Updated November 6, 2026.

AVEM is an ETF. Its distribution rate is 3.11%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.89%, its expense ratio is 0.33%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 88/100 (Safe). Total return is 96.5% over the past 7.1 years, 73.8 points behind SPY at 170.3%.

Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF is an equity fund that invests at least 80% of its assets in companies across emerging market countries, spanning all market capitalizations and industry sectors. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate with quarterly distributions and has a low expense ratio of 0.33%. It appeals to investors seeking broad emerging markets equity exposure with a modest income component.

AVEM performance versus SPY

As of Nov 5, 2026

Total return is 96.5% over the past 7.1 years, 73.8 points behind SPY at 170.3%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 8.9%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 17.7%.

AVEM key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

88 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.74%

Issuer

Avantis

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

09/17/2019

Expense ratio

0.33%

Distribution rate

3.11%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.89%

Last close

$83.28 (as of 2026-11-06)

AUM

$26,762,146,642

Average volume

3,374,153

Dividend

$0.648

Ex-dividend date

09/08/2026

Payment date

09/10/2026

Beta

1.02

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (3.11%) has no calculation basis on file. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.89%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Avantis or company page; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

AVEM risks and drawbacks

AVEM's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 17.7%.

Who may consider AVEM — and who may not

AVEM may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (AVEM pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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Frequently asked questions

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