AVEM ETF — Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF

Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF (AVEM)

AVEM is an ETF. its distribution rate is 2.75%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.55%, its expense ratio is 0.33%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 79/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 126.2% over the past 7 years, 54.7 points behind SPY at 180.9%.

At the current 2.75% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $275 per year, or about $68.75 per quarter if the next payment matches the last regular one.

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

Price and return data through 2026-09-18.

Total return is 126.2% over the past 7 years, 54.7 points behind SPY at 180.9%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 28.9%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 14.3%.

AVEM key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

79 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.17%

Issuer

Avantis

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

09/17/2019

Expense ratio

0.33%

Distribution rate

2.75%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.55%

Last close

$94.25 (as of 2026-09-18)

NAV

$92.47

Premium / discount

1.92% premium

AUM

$28,365,322,021

Average volume

1249900.0

Last dividend

$0.648

Last ex-dividend date

09/08/2026

Last payment date

09/10/2026

Beta

1.03

P/E ratio

12.7643

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.75%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (2.55%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. 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.

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 14.3%.

Who may consider AVEM — and who may not

AVEM may suit someone looking for 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.

Frequently asked questions

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