ETF comparison

AAXJvsEWT

Both International Emerging.

iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF · iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
28.3%

83 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of AAXJ and EWT would leave roughly28.3%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

AAXJ only 71.4%Shared 28.3%EWT only 71.4%
In AAXJ only
822 positions
Shared
83 positions
In EWT only
1 positions

Side by side

AAXJ

iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF

iShares · International Emerging

56composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.72%
Net assets
$3.88B
TTM yield
1.33%
Top-10 conc.
39.6%
EWT

iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF

iShares · International Emerging

63composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.59%
Net assets
$11.76B
TTM yield
2.59%
Top-10 conc.
51.5%

Sub-score comparison

28
Cost
41
78
Tax efficiency
75
82
Liquidity
100
58
Concentration
41
Tracking quality
AAXJsub-scoreEWT

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor why.

Cost difference

EWT is 13 bps cheaper than AAXJ. On a $100,000 position that's about $130/yr more in fees for AAXJ.

Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open thecost calculator pre-filled with AAXJ vs EWT.

Top shared holdings

83 shared in total
#HoldingIn AAXJIn EWTOverlap
1Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited16.28%19.33%16.28%
2DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.1.30%5.64%1.30%
3MediaTek Inc.1.21%7.55%1.21%
4HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.0.85%4.09%0.85%
5ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd.0.50%2.86%0.50%
6ELITE MATERIAL CO., LTD.0.42%2.75%0.42%
7ACCTON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION0.36%2.20%0.36%
8UNIMICRON TECHNOLOGY CORP.0.35%2.72%0.35%
9Asia Vital Components Co., Ltd.0.29%1.57%0.29%
10United Microelectronics Corporation0.27%2.25%0.27%
11QUANTA COMPUTER INC.0.26%1.30%0.26%
12CTBC Financial Holding Co., Ltd.0.26%1.46%0.26%

Only in AAXJ

822 total
  • Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.6.78%
  • SK hynix Inc.4.63%
  • Tencent Holdings Limited3.70%
  • Alibaba Group Holding Limited2.70%
  • AIA Group Limited1.09%
  • CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION1.03%
  • DBS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD0.90%
  • HDFC BANK LIMITED0.88%
  • RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED0.88%
  • Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.0.84%

Only in EWT

1 total
  • YA HSIN INDUSTRIAL CO LTD0.00%

Open AAXJ or EWT at a brokerage

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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see/methodology/.

Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.