ETF comparison

AAXJvsFXI

Both International Emerging.

iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF · iShares China Large-Cap ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
15.7%

47 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of AAXJ and FXI would leave roughly15.7%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

AAXJ only 84.0%Shared 15.7%FXI only 84.2%
In AAXJ only
858 positions
Shared
47 positions
In FXI only
3 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%
FXI

iShares China Large-Cap ETF

iShares · International Emerging

52composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.73%
Net assets
$4.23B
TTM yield
1.98%
Top-10 conc.
56.6%

Sub-score comparison

28
Cost
27
78
Tax efficiency
77
82
Liquidity
84
58
Concentration
33
Tracking quality
AAXJsub-scoreFXI

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

Cost difference

AAXJ is 1 bps cheaper than FXI. On a $100,000 position that's about $10/yr more in fees for FXI.

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 FXI.

Top shared holdings

47 shared in total
#HoldingIn AAXJIn FXIOverlap
1Tencent Holdings Limited3.70%7.72%3.70%
2Alibaba Group Holding Limited2.70%8.66%2.70%
3CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION1.03%8.25%1.03%
4XIAOMI CORPORATION0.62%5.41%0.62%
5INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA LIMITED0.55%6.02%0.55%
6Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd.0.51%4.41%0.51%
7MEITUAN0.51%4.79%0.51%
8BYD COMPANY LIMITED0.46%4.09%0.46%
9BANK OF CHINA LIMITED0.43%3.72%0.43%
10NETEASE, INC.0.39%3.56%0.39%
11JD.COM, INC.0.35%3.00%0.35%
12BAIDU, INC.0.33%2.83%0.33%

Only in AAXJ

858 total
  • Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited16.28%
  • Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.6.78%
  • SK hynix Inc.4.63%
  • DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.1.30%
  • MediaTek Inc.1.21%
  • AIA Group Limited1.09%
  • DBS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD0.90%
  • HDFC BANK LIMITED0.88%
  • RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED0.88%
  • HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.0.85%

Only in FXI

3 total
  • Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co.,Ltd0.14%
  • CHINA EVERBRIGHT BANK COMPANY LIMITED0.10%
  • S.F. Holding Co., Ltd.0.09%

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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.