ETF comparison

AAXJvsMCHI

Both International Emerging.

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

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
25.9%

455 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of AAXJ and MCHI would leave roughly25.9%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

AAXJ only 73.8%Shared 25.9%MCHI only 73.4%
In AAXJ only
450 positions
Shared
455 positions
In MCHI only
121 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%
MCHI

iShares MSCI China ETF

iShares · International Emerging

63composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.59%
Net assets
$6.33B
TTM yield
2.08%
Top-10 conc.
41.3%

Sub-score comparison

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Cost
41
78
Tax efficiency
76
82
Liquidity
91
58
Concentration
55
Tracking quality
AAXJsub-scoreMCHI

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

Cost difference

MCHI 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 MCHI.

Top shared holdings

455 shared in total
#HoldingIn AAXJIn MCHIOverlap
1Tencent Holdings Limited3.70%13.21%3.70%
2Alibaba Group Holding Limited2.70%10.14%2.70%
3CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION1.03%3.97%1.03%
4PDD Holdings Inc.0.67%2.28%0.67%
5XIAOMI CORPORATION0.62%2.35%0.62%
6INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA LIMITED0.55%2.10%0.55%
7Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd.0.51%1.96%0.51%
8MEITUAN0.51%1.84%0.51%
9BYD COMPANY LIMITED0.46%1.63%0.46%
10BANK OF CHINA LIMITED0.43%1.80%0.43%
11NETEASE, INC.0.39%1.63%0.39%
12JD.COM, INC.0.35%1.31%0.35%

Only in AAXJ

450 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 MCHI

121 total
  • Shenzhen Longsys Electronics Co Ltd0.06%
  • Hengtong Optic-Electric CO.,LTD0.06%
  • Accelink Technologies Co., Ltd.0.06%
  • Piotech Inc0.06%
  • Biwin Storage Technology Co Ltd0.06%
  • China Tungsten and Hightech Materials Co., Ltd.0.05%
  • Shenzhen Techwinsemi Technology Co Ltd0.05%
  • Yuanjie Semiconductor Technology Co Ltd0.05%
  • Hangzhou Changchuan Technology Co Ltd0.05%
  • Sharetronic Data Technology Co Ltd0.04%

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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.