ETF comparison
ASHR vs IEMG
Both International Emerging.
Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF · iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
Holdings overlap
261 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of ASHR and IEMG would leave roughly 2.7% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Unmatched is the part of a fund's weight the other fund doesn't match: names only it holds, plus any extra weight it puts in names both funds hold.
Holdings data for ASHR covers 37.2% of fund weight. The remainder lacks matchable identifiers in the N-PORT filing.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
IEMG is 56 bps cheaper than ASHR. On a $100,000 position that's about $560/yr more in fees for ASHR.
Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open the cost calculator pre-filled with ASHR vs IEMG.
Top shared holdings
261 shared in total| # | Holding | In ASHR | In IEMG | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO LTD | 1.34% | 0.12% | 0.12% |
| 2 | KWEICHOW MOUTAI COMPANY LTD | 0.91% | 0.10% | 0.10% |
| 3 | ZHONGJI INNOLIGHT CO LTD | 0.55% | 0.08% | 0.08% |
| 4 | FOXCONN INDUSTRIAL INTERNET CO LTD | 0.54% | 0.06% | 0.06% |
| 5 | CAMBRICON TECHNOLOGIES CORP LTD | 0.25% | 0.05% | 0.05% |
| 6 | CHINA MERCHANTS BANK COMPANY LTD | 0.52% | 0.05% | 0.05% |
| 7 | EOPTOLINK TECHNOLOGY INC LTD | 2.62% | 0.04% | 0.04% |
| 8 | HYGON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO LTD | 0.17% | 0.04% | 0.04% |
| 9 | CHINA YANGTZE POWER CO LTD | 0.41% | 0.04% | 0.04% |
| 10 | ZIJIN MINING GROUP CO LTD | 0.68% | 0.04% | 0.04% |
| 11 | LUXSHARE PRECISION INDUSTRY CO LTD | 0.47% | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| 12 | AGRICULTURAL BANK OF CHINA LTD | 0.25% | 0.03% | 0.03% |
Only in ASHR
24 total- BEIJING COMPASS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO LTD 0.13%
- LOONGSON TECHNOLOGY CORP LTD 0.12%
- CHINA RAILWAY SIGNAL & COMMUNICATION CORP LTD 0.09%
- HUADIAN NEW ENERGY GROUP CORP LTD 0.08%
- ZHUZHOU CRRC TIMES ELECTRIC CO LTD 0.08%
- SICHUAN BIOKIN PHARMACEUTICAL CO LTD 0.08%
- CGN POWER CO LTD 0.08%
- NINGBO ZHOUSHAN PORT CO LTD 0.07%
- SIEYUAN ELECTRIC CO LTD 0.06%
- BEIJING TIANTAN BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS CO LTD 0.06%
Only in IEMG
2,406 total- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited 12.49%
- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 6.80%
- SK hynix Inc. 5.82%
- Tencent Holdings Limited 2.37%
- Alibaba Group Holding Limited 1.82%
- MediaTek Inc. 1.42%
- DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. 1.02%
- HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0.79%
- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 0.74%
- CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION 0.71%
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