ETF comparison
ASHR vs VXUS
International Emerging vs International Total.
Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF · Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund ETF Shares
Holdings overlap
281 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of ASHR and VXUS would leave roughly 0.8% 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
VXUS is 60 bps cheaper than ASHR. On a $100,000 position that's about $600/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 VXUS.
Top shared holdings
281 shared in total| # | Holding | In ASHR | In VXUS | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO LTD | 1.34% | 0.04% | 0.04% |
| 2 | KWEICHOW MOUTAI COMPANY LTD | 0.91% | 0.04% | 0.04% |
| 3 | ZHONGJI INNOLIGHT CO LTD | 0.55% | 0.02% | 0.02% |
| 4 | CHINA MERCHANTS BANK COMPANY LTD | 0.52% | 0.02% | 0.02% |
| 5 | CHINA YANGTZE POWER CO LTD | 0.41% | 0.02% | 0.02% |
| 6 | ZIJIN MINING GROUP CO LTD | 0.68% | 0.01% | 0.01% |
| 7 | INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA LTD (THE) | 0.31% | 0.01% | 0.01% |
| 8 | PING AN INSURANCE (GROUP) COMPANY OF CHINA LTD | 0.82% | 0.01% | 0.01% |
| 9 | EOPTOLINK TECHNOLOGY INC LTD | 2.62% | 0.01% | 0.01% |
| 10 | NAURA TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO LTD | 0.17% | 0.01% | 0.01% |
| 11 | FOXCONN INDUSTRIAL INTERNET CO LTD | 0.54% | 0.01% | 0.01% |
| 12 | LUXSHARE PRECISION INDUSTRY CO LTD | 0.47% | 0.01% | 0.01% |
Only in ASHR
4 total- MIDEA GROUP CO LTD 0.26%
- CHINA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LTD 0.09%
- HUADIAN NEW ENERGY GROUP CORP LTD 0.08%
- SIEYUAN ELECTRIC CO LTD 0.06%
Only in VXUS
8,455 total- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 4.10%
- Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 1.83%
- ASML Holding NV 1.45%
- SK hynix Inc 1.43%
- Tencent Holdings Ltd 0.87%
- HSBC Holdings PLC 0.83%
- Roche Holding AG 0.70%
- Royal Bank of Canada 0.67%
- Novartis AG 0.66%
- Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.63%
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Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
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