ETF comparison
DFAE vs KSA
Both International Emerging.
Dimensional Emerging Core Equity Market ETF · iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF
Holdings overlap
103 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DFAE and KSA would leave roughly 2.3% 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.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
DFAE is 46 bps cheaper than KSA. On a $100,000 position that's about $460/yr more in fees for KSA.
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 DFAE vs KSA.
Top shared holdings
103 shared in total| # | Holding | In DFAE | In KSA | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AL RAJHI BANKING AND INVESTMENT CORPORATION SJSC | 0.31% | 13.87% | 0.31% |
| 2 | Saudi Arabian Oil Company | 0.28% | 11.44% | 0.28% |
| 3 | The Saudi National Bank SJSC | 0.18% | 8.15% | 0.18% |
| 4 | Saudi Telecom Company SJSC | 0.16% | 5.35% | 0.16% |
| 5 | Riyad Bank SJSC | 0.09% | 3.12% | 0.09% |
| 6 | Saudi Arabian Mining Company SJSC | 0.09% | 4.60% | 0.09% |
| 7 | ALINMA BANK SJSC | 0.08% | 2.78% | 0.08% |
| 8 | Saudi Awwal Bank SJSC | 0.07% | 2.69% | 0.07% |
| 9 | Etihad Etisalat Company SJSC | 0.07% | 1.89% | 0.07% |
| 10 | SABIC Agri-Nutrients Company SJSC | 0.06% | 1.90% | 0.06% |
| 11 | ACWA POWER Company SJSC | 0.05% | 2.67% | 0.05% |
| 12 | Saudi Basic Industries Corporation SJSC | 0.05% | 3.29% | 0.05% |
Only in DFAE
6,165 total- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited 13.19%
- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 5.17%
- SK hynix Inc. 4.54%
- Tencent Holdings Limited 2.57%
- Alibaba Group Holding Limited 1.20%
- MediaTek Inc. 0.97%
- HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0.79%
- CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION 0.77%
- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 0.67%
- DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. 0.62%
Only in KSA
14 total- Makkah Construction and Development Company SJSC 0.69%
- Taiba Investment Company SJSC 0.40%
- AL RAJHI COMPANY FOR COOPERATIVE INSURANCE SJSC 0.37%
- AL MOAMMAR INFORMATION SYSTEMS COMPANY SJSC 0.25%
- flynas Company SJSC 0.24%
- Al Rajhi REIT Fund 0.21%
- Jadwa REIT Saudi Fund 0.19%
- Almoosa Health Company SJSC 0.13%
- Specialized Medical Company SCJSC 0.13%
- Derayah Financial Company SJSC 0.13%
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Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
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