ETF comparison
DFAE vs KWEB
Both International Emerging.
Dimensional Emerging Core Equity Market ETF · KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF
Holdings overlap
22 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DFAE and KWEB would leave roughly 5.6% 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 40 bps cheaper than KWEB. On a $100,000 position that's about $400/yr more in fees for KWEB.
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Top shared holdings
22 shared in total| # | Holding | In DFAE | In KWEB | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tencent Holdings Limited | 2.57% | 10.44% | 2.57% |
| 2 | Alibaba Group Holding Limited | 1.20% | 7.70% | 1.20% |
| 3 | PDD Holdings Inc. | 0.39% | 7.92% | 0.39% |
| 4 | MEITUAN | 0.35% | 6.83% | 0.35% |
| 5 | NETEASE, INC. | 0.29% | 6.97% | 0.29% |
| 6 | TRIP.COM GROUP LIMITED | 0.20% | 3.69% | 0.20% |
| 7 | KUAISHOU TECHNOLOGY | 0.14% | 4.08% | 0.14% |
| 8 | JD.COM, INC. | 0.10% | 3.87% | 0.10% |
| 9 | KE Holdings Inc. | 0.09% | 3.89% | 0.09% |
| 10 | VIPSHOP HOLDINGS LIMITED | 0.05% | 2.46% | 0.05% |
| 11 | TENCENT MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT GROUP | 0.04% | 3.39% | 0.04% |
| 12 | BILIBILI INC. | 0.04% | 3.65% | 0.04% |
Only in DFAE
6,246 total- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited 13.19%
- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 5.17%
- SK hynix Inc. 4.54%
- 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%
- INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA LIMITED 0.46%
- ICICI BANK LIMITED 0.45%
Only in KWEB
12 total- Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio 4.63%
- BAIDU, INC. 4.19%
- Full Truck Alliance Co Ltd 4.15%
- Kanzhun Ltd 3.21%
- TAL EDUCATION GROUP 2.98%
- KINGSOFT CORPORATION LIMITED 2.09%
- JOYY INC. 1.28%
- East Buy Holding Ltd 1.02%
- Qfin Holdings, Inc. 0.97%
- Autohome Inc 0.85%
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Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
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