ETF comparison
DFAI vs EWH
Both International Developed.
Dimensional International Core Equity Market ETF · iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF
Holdings overlap
21 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DFAI and EWH would leave roughly 1.3% 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
DFAI is 32 bps cheaper than EWH. On a $100,000 position that's about $320/yr more in fees for EWH.
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Top shared holdings
21 shared in total| # | Holding | In DFAI | In EWH | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AIA Group Limited | 0.32% | 22.85% | 0.32% |
| 2 | Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited | 0.21% | 1.49% | 0.21% |
| 3 | TECHTRONIC INDUSTRIES COMPANY LIMITED | 0.08% | 4.34% | 0.08% |
| 4 | BOC HONG KONG (HOLDINGS) LIMITED | 0.08% | 5.05% | 0.08% |
| 5 | CK HUTCHISON HOLDINGS LIMITED | 0.07% | 6.01% | 0.07% |
| 6 | SUN HUNG KAI PROPERTIES LIMITED | 0.06% | 4.47% | 0.06% |
| 7 | CLP HOLDINGS LIMITED | 0.05% | 4.07% | 0.05% |
| 8 | WH GROUP LIMITED | 0.05% | 2.54% | 0.05% |
| 9 | CK ASSET HOLDINGS LIMITED | 0.04% | 3.03% | 0.04% |
| 10 | The Hong Kong & China Gas Co Ltd | 0.04% | 2.68% | 0.04% |
| 11 | Power Assets Holdings Limited | 0.04% | 2.79% | 0.04% |
| 12 | Galaxy Entertainment Group Limited | 0.04% | 2.16% | 0.04% |
Only in DFAI
3,653 total- ASML Holding N.V. 1.63%
- HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.16%
- Roche Holding AG 1.05%
- SHELL PLC 1.01%
- Nestle S.A. 0.84%
- ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.81%
- Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 0.76%
- Novartis AG 0.67%
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 0.63%
- TOTALENERGIES SE 0.62%
Only in EWH
6 total- Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited 11.19%
- Link Real Estate Investment Trust 3.50%
- JARDINE MATHESON HOLDINGS LIMITED 2.31%
- Futu Holdings Limited 1.60%
- Sino Land Company Limited 1.58%
- The Wharf (Holdings) Limited 0.92%
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Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
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matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see
/methodology/.
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