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AAXJ vs SPEM

Both International Emerging.

iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF · State Street SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
52.5 %

642 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of AAXJ and SPEM would leave roughly 52.5% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

AAXJ only 47.1% Shared 52.5% SPEM only 47.5%
In AAXJ only
263 positions
Shared
642 positions
In SPEM only
2,303 positions

Side by side

AAXJ

iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF

iShares · International Emerging

56 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.72%
Net assets
$3.97B
TTM yield
1.36%
Top-10 conc.
39.6%
SPEM

State Street SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF

State Street · International Emerging

89 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.070%
Net assets
$17.31B
TTM yield
2.52%
Top-10 conc.
25.3%

Sub-score comparison

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Cost
93
78
Tax efficiency
75
83
Liquidity
100
58
Concentration
78
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Tracking quality
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AAXJ sub-score SPEM

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — see what we don't score for why.

Cost difference

SPEM is 65 bps cheaper than AAXJ. On a $100,000 position that's about $650/yr more in fees for AAXJ.

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 AAXJ vs SPEM.

Top shared holdings

642 shared in total
# Holding In AAXJ In SPEM Overlap
1 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited 16.28% 11.96% 11.96%
2 Tencent Holdings Limited 3.70% 3.48% 3.48%
3 Alibaba Group Holding Limited 2.70% 2.57% 2.57%
4 CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION 1.03% 0.95% 0.95%
5 DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. 1.30% 0.93% 0.93%
6 HDFC BANK LIMITED 0.88% 0.84% 0.84%
7 MediaTek Inc. 1.21% 0.82% 0.82%
8 HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0.85% 0.77% 0.77%
9 PDD Holdings Inc. 0.67% 0.70% 0.67%
10 XIAOMI CORPORATION 0.62% 0.64% 0.62%
11 INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA LIMITED 0.55% 0.60% 0.55%
12 MEITUAN 0.51% 0.49% 0.49%

Only in AAXJ

263 total
  • Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 6.78%
  • SK hynix Inc. 4.63%
  • AIA Group Limited 1.09%
  • DBS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD 0.90%
  • RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED 0.88%
  • Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 0.84%
  • Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited 0.57%
  • OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED 0.55%
  • SK Square Co., Ltd. 0.51%
  • HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 0.46%

Only in SPEM

2,303 total
  • Reliance Industries Ltd 0.99%
  • ICICI Bank Ltd 0.71%
  • Al Rajhi Bank 0.54%
  • Vale SA 0.50%
  • Infosys Ltd 0.48%
  • NU Holdings Ltd/Cayman Islands 0.44%
  • Itau Unibanco Holding SA 0.43%
  • Naspers Ltd 0.42%
  • Gold Fields Ltd 0.40%
  • Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 0.36%

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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see /methodology/.

Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.