ETF comparison
ASHR vs EEM
Both International Emerging.
Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF · iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
Holdings overlap
266 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of ASHR and EEM would leave roughly 3.0% 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 43.4% 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
ASHR is 7 bps cheaper than EEM. On a $100,000 position that's about $70/yr more in fees for EEM.
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 EEM.
Top shared holdings
266 shared in total| # | Holding | In ASHR | In EEM | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KWEICHOW MOUTAI COMPANY LTD | 1.09% | 0.12% | 0.12% |
| 2 | CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO LTD | 1.40% | 0.12% | 0.12% |
| 3 | ZHONGJI INNOLIGHT CO LTD | 0.49% | 0.07% | 0.07% |
| 4 | CHINA MERCHANTS BANK COMPANY LTD | 0.67% | 0.06% | 0.06% |
| 5 | CAMBRICON TECHNOLOGIES CORP LTD | 0.26% | 0.05% | 0.05% |
| 6 | ZIJIN MINING GROUP CO LTD | 0.91% | 0.05% | 0.05% |
| 7 | FOXCONN INDUSTRIAL INTERNET CO LTD | 0.40% | 0.05% | 0.05% |
| 8 | CHINA YANGTZE POWER CO LTD | 0.50% | 0.05% | 0.05% |
| 9 | HYGON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO LTD | 0.18% | 0.04% | 0.04% |
| 10 | PING AN INSURANCE (GROUP) COMPANY OF CHINA LTD | 1.05% | 0.04% | 0.04% |
| 11 | AGRICULTURAL BANK OF CHINA LTD | 0.34% | 0.04% | 0.04% |
| 12 | EOPTOLINK TECHNOLOGY INC LTD | 2.15% | 0.04% | 0.04% |
Only in ASHR
18 total- WUXI LEAD INTELLIGENT EQUIPMENT CO LTD 0.15%
- CHINA RAILWAY SIGNAL & COMMUNICATION CORP LTD 0.10%
- SIEYUAN ELECTRIC CO LTD 0.09%
- RUIJIE NETWORKS CO LTD 0.08%
- NINGBO ZHOUSHAN PORT CO LTD 0.07%
- CHINA NATIONAL URANIUM CO LTD 0.05%
- HUADIAN NEW ENERGY GROUP CORP LTD 0.05%
- CGN POWER CO LTD 0.05%
- CHINA COAL ENERGY COMPANY LTD 0.04%
- HUANENG LANCANG RIVER HYDROPOWER INC 0.04%
Only in EEM
927 total- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited 15.03%
- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 7.16%
- SK hynix Inc. 5.42%
- Tencent Holdings Limited 2.87%
- Alibaba Group Holding Limited 1.94%
- MediaTek Inc. 1.45%
- DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. 0.92%
- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 0.89%
- CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION 0.83%
- HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0.78%
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Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
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