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ETF comparison

ASHR vs FRDM

Both International Emerging.

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF · Freedom 100 Emerging Markets ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
0.0 %

0 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of ASHR and FRDM would leave roughly 0.0% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

ASHR unmatched 43.4% Shared 0.0% FRDM unmatched 13.2%

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.

In ASHR only
284 positions
Shared
0 positions
In FRDM only
16 positions

Holdings data for ASHR covers 43.4% of fund weight. The remainder lacks matchable identifiers in the N-PORT filing.

Holdings data for FRDM covers 13.2% of fund weight. The remainder lacks matchable identifiers in the N-PORT filing.

Side by side

ASHR

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF

DWS · International Emerging

58 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.65%
Net assets
$1.28B
TTM yield
2.48%
Top-10 conc.
17.1%
FRDM

Freedom 100 Emerging Markets ETF

Life + Liberty (Alpha Architect) · International Emerging

60 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.49%
Net assets
$3.23B
TTM yield
1.93%
Top-10 conc.
56.6%

Sub-score comparison

35
Cost
51
76
Tax efficiency
77
61
Liquidity
79
90
Concentration
33
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Tracking quality
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ASHR sub-score FRDM

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

Cost difference

FRDM is 16 bps cheaper than ASHR. On a $100,000 position that's about $160/yr more in fees for ASHR.

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 FRDM.

Top shared holdings

0 shared in total

No shared holdings between these funds.

Only in ASHR

284 total
  • EOPTOLINK TECHNOLOGY INC LTD 2.15%
  • CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO LTD 1.40%
  • KWEICHOW MOUTAI COMPANY LTD 1.09%
  • PING AN INSURANCE (GROUP) COMPANY OF CHINA LTD 1.05%
  • SUZHOU DONGSHAN PRECISION MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD 0.98%
  • ZIJIN MINING GROUP CO LTD 0.91%
  • SUZHOU TFC OPTICAL COMMUNICATION CO LTD 0.68%
  • CHINA MERCHANTS BANK COMPANY LTD 0.67%
  • WUS PRINTED CIRCUIT (KUNSHAN)CO LTD 0.67%
  • VICTORY GIANT TECHNOLOGY (HUIZHOU) CO LTD 0.59%

Only in FRDM

16 total
  • Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 8.52%
  • United Microelectronics Corp 1.43%
  • Gold Fields Ltd 0.52%
  • Banco Bradesco SA 0.51%
  • First American Government Obligations Fund 0.43%
  • Grupo Mexico SAB de CV 0.42%
  • Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV 0.38%
  • Cia Cervecerias Unidas SA 0.19%
  • Cia Sud Americana de Vapores SA 0.19%
  • ARCA CONTINENTAL SAB DE CV 0.14%

Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.

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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.