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ETF comparison

ASHR vs IEFA

International Emerging vs International Developed.

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF · iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
0.0 %

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

ASHR unmatched 43.4% Shared 0.0% IEFA unmatched 99.6%

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 IEFA only
2,613 positions

Holdings data for ASHR covers 43.4% 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%
IEFA

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF

iShares · International Developed

92 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.070%
Net assets
$189.30B
TTM yield
3.39%
Top-10 conc.
11.9%

Sub-score comparison

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Cost
93
76
Tax efficiency
76
61
Liquidity
100
90
Concentration
97
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Tracking quality
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ASHR sub-score IEFA

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

Cost difference

IEFA is 58 bps cheaper than ASHR. On a $100,000 position that's about $580/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 IEFA.

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 IEFA

2,613 total
  • ASML Holding N.V. 2.50%
  • HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.42%
  • Roche Holding AG 1.20%
  • Novartis AG 1.12%
  • Nestle S.A. 1.00%
  • ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.00%
  • SHELL PLC 1.00%
  • Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 0.95%
  • Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 0.93%
  • BHP GROUP LIMITED 0.83%

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.