ETF comparison
AVES vs KSA
Both International Emerging.
Avantis Emerging Markets Value ETF · iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF
Holdings overlap
31 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of AVES and KSA would leave roughly 2.1% 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
AVES is 39 bps cheaper than KSA. On a $100,000 position that's about $390/yr more in fees for KSA.
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Top shared holdings
31 shared in total| # | Holding | In AVES | In KSA | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Telecom Co | 0.44% | 5.43% | 0.44% |
| 2 | Alinma Bank | 0.26% | 2.96% | 0.26% |
| 3 | Riyad Bank | 0.24% | 3.21% | 0.24% |
| 4 | Etihad Etisalat Co | 0.24% | 1.98% | 0.24% |
| 5 | Almarai Co JSC | 0.16% | 1.86% | 0.16% |
| 6 | Arab National Bank | 0.12% | 1.58% | 0.12% |
| 7 | Jabal Omar Development Co | 0.08% | 0.82% | 0.08% |
| 8 | Banque Saudi Fransi | 0.06% | 2.10% | 0.06% |
| 9 | Mobile Telecommunications Co Saudi Arabia | 0.06% | 0.37% | 0.06% |
| 10 | East Pipes Integrated Co for Industry | 0.05% | 0.28% | 0.05% |
| 11 | Mouwasat Medical Services Co | 0.05% | 0.51% | 0.05% |
| 12 | Savola Group/The | 0.05% | 0.33% | 0.05% |
Only in AVES
1,917 total- ASE Technology Holding Co Ltd 1.41%
- LG Electronics Inc 1.23%
- Hana Financial Group Inc 1.22%
- Fubon Financial Holding Co Ltd 1.20%
- Innolux Corp 1.19%
- Vale SA 0.97%
- Shinhan Financial Group Co Ltd 0.94%
- Cathay Financial Holding Co Ltd 0.91%
- KB Financial Group Inc 0.91%
- Wistron Corp 0.90%
Only in KSA
86 total- AL RAJHI BANKING AND INVESTMENT CORPORATION SJSC 13.98%
- Saudi Arabian Oil Company 10.83%
- The Saudi National Bank SJSC 8.77%
- Saudi Arabian Mining Company SJSC 4.84%
- Saudi Basic Industries Corporation SJSC 2.89%
- ACWA POWER Company SJSC 2.76%
- Saudi Awwal Bank SJSC 2.70%
- SABIC Agri-Nutrients Company SJSC 1.81%
- Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Services Group Company 1.61%
- ELM COMPANY SJSC 1.20%
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Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
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