AAXJ vs ASHR overlap - what they share and where they differ

AAXJ and ASHR share 9.0% of their weight across 234 common positions, read from what each fund reported to the SEC.

Each week Ploutos reads the reported positions of the largest US equity ETFs and measures, pair by pair, the weight they share: for every stock both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights counts. Two funds tracking the same index land near 100%. A sector fund inside a broad index fund lands at roughly that sector's weight.

AAXJ and ASHR

9.0%

234 shared positions

AAXJ

iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF

Reported positions cover 97% of the fund, 838 positions · Jul 31, 2026

Top 10: 43.2%·Holdings of AAXJ

ASHR

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF

Reported positions cover 100% of the fund, 279 positions · May 29, 2026

Top 10: 26.5%·Holdings of ASHR

Reported positions cover AAXJ 97%, ASHR 100% of each fund. An overlap cannot exceed the smaller coverage, so a low figure can mean little overlap or thin reporting.

ASHR vs AAXJ side by side

AAXJiShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF

838

stock positions reported to the SEC

87.1% of its weight is in 604 names ASHR does not hold

ASHRXtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF

279

stock positions reported to the SEC

8.2% of its weight is in 45 names AAXJ does not hold

Where each fund's weight sits

AAXJ
ASHR
shared with the other fundheld alonenot covered by the filing (cash, futures, bonds)

Largest sectors for both funds

Technology
30.2%
3.0%
Financial Services
2.9%
0.7%
Consumer Cyclical
1.8%
0.0%
Communication Services
0.4%
1.1%
Industrials
0.5%
0.9%
Healthcare
0.0%
0.3%

The widest gap is Technology: AAXJ has 27.1 points more of it.

The figures side by side

AAXJASHR
Filing dateJul 31, 2026May 29, 2026
Stock positions reported838279
Weight of the ten largest43.2%26.5%
Largest positionTSM 17.2%ZHONGJI INNOLIGHT CO LTD 4.9%
Held alone604 positions, 87.1%45 positions, 8.2%
Covered by stock positions97%100%

Holdings they share

StockIn AAXJIn ASHRCounted
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA LIMITED0.63%0.88%0.63%
SUGPSUNWODA ELECTRONIC CO., LTD0.61%2.83%0.61%
PING AN INSURANCE (GROUP) COMPANY OF CHINA, LTD.0.51%2.15%0.51%
BYD COMPANY LIMITED0.45%0.99%0.45%
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION0.96%0.34%0.34%
BANK OF CHINA LIMITED0.46%0.32%0.32%
CHINA MERCHANTS BANK CO., LTD.0.30%1.77%0.30%
ZIJIN MINING GROUP COMPANY LIMITED0.29%1.89%0.29%
CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.0.28%4.19%0.28%
AGRICULTURAL BANK OF CHINA LIMITED0.26%0.68%0.26%

What each holds alone

The heaviest positions one fund reports and the other does not.

Only in AAXJ

TSMTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited17.21%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.8.63%
SKHYSK hynix Inc.5.93%
TENCENT HOLDINGS LIMITED3.55%
BABAAlibaba Group Holding Limited2.41%
MEDIATEK INC.1.46%
DBS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD1.12%
AIAIAIA Group Limited0.99%
DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.0.90%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.0.89%

Only in ASHR

GIGA DEVICE SEMICONDUCTOR INC1.21%
ADVANCED MICRO-FABRICATION EQUIPMENT INC0.75%
GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES OF ZHUHAI INC0.67%
SIEYUAN ELECTRIC CO LTD0.49%
TEBIAN ELECTRIC APPARATUS STOCK CO LTD0.49%
CHINA NORTHERN RARE EARTH GROUP HI TECH CO LTD0.47%
QINGHAI SALT LAKE INDUSTRY CO LTD0.39%
CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORP (SINOPEC CORP)0.27%
UNISPLENDOUR CO LTD0.26%
LUZHOU LAO JIAO CO LTD0.25%

Questions people ask

Is AAXJ the same as ASHR?

9.0% of their weight sits in the same 234 holdings. AAXJ also reports TSM, SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., SKHY, which the other does not. ASHR also reports GIGA DEVICE SEMICONDUCTOR INC, ADVANCED MICRO-FABRICATION EQUIPMENT INC, GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES OF ZHUHAI INC, which the other does not.

How is the overlap between AAXJ and ASHR measured?

For every stock both funds report, the smaller of the two weights counts, and the sum is the overlap. The reported positions cover 97% of AAXJ and 100% of ASHR, so the number cannot exceed the smaller coverage.

Which holds more, ASHR or AAXJ?

AAXJ reports 838 stock positions and ASHR reports 279. 87.1% of AAXJ's weight sits in names ASHR does not hold, and 8.2% of ASHR's weight in names AAXJ does not hold. The ten largest positions are 43.2% of AAXJ and 26.5% of ASHR.

How do AAXJ and ASHR differ by sector?

The widest gap is Technology: AAXJ has 27.1 points more of it. Sectors come from each holding's SIC code in its SEC record, summed by the weight the fund reports.

Where do the numbers come from?

From each fund's own N-PORT filing to the SEC, which lists every position and its weight. The comparison uses every equity position the fund reports; cash, futures and bonds are not counted, which is why a coverage figure sits next to every result. Holdings change between filings.

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