AAXJ vs DFAE overlap - what they share and where they differ
AAXJ and DFAE share 63.7% of their weight across 739 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 DFAE
63.7%
739 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
DFAE
Dimensional Emerging Core Equity Market ETF
Reported positions cover 94% of the fund, 5,782 positions · Jul 31, 2026
Top 10: 30.3%·Holdings of DFAE
Reported positions cover AAXJ 97%, DFAE 94% of each fund. An overlap cannot exceed the smaller coverage, so a low figure can mean little overlap or thin reporting.
DFAE vs AAXJ side by side
AAXJiShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF
838
stock positions reported to the SEC
10.1% of its weight is in 99 names DFAE does not hold
DFAEDimensional Emerging Core Equity Market ETF
5,782
stock positions reported to the SEC
28.6% of its weight is in 5,043 names AAXJ does not hold
Where each fund's weight sits
Largest sectors for both funds
The widest gap is Technology: AAXJ has 9.0 points more of it.
The figures side by side
| AAXJ | DFAE | |
|---|---|---|
| Filing date | Jul 31, 2026 | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Stock positions reported | 838 | 5,782 |
| Weight of the ten largest | 43.2% | 30.3% |
| Largest position | TSM 17.2% | TSM 13.2% |
| Held alone | 99 positions, 10.1% | 5,043 positions, 28.6% |
| Covered by stock positions | 97% | 94% |
Holdings they share
| Stock | In AAXJ | In DFAE | Counted |
|---|---|---|---|
| TSMTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited | 17.21% | 13.20% | 13.20% |
| SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. | 8.63% | 5.17% | 5.17% |
| SKHYSK hynix Inc. | 5.93% | 4.54% | 4.54% |
| TENCENT HOLDINGS LIMITED | 3.55% | 2.57% | 2.57% |
| BABAAlibaba Group Holding Limited | 2.41% | 1.20% | 1.20% |
| MEDIATEK INC. | 1.46% | 0.97% | 0.97% |
| HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. | 0.89% | 0.79% | 0.79% |
| CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION | 0.96% | 0.77% | 0.77% |
| DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. | 0.90% | 0.62% | 0.62% |
| SUGPSUNWODA ELECTRONIC CO., LTD | 0.61% | 0.48% | 0.48% |
What each holds alone
The heaviest positions one fund reports and the other does not.
Only in AAXJ
Only in DFAE
Questions people ask
Is AAXJ the same as DFAE?
63.7% of their weight sits in the same 739 holdings. AAXJ also reports DBS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD, AIAI, OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED, which the other does not. DFAE also reports PBR, AL RAJHI BANKING AND INVESTMENT CORPORATION SJSC, SAUDI ARABIAN OIL CO, which the other does not.
How is the overlap between AAXJ and DFAE 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 94% of DFAE, so the number cannot exceed the smaller coverage.
Which holds more, DFAE or AAXJ?
AAXJ reports 838 stock positions and DFAE reports 5,782. 10.1% of AAXJ's weight sits in names DFAE does not hold, and 28.6% of DFAE's weight in names AAXJ does not hold. The ten largest positions are 43.2% of AAXJ and 30.3% of DFAE.
How do AAXJ and DFAE differ by sector?
The widest gap is Technology: AAXJ has 9.0 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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