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

AAXJ and EWT share 29.9% of their weight across 76 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 EWT

29.9%

76 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

EWT

iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF

Reported positions cover 100% of the fund, 83 positions · May 31, 2026

Top 10: 51.6%·Holdings of EWT

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

EWT vs AAXJ side by side

AAXJiShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF

838

stock positions reported to the SEC

67.0% of its weight is in 762 names EWT does not hold

EWTiShares MSCI Taiwan ETF

83

stock positions reported to the SEC

1.8% of its weight is in 7 names AAXJ does not hold

Where each fund's weight sits

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

Largest sectors for both funds

Technology
30.2%
24.4%
Financial Services
2.9%
1.0%
Consumer Cyclical
1.8%
1.1%
Communication Services
0.4%
0.8%
Industrials
0.5%
0.5%

The widest gap is Technology: AAXJ has 5.7 points more of it.

The figures side by side

AAXJEWT
Filing dateJul 31, 2026May 31, 2026
Stock positions reported83883
Weight of the ten largest43.2%51.6%
Largest positionTSM 17.2%TSM 19.3%
Held alone762 positions, 67.0%7 positions, 1.8%
Covered by stock positions97%100%

Holdings they share

StockIn AAXJIn EWTCounted
TSMTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited17.21%19.33%17.21%
MEDIATEK INC.1.46%7.55%1.46%
DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.0.90%5.64%0.90%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.0.89%4.09%0.89%
ASXASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd.0.54%2.86%0.54%
UMCUnited Microelectronics Corporation0.40%2.25%0.40%
ELITE MATERIAL CO., LTD.0.39%2.75%0.39%
ACCTON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION0.31%2.20%0.31%
FUBON FINANCIAL HOLDING CO., LTD.0.31%1.35%0.31%
CTBC FINANCIAL HOLDING CO., LTD.0.30%1.46%0.30%

What each holds alone

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

Only in AAXJ

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.8.63%
SKHYSK hynix Inc.5.93%
TENCENT HOLDINGS LIMITED3.55%
BABAAlibaba Group Holding Limited2.41%
DBS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD1.12%
AIAIAIA Group Limited0.99%
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION0.96%
HDBHDFC BANK LIMITED0.84%
RSRELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED0.78%
IBNICICI BANK LIMITED0.75%

Only in EWT

COMPAL ELECTRONICS INCCompal Electronics, Inc.0.46%
TECO ELECTRIC & MACHINERY CO., LTD.0.32%
ASIA CEMENT CORPAsia Cement Corporation0.28%
FAR EASTERN NEW CENTURY CORPFar Eastern New Century Corporation0.23%
CHINA AIRLINES LTDChina Airlines Ltd.0.20%
CATCHER TECHNOLOGY CO LTDCATCHER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.0.19%
TAIWAN HIGH SPEED RAIL CORPTaiwan High Speed Rail Corporation0.13%

Questions people ask

Is AAXJ the same as EWT?

29.9% of their weight sits in the same 76 holdings. AAXJ also reports SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., SKHY, TENCENT HOLDINGS LIMITED, which the other does not. EWT also reports COMPAL ELECTRONICS INC, TECO ELECTRIC & MACHINERY CO., LTD., ASIA CEMENT CORP, which the other does not.

How is the overlap between AAXJ and EWT 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 EWT, so the number cannot exceed the smaller coverage.

Which holds more, EWT or AAXJ?

AAXJ reports 838 stock positions and EWT reports 83. 67.0% of AAXJ's weight sits in names EWT does not hold, and 1.8% of EWT's weight in names AAXJ does not hold. The ten largest positions are 43.2% of AAXJ and 51.6% of EWT.

How do AAXJ and EWT differ by sector?

The widest gap is Technology: AAXJ has 5.7 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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