ACWX vs DFAE overlap - what they share and where they differ
ACWX and DFAE share 29.8% of their weight across 689 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.
ACWX and DFAE
29.8%
689 shared positions
ACWX
iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
Reported positions cover 98% of the fund, 1,483 positions · Apr 30, 2026
Top 10: 14.9%·Holdings of ACWX
DFAE
Dimensional Emerging Core Equity Market ETF
Reported positions cover 88% of the fund, 1,742 positions · Apr 30, 2026
Top 10: 27.5%·Holdings of DFAE
Reported positions cover ACWX 98%, DFAE 88% of each fund. An overlap cannot exceed the smaller coverage, so a low figure can mean little overlap or thin reporting.
DFAE vs ACWX side by side
ACWXiShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
1,483
stock positions reported to the SEC
67.0% of its weight is in 794 names DFAE does not hold
DFAEDimensional Emerging Core Equity Market ETF
1,742
stock positions reported to the SEC
15.6% of its weight is in 1,053 names ACWX does not hold
Where each fund's weight sits
Largest sectors for both funds
The widest gap is Financial Services: ACWX has 7.1 points more of it.
The figures side by side
| ACWX | DFAE | |
|---|---|---|
| Filing date | Apr 30, 2026 | Apr 30, 2026 |
| Stock positions reported | 1,483 | 1,742 |
| Weight of the ten largest | 14.9% | 27.5% |
| Largest position | TSM 4.7% | TSM 12.2% |
| Held alone | 794 positions, 67.0% | 1,053 positions, 15.6% |
| Covered by stock positions | 98% | 88% |
Holdings they share
| Stock | In ACWX | In DFAE | Counted |
|---|---|---|---|
| TSMTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited | 4.67% | 12.23% | 4.67% |
| SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. | 2.19% | 4.35% | 2.19% |
| SKHYSK hynix Inc. | 1.33% | 3.49% | 1.33% |
| TENCENT HOLDINGS LIMITED | 1.07% | 2.65% | 1.07% |
| BABAAlibaba Group Holding Limited | 0.79% | 1.40% | 0.79% |
| DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. | 0.37% | 0.90% | 0.37% |
| MEDIATEK INC. | 0.35% | 0.69% | 0.35% |
| CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION | 0.32% | 0.78% | 0.32% |
| HDBHDFC BANK LIMITED | 0.25% | 0.34% | 0.25% |
| HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. | 0.25% | 0.53% | 0.25% |
What each holds alone
The heaviest positions one fund reports and the other does not.
Only in ACWX
Only in DFAE
Questions people ask
Is ACWX the same as DFAE?
29.8% of their weight sits in the same 689 holdings. ACWX also reports ASML, HSBC, MUFG, which the other does not. DFAE also reports DELTA ELECTRONICS (THAILAND) PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED, ISU PETASYS CO., LTD., MPI CORPORATION, which the other does not.
How is the overlap between ACWX 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 98% of ACWX and 88% of DFAE, so the number cannot exceed the smaller coverage.
Which holds more, DFAE or ACWX?
ACWX reports 1,483 stock positions and DFAE reports 1,742. 67.0% of ACWX's weight sits in names DFAE does not hold, and 15.6% of DFAE's weight in names ACWX does not hold. The ten largest positions are 14.9% of ACWX and 27.5% of DFAE.
How do ACWX and DFAE differ by sector?
The widest gap is Financial Services: ACWX has 7.1 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.
Other pairs with these funds
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Descriptive data from public SEC filings. Nothing on this page is a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any fund or stock, and holdings change between filings.