AIA vs DFAE overlap - what they share and where they differ
AIA and DFAE share 37.0% of their weight across 39 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.
AIA and DFAE
37.0%
39 shared positions
AIA
iShares Asia 50 ETF
Reported positions cover 100% of the fund, 50 positions · Jun 30, 2026
Top 10: 69.0%·Holdings of AIA
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 AIA 100%, 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 AIA side by side
AIAiShares Asia 50 ETF
50
stock positions reported to the SEC
11.7% of its weight is in 11 names DFAE does not hold
DFAEDimensional Emerging Core Equity Market ETF
5,782
stock positions reported to the SEC
56.6% of its weight is in 5,743 names AIA does not hold
Where each fund's weight sits
Largest sectors for both funds
The widest gap is Technology: AIA has 19.0 points more of it.
The figures side by side
| AIA | DFAE | |
|---|---|---|
| Filing date | Jun 30, 2026 | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Stock positions reported | 50 | 5,782 |
| Weight of the ten largest | 69.0% | 30.3% |
| Largest position | TSM 24.1% | TSM 13.2% |
| Held alone | 11 positions, 11.7% | 5,743 positions, 56.6% |
| Covered by stock positions | 100% | 94% |
Holdings they share
| Stock | In AIA | In DFAE | Counted |
|---|---|---|---|
| TSMTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited | 24.09% | 13.20% | 13.20% |
| SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. | 19.00% | 5.17% | 5.17% |
| SKHYSK hynix Inc. | 5.34% | 4.54% | 4.54% |
| TENCENT HOLDINGS LIMITED | 4.38% | 2.57% | 2.57% |
| BABAAlibaba Group Holding Limited | 3.50% | 1.20% | 1.20% |
| MEDIATEK INC. | 4.34% | 0.97% | 0.97% |
| HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. | 1.93% | 0.79% | 0.79% |
| CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION | 2.03% | 0.77% | 0.77% |
| DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. | 2.40% | 0.62% | 0.62% |
| SUGPSUN HUNG KAI PROPERTIES LIMITED | 0.47% | 0.48% | 0.47% |
What each holds alone
The heaviest positions one fund reports and the other does not.
Only in AIA
Only in DFAE
Questions people ask
Is AIA the same as DFAE?
37.0% of their weight sits in the same 39 holdings. AIA also reports SK SQUARE CO., LTD., AIAI, DBS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD, which the other does not. DFAE also reports BHARTI AIRTEL LIMITED, RS, PBR, which the other does not.
How is the overlap between AIA 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 100% of AIA and 94% of DFAE, so the number cannot exceed the smaller coverage.
Which holds more, DFAE or AIA?
AIA reports 50 stock positions and DFAE reports 5,782. 11.7% of AIA's weight sits in names DFAE does not hold, and 56.6% of DFAE's weight in names AIA does not hold. The ten largest positions are 69.0% of AIA and 30.3% of DFAE.
How do AIA and DFAE differ by sector?
The widest gap is Technology: AIA has 19.0 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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