DFAE vs EWY overlap - what they share and where they differ

DFAE and EWY share 14.0% of their weight across 68 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.

DFAE and EWY

14.0%

68 shared positions

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

EWY

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF

Reported positions cover 99% of the fund, 77 positions · May 31, 2026

Top 10: 69.7%·Holdings of EWY

Reported positions cover DFAE 88%, EWY 99% of each fund. An overlap cannot exceed the smaller coverage, so a low figure can mean little overlap or thin reporting.

EWY vs DFAE side by side

DFAEDimensional Emerging Core Equity Market ETF

1,742

stock positions reported to the SEC

74.0% of its weight is in 1,674 names EWY does not hold

EWYiShares MSCI South Korea ETF

77

stock positions reported to the SEC

7.9% of its weight is in 9 names DFAE does not hold

Where each fund's weight sits

DFAE
EWY
shared with the other fundheld alonenot covered by the filing (cash, futures, bonds)

Largest sectors for both funds

Technology
18.9%
31.1%
Financial Services
1.8%
3.0%
Consumer Cyclical
1.1%
0.0%
Communication Services
0.0%
0.9%
Basic Materials
0.7%
0.8%
Energy
0.6%
0.0%

The widest gap is Technology: EWY has 12.2 points more of it.

The figures side by side

DFAEEWY
Filing dateApr 30, 2026May 31, 2026
Stock positions reported1,74277
Weight of the ten largest27.5%69.7%
Largest positionTSM 12.2%SKHY 30.9%
Held alone1,674 positions, 74.0%9 positions, 7.9%
Covered by stock positions88%99%

Holdings they share

StockIn DFAEIn EWYCounted
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.4.35%23.95%4.35%
SKHYSK hynix Inc.3.49%30.85%3.49%
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY0.43%2.43%0.43%
DOOSAN ENERBILITY CO., LTD.0.28%1.21%0.28%
HANA FINANCIAL GROUP INC.0.28%0.83%0.28%
LIG DEFENSE&AEROSPACE CO., LTD0.28%0.41%0.28%
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO.,LTD0.25%3.42%0.25%
LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD0.24%0.60%0.24%
SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.0.24%1.14%0.24%
KBKB Financial Group Inc.0.23%1.40%0.23%

What each holds alone

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

Only in DFAE

TSMTaiwan Semiconductor Company Limited12.23%
TENCENT HOLDINGS LIMITED2.65%
BABAAlibaba Group Holding Limited1.40%
DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.0.90%
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION0.78%
MEDIATEK INC.0.69%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.0.53%
PBRPetroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras)0.49%
PING AN INSURANCE (GROUP) COMPANY OF CHINA, LTD.0.47%
RSReliance Industrial Infrastructure Ltd0.46%

Only in EWY

SK SQUARE CO., LTD.3.08%
HYUNDAI MOBIS CO.,LTD1.22%
KIA CORPORATION1.01%
SAMSUNG C&T CORPORATION0.99%
LG CORP.0.46%
HYUNDAI ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CO.,LTD0.39%
APREAPR Co Ltd0.36%
HD HYUNDAI MARINE SOLUTION CO LTD0.21%
HMM CO.,LTD0.20%

Questions people ask

Is DFAE the same as EWY?

14.0% of their weight sits in the same 68 holdings. DFAE also reports TSM, TENCENT HOLDINGS LIMITED, BABA, which the other does not. EWY also reports SK SQUARE CO., LTD., HYUNDAI MOBIS CO.,LTD, KIA CORPORATION, which the other does not.

How is the overlap between DFAE and EWY measured?

For every stock both funds report, the smaller of the two weights counts, and the sum is the overlap. The reported positions cover 88% of DFAE and 99% of EWY, so the number cannot exceed the smaller coverage.

Which holds more, EWY or DFAE?

DFAE reports 1,742 stock positions and EWY reports 77. 74.0% of DFAE's weight sits in names EWY does not hold, and 7.9% of EWY's weight in names DFAE does not hold. The ten largest positions are 27.5% of DFAE and 69.7% of EWY.

How do DFAE and EWY differ by sector?

The widest gap is Technology: EWY has 12.2 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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