DFAE vs MCHI overlap - what they share and where they differ
DFAE and MCHI share 17.3% of their weight across 300 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 MCHI
17.3%
300 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
MCHI
iShares MSCI China ETF
Reported positions cover 96% of the fund, 515 positions · May 31, 2026
Top 10: 41.3%·Holdings of MCHI
Reported positions cover DFAE 88%, MCHI 96% of each fund. An overlap cannot exceed the smaller coverage, so a low figure can mean little overlap or thin reporting.
MCHI vs DFAE side by side
DFAEDimensional Emerging Core Equity Market ETF
1,742
stock positions reported to the SEC
70.6% of its weight is in 1,442 names MCHI does not hold
MCHIiShares MSCI China ETF
515
stock positions reported to the SEC
10.2% of its weight is in 215 names DFAE does not hold
Where each fund's weight sits
Largest sectors for both funds
The widest gap is Technology: DFAE has 3.4 points more of it.
The figures side by side
| DFAE | MCHI | |
|---|---|---|
| Filing date | Apr 30, 2026 | May 31, 2026 |
| Stock positions reported | 1,742 | 515 |
| Weight of the ten largest | 27.5% | 41.3% |
| Largest position | TSM 12.2% | TENCENT HOLDINGS LIMITED 13.2% |
| Held alone | 1,442 positions, 70.6% | 215 positions, 10.2% |
| Covered by stock positions | 88% | 96% |
Holdings they share
| Stock | In DFAE | In MCHI | Counted |
|---|---|---|---|
| TENCENT HOLDINGS LIMITED | 2.65% | 13.21% | 2.65% |
| BABAAlibaba Group Holding Limited | 1.40% | 10.14% | 1.40% |
| CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION | 0.78% | 4.04% | 0.78% |
| PING AN INSURANCE (GROUP) COMPANY OF CHINA, LTD. | 0.47% | 2.15% | 0.47% |
| INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA LIMITED | 0.44% | 2.25% | 0.44% |
| XIAOMI CORPORATION | 0.40% | 2.35% | 0.40% |
| BYD COMPANY LIMITED | 0.34% | 1.81% | 0.34% |
| BANK OF CHINA LIMITED | 0.33% | 1.88% | 0.33% |
| MEITUAN | 0.32% | 1.84% | 0.32% |
| PETROCHINA COMPANY LIMITED | 0.32% | 1.20% | 0.32% |
What each holds alone
The heaviest positions one fund reports and the other does not.
Only in DFAE
Only in MCHI
Questions people ask
Is DFAE the same as MCHI?
17.3% of their weight sits in the same 300 holdings. DFAE also reports TSM, SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., SKHY, which the other does not. MCHI also reports BIDU, JD, HUA HONG SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED, which the other does not.
How is the overlap between DFAE and MCHI 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 96% of MCHI, so the number cannot exceed the smaller coverage.
Which holds more, MCHI or DFAE?
DFAE reports 1,742 stock positions and MCHI reports 515. 70.6% of DFAE's weight sits in names MCHI does not hold, and 10.2% of MCHI's weight in names DFAE does not hold. The ten largest positions are 27.5% of DFAE and 41.3% of MCHI.
How do DFAE and MCHI differ by sector?
The widest gap is Technology: DFAE has 3.4 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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