iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF

iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF

About

iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (US4642881829) is a US-listed equity ETF tracking the MSCI AC Asia ex Japan Index (Net). With a expense ratio of 0.72%, its costs are on the higher end for an ETF, paying distributions. The fund holds 956 positions across 11 regions with 4.1B in assets, with heavy concentration — 50% in Technology.

Score Breakdown

Scores are scaled 1–10 on a logarithmic curve relative to all ETFs in the database. Last updated: Jun 22, 2026
Component Score Details
Cost (30%) 7.3 Tracking Difference: 10.0 · TD Consistency: — · Expense Ratio: 1.0
Liquidity (25%) 9.6 Assets Under Management

Data sources: provider factsheets, exchange data, and NAV history. Information for educational purposes only — not investment advice.

Ticker AAXJ
ISIN
Fund Size $4.1B
Issuer iShares
Distribution Pays Distributions
Replication Physical
Inception Aug 2008
Base Currency USD
Index MSCI AC Asia ex Japan Index (Net)
Asset Class Equities
Category Japanese Equity

Costs

7.3
This fund has moderate costs compared to similar ETFs.

Cost Metrics Explained

What expense ratio, tracking difference, and TD consistency measure

Expense ratio (Total Expense Ratio) is the annual fee the fund charges, deducted from assets. It’s the headline cost, but not the full picture.

Tracking Difference measures how much the fund actually lags (or leads) its benchmark index per year. This is the single best measure of true cost — it captures the expense ratio plus all other drags like sampling error and tax withholding. A lower (or negative) value is better.

TD Consistency measures how stable the tracking difference is from year to year. A low value means predictable, reliable costs; a high value means costs can vary significantly.

Expense Ratio0.00%
 
Metric Value
Expense Ratio 0.72%

Cumulative Returns

Performance across different time periods.
Year to Date+0.00%
1 Year+0.00%
3 Years+0.00%
5 Years+0.00%
Inception+0.00%
 
Period Cumulative Return
1 Month
3 Months
6 Months
1 Year +56.33%
3 Years +24.83%
5 Years +6.85%
10 Years +10.41%
YTD +27.31%
Since Inception +6.91%

Holdings

This fund invests into 956 individual investments.
#1
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd
16.31%
#2
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
9.39%
#3
SK hynix Inc
8.67%
#4
Tencent Holdings Ltd
2.99%
#5
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
1.94%
#6
MediaTek Inc
1.75%
#7
Delta Electronics Inc
1.14%
#8
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
1.01%
#9
SK Square Co Ltd
0.93%
#10
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd
0.91%
View all holdings (50)
# Holding Ticker Weight
1 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 2330 1630.68%
2 Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 005930 939.22%
3 SK hynix Inc 000660 867.33%
4 Tencent Holdings Ltd 700 299.39%
5 Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 9988 194.28%
6 MediaTek Inc 2454 174.85%
7 Delta Electronics Inc 2308 113.86%
8 Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 005935 100.98%
9 SK Square Co Ltd 402340 93.28%
10 Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd 2317 91.07%
11 DBS Group Holdings Ltd D05 90.75%
12 AIA Group Ltd 1299 85.13%
13 China Construction Bank Corp 939 81.03%
14 HDFC Bank Ltd HDFCBANK 80.94%
15 Reliance Industries Ltd RELIANCE 73.02%
16 Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co Ltd 009150 72.30%
17 ICICI Bank Ltd ICICIBANK 65.49%
18 ASE Technology Holding Co Ltd 3711 55.81%
19 Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp Ltd O39 54.30%
20 Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd 1398 49.51%
21 Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd 388 48.50%
22 Bharti Airtel Ltd BHARTIARTL 48.27%
23 Hyundai Motor Co 005380 46.45%
24 Xiaomi Corp 1810 46.42%
25 Yageo Corp 2327 46.34%
26 United Microelectronics Corp 2303 44.57%
27 Elite Material Co Ltd 2383 44.31%
28 Meituan 3690 39.48%
29 Bank of China Ltd 3988 39.42%
30 PDD Holdings Inc PDD 39.23%
31 Ping An Insurance Group Co of China Ltd 2318 38.95%
32 BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY XTSLA 37.42%
33 NetEase Inc 9999 37.25%
34 Unimicron Technology Corp 3037 34.64%
35 Accton Technology Corp 2345 33.77%
36 BYD Co Ltd 1211 32.17%
37 KB Financial Group Inc 105560 31.99%
38 CTBC Financial Holding Co Ltd 2891 31.80%
39 United Overseas Bank Ltd U11 31.52%
40 Fubon Financial Holding Co Ltd 2881 31.31%
41 Cathay Financial Holding Co Ltd 2882 30.16%
42 Sea Ltd SE 29.77%
43 Infosys Ltd INFY 29.34%
44 Axis Bank Ltd AXISBANK 28.79%
45 JD.com Inc 9618 28.20%
46 Quanta Computer Inc 2382 27.75%
47 DELTA ELECTRONICS (THAILAND) NON-V DELTA.R 27.54%
48 Baidu Inc 9888 26.02%
49 Larsen & Toubro Ltd LT 25.62%
50 Doosan Enerbility Co Ltd 034020 24.91%

Sectors

Allocation by industry sector.
 
Sector Weight
Technology 5011.00%
Financials 1605.00%
Consumer Discretionary 796.00%
Industrials 770.00%
Communication Services 571.00%
Materials 308.00%
Health Care 229.00%
Energy 185.00%
Consumer Staples 179.00%
Utilities 152.00%
Real Estate 123.00%
Unknown 71.00%

Regions

Geographic allocation by country of risk.
 
Country Weight
Taiwan 2981.00%
South Korea 2741.00%
Hong Kong SAR China 1971.00%
India 1202.00%
China 400.00%
Singapore 291.00%
United States 108.00%
Malaysia 98.00%
UNKNOWN 72.00%
Thailand 53.00%
Indonesia 51.00%
Philippines 32.00%
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