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AAXJ vs SMIN

iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF vs iShares MSCI India Small-Cap ETF

AAXJ

iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF

Annual cost

0.72%

Fund size

$4.0B

SMIN

iShares MSCI India Small-Cap ETF

Annual cost

0.74%

Fund size

$639M

Key differences

Both AAXJ and SMIN are equity ETFs. AAXJ charges 0.72% a year and SMIN 0.74%. The main difference: AAXJ covers the Asia-Pacific region; SMIN covers emerging markets.

  • AAXJ covers the Asia-Pacific region; SMIN covers emerging markets.
  • AAXJ is much larger than SMIN. Larger funds are usually more liquid and less likely to close.
  • Over the last three years, AAXJ has delivered higher annualized returns.

Side-by-side comparison

AAXJSMIN
Annual cost (TER)0.72%0.74%
Fund size (AUM)$4.0B$639M
Since20082012
Dividend yield1.41%0.00%
Asset classequityequity
Regionasia pacificemerging markets
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+43.7%-9.3%
CAGR 3Y+22.5%+10.0%
CAGR 5Y+5.5%+6.9%
Sharpe 3Y0.960.41
Volatility 1Y21.53%18.59%
Max drawdown-44.52%-60.50%

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