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Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF

ASHSNYSE ArcaXtrackersB

$35.18+0.74 (+2.14%)

As of Nov 2, 2026, 3:54 PM ET

B61/ 100

Rank 10 of 30 in China

B61/100Rank 10 of 30inChina
Intraday session: up, 78 prints from 34.44 to 35.18. Range 35.16 to 35.45. Use the arrow keys to read each point.34.6034.8035.0035.4010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.65%
Fund size
$24M
1Y total return
−7.5%
Yield · Last 12 months
0.00%
Holdings
495
Avg volume · 30D
8.62K sh
52W range
low $34.37high $48.68
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net ASHS Grade

B

Score 61 out of 100

Category
China⁠
Rank
10 of 30
Six-pillar profile for ASHS. Scores out of 100: Cost 53, Risk 57, Mission 75, Tradability 49, Holdings 81, Durability 60. Strongest: Holdings (81). Weakest: Tradability (49). Leans toward Holdings and Mission.

Score 61 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    C53 out of 100
    Rank 12 of 30

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A75 out of 100
    Rank 13 of 22

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B57 out of 100
    Rank 14 of 30

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    C49 out of 100
    Rank 15 of 30

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A81 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 29

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    B60 out of 100
    Rank 17 of 30

Our read on ASHS

ETF.net Research

In short

BA pure play on the small end of mainland China: roughly 500 of the smallest, most liquid A-shares, indexed and left alone. Running since 2014 at 0.65% a year.

Stated mandate

The Fund passively seeks to approximate an index tracking small-cap companies in China's A-Share market, specifically the 500 smallest and most liquid stocks.

Why people hold it

  • Specific mandate: roughly 500 of the smallest, most liquid stocks in China's onshore A-share market, tracked by index rather than stock-picked.
  • 0.65% a year sits a shade under the middle of the China ETF pack, though broad-China alternatives run cheaper (FLCH at 0.19%, JCHI at 0.15%).
  • Live since 2014 and it stays on its stated small-cap A-share index instead of drifting. Lands in the upper half of its China peer group.
  • Spreading across about 500 names keeps any single mainland company from steering the whole portfolio.

Worth knowing

  • Small fund, thin trading. Spreads can widen, so limit orders and patience matter more here than with the household-name China trackers.
  • One country, one size band, no hedging. That concentration shows up as one of the rougher rides in its China cohort.
  • Not built as an income line: distributions have not been a regular feature of this fund.

ASHS Holdings

Holdings pillarA81 out of 100Rank 4 of 29 in China
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
495
Top-10 weight
7%
Largest holding
300604.SZ1.0%

Sectors

  • Technology36.1%
  • Industrials17.0%
  • Materials16.1%
  • Health Care8.6%
  • Financials6.5%
  • Consumer Discretionary5.7%
  • Utilities2.5%
  • Energy2.4%
  • Communication2.3%
  • Consumer Staples2.3%
  • Real Estate0.7%

Geography

  • China99.59%
  • United States0.35%
  • Taiwan0.06%

Developed 0% · Emerging 100% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 33.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
1300604.SZHangzhou Changchuan Technology Co Ltd0.95%9,100$230K59
2688498.SSYuanjie Semicon A (Hk-C)0.83%1,946$202K47
3688120.SSHwatsing Technology Co A0.83%8,133$200K49
4688347.SSHua Hong Semiconductor Ltd0.70%8,577$170K44
5600988.SSChifeng Jilong Gold Mining Co Ltd0.70%34,200$169K49
6688361.SSSkyverse Technology Co Ltd-A0.67%5,040$162K47
7688002.SSRaytron Technology Co Ltd0.65%7,592$158K46
8002281.SZAccelink Technologies Co Ltd-A0.65%10,222$158K52
9002436.SZShenzhen Fastprint Circuit-A0.63%35,100$153K46
10300857.SZSharetronic Data Technology-A0.63%6,900$151K52
11001309.SZShenzhen A (Hk-C)0.60%4,600$145K51
12688777.SSZhejiang Supcon Technology Ltd A0.60%13,365$144K49
13No dataCash & Cash Equivalents0.57%0$139K65
14002966.SZBank of Suzhou Co Ltd0.56%91,210$136K49
15300759.SZPharmaron Beijing Co Ltd0.55%21,500$134K51

Showing 1–15 of 495 holdings

ASHS Performance

Launched May 21, 2014

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

ASHS$9,253
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. ASHS $9,253. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$12,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for ASHS. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodASHS
Year to date−11.1%
1 month−14.6%
3 months−15.6%
1 year−7.5%
3 yearsper year+8.5%
5 yearsper year−2.1%
10 yearsper year+0.5%

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for ASHS
YearReturn barASHS
2026 YTD−11.1%
2025+39.5%
2024+2.7%
2023−10.0%
2022−24.8%
2021+17.7%
2020+28.2%

ASHS in the news

ASHS Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
0.00%Last 12 months
Payout per share
NoneLast 12 months

No distributions in the last 12 months.

Distribution history

Payments through 2024

One bar per payment. 7 payments from 2015 to 2024. Dec 16, 2015 $3.46; Dec 18, 2019 $0.16; Dec 18, 2020 $0.15; Dec 17, 2021 $0.32; Dec 16, 2022 $0.58; Dec 15, 2023 $0.18; Dec 20, 2024 $0.19. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 20, 2024Dec 30, 2024$0.19
Dec 15, 2023Dec 22, 2023$0.18
Dec 16, 2022Dec 23, 2022$0.58
Dec 17, 2021Dec 27, 2021$0.32
Dec 18, 2020Dec 28, 2020$0.15
Dec 18, 2019Dec 24, 2019$0.16
Dec 16, 2015Dec 28, 2015$3.46
Dec 19, 2014Dec 30, 2014$0.21

$10,000 in ASHS 10 years ago paid $455 in dividends.

ASHS Risk

Risk pillarB57 out of 100Rank 14 of 30 in China
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
29.1%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.27
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−45.5%
Trough Feb 2024
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.99
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

ASHS Cost

Compare ASHS and FLCH

Overpaying vs FLCH, cheapest in China

$8,765

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • ASHS 0.65%

    $12,717

  • FLCH 0.19% Cheapest

    $3,952

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • ASHS 0.65%
  • FLCH 0.19%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K051015202530ASHS $12,717FLCH $3,952

Year by year

YearASHSFLCHOverpaying
10$1,163$347$816
20$4,440$1,351$3,089
30$12,717$3,952$8,765

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