Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF
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- Financial Services
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- Asset Management - Global
- Address
- 875 Third Avenue New York NY United States of America 10022
- IPO Date
- May 21, 2014
- CIK
- 0001503123
- Website
- etf.dws.com
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- Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF (ASHS) is an exchange-traded fund that seeks investment results corresponding generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the CSI 500 Index, a capitalization-weighted benchmark tracking 500 small-cap companies listed on the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges in China. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in China A-shares of small-cap issuers or in derivative instruments and other securities providing exposure to such A-shares, with holdings diversified across approximately 498-500 securities spanning sectors including information technology (28.69%), materials (17.59%), industrials (15.56%), financials (8.64%), and health care (8.61%); top holdings as of September 30, 2025, include Victory Giant Technology (HuiZhou) Co., Ltd. (1.86%), Huagong Tech Co. Ltd. (1.03%), and Wuxi Lead Intelligent Equipment Co. Ltd. (0.77%). Launched on May 21, 2014, and domiciled in the United States with approximately $30 million in net assets and a net expense ratio of 0.65%, ASHS is managed by DBX Advisors LLC, a subsidiary of DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA, and sub-advised by Harvest Global Investments Limited under a strategic partnership originating from a 2005 Chinese foreign asset-management joint venture between DWS Group and Harvest Group. The ETF primarily targets institutional and retail investors seeking exposure to China's small-cap A-share market, which offers access to growth potential amid easing government restrictions on foreign investment in mainland-listed equities traded via the Renminbi Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor (RQFII) program. Recent developments include sustained secondary market trading activity for related Xtrackers China A-shares ETFs amid onshore market closures and heightened investor sentiment in late 2024, alongside portfolio manager changes with Feng Gao appointed in February 2024 and Lareina Yu in July 2025; no major acquisitions, funding rounds, or index switches have been reported for ASHS in the last 1-2 years, though the broader DWS Xtrackers suite has seen index adjustments in companion China products like the FTSE China 50 ETF.