ETF comparison
AVDE vs EWG
Both International Developed.
Holdings overlap
52 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of AVDE and EWG would leave roughly 5.9% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Unmatched is the part of a fund's weight the other fund doesn't match: names only it holds, plus any extra weight it puts in names both funds hold.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
AVDE is 26 bps cheaper than EWG. On a $100,000 position that's about $260/yr more in fees for EWG.
Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open the cost calculator pre-filled with AVDE vs EWG.
Top shared holdings
52 shared in total| # | Holding | In AVDE | In EWG | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allianz SE | 0.50% | 8.47% | 0.50% |
| 2 | Deutsche Telekom AG | 0.49% | 6.21% | 0.49% |
| 3 | Infineon Technologies AG | 0.42% | 6.22% | 0.42% |
| 4 | RWE AG | 0.34% | 2.02% | 0.34% |
| 5 | Siemens Energy AG | 0.30% | 7.37% | 0.30% |
| 6 | Rheinmetall AG | 0.27% | 3.48% | 0.27% |
| 7 | Deutsche Bank AG | 0.24% | 2.96% | 0.24% |
| 8 | Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen | 0.23% | 3.45% | 0.23% |
| 9 | Commerzbank AG | 0.22% | 1.58% | 0.22% |
| 10 | Deutsche Post AG | 0.22% | 2.75% | 0.22% |
| 11 | Daimler Truck Holding AG | 0.19% | 1.13% | 0.19% |
| 12 | BASF SE | 0.19% | 2.66% | 0.19% |
Only in AVDE
3,244 total- ASML Holding NV 1.31%
- Roche Holding AG 0.94%
- Shell PLC 0.83%
- HSBC Holdings PLC 0.81%
- BHP Group Ltd 0.59%
- Novartis AG 0.54%
- Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA 0.52%
- Safran SA 0.52%
- UBS Group AG 0.50%
- Mitsui Kinzoku Co Ltd 0.49%
Only in EWG
2 total- SAP SE 9.49%
- Fresenius Medical Care AG 0.48%
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More comparisons with AVDE
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- AVDE vs BBAX · JPMorgan BetaBuilders Developed Asia Pacific ex-Japan ETF 5.6%
- AVDE vs EWL · iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF 5.5%
- AVDE vs EWU · iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF 4.8%
- AVDE vs EWA · iShares MSCI Australia ETF 3.3%
- AVDE vs EWP · iShares MSCI Spain ETF 1.8%
More comparisons with EWG
- EWG vs VEA · Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets Index Fund ETF Shares 5.8%
- EWG vs SPDW · State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF 5.7%
- EWG vs IXUS · iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF 4.6%
- EWG vs VXUS · Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund ETF Shares 4.4%
- EWG vs VT · Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF Shares 1.7%
- EWG vs DISV · Dimensional International Small Cap Value ETF 1.2%
Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions
matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see
/methodology/.
Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.