ETF comparison
DFIC vs EWH
Both International Developed.
Dimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF · iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF
Holdings overlap
21 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DFIC and EWH would leave roughly 0.9% 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
DFIC is 28 bps cheaper than EWH. On a $100,000 position that's about $280/yr more in fees for EWH.
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 DFIC vs EWH.
Top shared holdings
21 shared in total| # | Holding | In DFIC | In EWH | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AIA Group Limited | 0.19% | 22.85% | 0.19% |
| 2 | Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited | 0.10% | 1.49% | 0.10% |
| 3 | TECHTRONIC INDUSTRIES COMPANY LIMITED | 0.07% | 4.34% | 0.07% |
| 4 | WH GROUP LIMITED | 0.06% | 2.54% | 0.06% |
| 5 | SITC International Holdings Co Ltd | 0.05% | 1.74% | 0.05% |
| 6 | HKT Trust and HKT Limited | 0.05% | 1.67% | 0.05% |
| 7 | CK HUTCHISON HOLDINGS LIMITED | 0.05% | 6.01% | 0.05% |
| 8 | CK ASSET HOLDINGS LIMITED | 0.04% | 3.03% | 0.04% |
| 9 | BOC HONG KONG (HOLDINGS) LIMITED | 0.04% | 5.05% | 0.04% |
| 10 | HONGKONG LAND HOLDINGS LIMITED | 0.03% | 1.68% | 0.03% |
| 11 | SWIRE PACIFIC LIMITED | 0.03% | 1.16% | 0.03% |
| 12 | The Hong Kong & China Gas Co Ltd | 0.03% | 2.68% | 0.03% |
Only in DFIC
4,016 total- ASML Holding N.V. 1.05%
- SHELL PLC 0.98%
- Novartis AG 0.76%
- TOTALENERGIES SE 0.72%
- Roche Holding AG 0.63%
- Nestle S.A. 0.62%
- HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.49%
- Allianz SE 0.48%
- Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. 0.48%
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 0.46%
Only in EWH
6 total- Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited 11.19%
- Link Real Estate Investment Trust 3.50%
- JARDINE MATHESON HOLDINGS LIMITED 2.31%
- Futu Holdings Limited 1.60%
- Sino Land Company Limited 1.58%
- The Wharf (Holdings) Limited 0.92%
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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
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/methodology/.
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