ETF comparison
EFAvsEFG
Both International Developed.
Holdings overlap
371 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of EFA and EFG would leave roughly51.8%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor why.
Cost difference
EFA is 2 bps cheaper than EFG. On a $100,000 position that's about $20/yr more in fees for EFG.
Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open thecost calculator pre-filled with EFA vs EFG.
Top shared holdings
371 shared in total| # | Holding | In EFA | In EFG | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASML Holding N.V. | 2.58% | 5.46% | 2.58% |
| 2 | ASTRAZENECA PLC | 1.35% | 2.86% | 1.35% |
| 3 | Novartis AG | 1.29% | 2.73% | 1.29% |
| 4 | COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA | 0.97% | 1.33% | 0.97% |
| 5 | SAP SE | 0.81% | 1.70% | 0.81% |
| 6 | SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE | 0.80% | 1.70% | 0.80% |
| 7 | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | 1.04% | 0.77% | 0.77% |
| 8 | Siemens Energy AG | 0.76% | 1.60% | 0.76% |
| 9 | ABB Ltd | 0.73% | 1.54% | 0.73% |
| 10 | Hitachi, Ltd. | 0.67% | 1.41% | 0.67% |
| 11 | ADVANTEST CORPORATION | 0.66% | 1.39% | 0.66% |
| 12 | UBS Group AG | 0.65% | 1.37% | 0.65% |
Only in EFA
322 total- HSBC HOLDINGS PLC1.45%
- Roche Holding AG1.32%
- Nestle S.A.1.20%
- SHELL PLC1.19%
- Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.0.93%
- BHP GROUP LIMITED0.93%
- TOTALENERGIES SE0.85%
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION0.84%
- Banco Santander, S.A.0.82%
- Allianz SE0.80%
Only in EFG
0 totalEvery EFG position is also held by EFA.
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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/.
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