ETF comparison
EFA vs EPP
Both International Developed.
Holdings overlap
92 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of EFA and EPP would leave roughly 10.5% 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.
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Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
EFA is 15 bps cheaper than EPP. On a $100,000 position that's about $150/yr more in fees for EPP.
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 EFA vs EPP.
Top shared holdings
92 shared in total| # | Holding | In EFA | In EPP | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHP GROUP LIMITED | 0.97% | 9.96% | 0.97% |
| 2 | COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA | 0.95% | 8.73% | 0.95% |
| 3 | DBS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD | 0.54% | 4.63% | 0.54% |
| 4 | AIA Group Limited | 0.48% | 4.85% | 0.48% |
| 5 | WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION | 0.41% | 3.89% | 0.41% |
| 6 | NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED | 0.40% | 3.62% | 0.40% |
| 7 | ANZ GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED | 0.36% | 3.35% | 0.36% |
| 8 | OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED | 0.34% | 2.75% | 0.34% |
| 9 | WESFARMERS LIMITED | 0.32% | 2.88% | 0.32% |
| 10 | MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED | 0.29% | 2.81% | 0.29% |
| 11 | Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited | 0.27% | 2.53% | 0.27% |
| 12 | WOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP LTD | 0.20% | 1.83% | 0.20% |
Only in EFA
582 total- ASML Holding N.V. 2.90%
- HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.66%
- Roche Holding AG 1.39%
- Novartis AG 1.30%
- Nestle S.A. 1.17%
- SHELL PLC 1.17%
- ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.17%
- Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 1.10%
- Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 1.08%
- Banco Santander, S.A. 0.93%
Only in EPP
1 total- The Wharf (Holdings) Limited 0.11%
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Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
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matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see
/methodology/.
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