ETF comparison
EFAvsESGD
Both International Developed.
Holdings overlap
357 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of EFA and ESGD would leave roughly69.8%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
ESGD is 12 bps cheaper than EFA. On a $100,000 position that's about $120/yr more in fees for EFA.
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 ESGD.
Top shared holdings
357 shared in total| # | Holding | In EFA | In ESGD | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASML Holding N.V. | 2.58% | 3.11% | 2.58% |
| 2 | HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | 1.45% | 1.38% | 1.38% |
| 3 | Novartis AG | 1.29% | 1.58% | 1.29% |
| 4 | Roche Holding AG | 1.32% | 1.20% | 1.20% |
| 5 | Nestle S.A. | 1.20% | 1.13% | 1.13% |
| 6 | ASTRAZENECA PLC | 1.35% | 1.10% | 1.10% |
| 7 | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | 1.04% | 1.24% | 1.04% |
| 8 | BHP GROUP LIMITED | 0.93% | 0.92% | 0.92% |
| 9 | COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA | 0.97% | 0.90% | 0.90% |
| 10 | SHELL PLC | 1.19% | 0.88% | 0.88% |
| 11 | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | 0.93% | 0.82% | 0.82% |
| 12 | SAP SE | 0.81% | 1.03% | 0.81% |
Only in EFA
336 total- BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO P.L.C.0.59%
- L'AIR LIQUIDE SOCIETE ANONYME POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE SA0.57%
- COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT SA0.48%
- MITSUI & CO., LTD.0.43%
- VINCI SA0.34%
- Investor Aktiebolag0.34%
- BASF SE0.26%
- Deutsche Post AG0.25%
- COMPASS GROUP PLC0.22%
- RWE Aktiengesellschaft0.21%
Only in ESGD
2 total- OCTAVE INTELLIGENCE PLC0.02%
- Isracard Ltd.0.00%
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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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