ETF comparison
EFA vs EWH
Both International Developed.
Holdings overlap
25 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of EFA and EWH would leave roughly 1.9% 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.
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Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
EFA is 18 bps cheaper than EWH. On a $100,000 position that's about $180/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 EFA vs EWH.
Top shared holdings
25 shared in total| # | Holding | In EFA | In EWH | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AIA Group Limited | 0.48% | 22.85% | 0.48% |
| 2 | Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited | 0.27% | 1.49% | 0.27% |
| 3 | CK HUTCHISON HOLDINGS LIMITED | 0.11% | 6.01% | 0.11% |
| 4 | BOC HONG KONG (HOLDINGS) LIMITED | 0.11% | 5.05% | 0.11% |
| 5 | TECHTRONIC INDUSTRIES COMPANY LIMITED | 0.11% | 4.34% | 0.11% |
| 6 | SUN HUNG KAI PROPERTIES LIMITED | 0.09% | 4.47% | 0.09% |
| 7 | CLP HOLDINGS LIMITED | 0.07% | 4.07% | 0.07% |
| 8 | Link Real Estate Investment Trust | 0.06% | 3.50% | 0.06% |
| 9 | JARDINE MATHESON HOLDINGS LIMITED | 0.05% | 2.31% | 0.05% |
| 10 | CK ASSET HOLDINGS LIMITED | 0.05% | 3.03% | 0.05% |
| 11 | Power Assets Holdings Limited | 0.05% | 2.79% | 0.05% |
| 12 | The Hong Kong & China Gas Co Ltd | 0.04% | 2.68% | 0.04% |
Only in EFA
649 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%
- BHP GROUP LIMITED 0.97%
Only in EWH
2 total- Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited 11.19%
- 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
matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see
/methodology/.
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