ETF comparison
EFA vs EWL
Both International Developed.
Holdings overlap
40 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of EFA and EWL would leave roughly 9.4% 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 EWL. On a $100,000 position that's about $180/yr more in fees for EWL.
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 EWL.
Top shared holdings
40 shared in total| # | Holding | In EFA | In EWL | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roche Holding AG | 1.39% | 14.03% | 1.39% |
| 2 | Novartis AG | 1.30% | 13.56% | 1.30% |
| 3 | Nestle S.A. | 1.17% | 12.34% | 1.17% |
| 4 | UBS Group AG | 0.76% | 5.13% | 0.76% |
| 5 | ABB Ltd | 0.70% | 5.41% | 0.70% |
| 6 | COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT SA | 0.58% | 4.78% | 0.58% |
| 7 | Zurich Insurance Group AG | 0.52% | 4.44% | 0.52% |
| 8 | Swiss Re AG | 0.23% | 2.32% | 0.23% |
| 9 | Lonza Group AG | 0.22% | 2.35% | 0.22% |
| 10 | Holcim AG | 0.21% | 2.64% | 0.21% |
| 11 | Galderma Group AG | 0.18% | 2.24% | 0.18% |
| 12 | Givaudan SA | 0.17% | 1.83% | 0.17% |
Only in EFA
634 total- ASML Holding N.V. 2.90%
- HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.66%
- SHELL PLC 1.17%
- ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.17%
- Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 1.10%
- Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 1.08%
- BHP GROUP LIMITED 0.97%
- COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 0.95%
- Banco Santander, S.A. 0.93%
- SAP SE 0.87%
Only in EWL
0 totalEvery EWL position is also held by EFA.
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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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