ETF comparison
EFA vs EWP
Both International Developed.
Holdings overlap
21 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of EFA and EWP would leave roughly 4.0% 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 EWP. On a $100,000 position that's about $180/yr more in fees for EWP.
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 EWP.
Top shared holdings
21 shared in total| # | Holding | In EFA | In EWP | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Banco Santander, S.A. | 0.93% | 17.92% | 0.93% |
| 2 | Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. | 0.72% | 12.06% | 0.72% |
| 3 | Iberdrola, S.A. | 0.67% | 13.66% | 0.67% |
| 4 | Industria de Diseno Textil, S.A. | 0.32% | 4.01% | 0.32% |
| 5 | CaixaBank, S.A. | 0.23% | 4.88% | 0.23% |
| 6 | Repsol, S.A. | 0.15% | 5.02% | 0.15% |
| 7 | Ferrovial N.V. | 0.14% | 4.12% | 0.14% |
| 8 | Amadeus IT Group, S.A. | 0.12% | 4.07% | 0.12% |
| 9 | Aena, S.M.E., S.A. | 0.10% | 3.43% | 0.10% |
| 10 | ACS, Actividades de Construccion y Servicios, S.A. | 0.10% | 4.53% | 0.10% |
| 11 | Banco de Sabadell, S.A. | 0.09% | 3.11% | 0.09% |
| 12 | Endesa, Sociedad Anonima | 0.07% | 2.86% | 0.07% |
Only in EFA
653 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 EWP
1 total- Grifols, S.A. 1.34%
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Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
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/methodology/.
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