ETF comparison
EFA vs EZU
Both International Developed.
Holdings overlap
218 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of EFA and EZU would leave roughly 35.0% 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 EZU. On a $100,000 position that's about $180/yr more in fees for EZU.
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 EZU.
Top shared holdings
218 shared in total| # | Holding | In EFA | In EZU | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASML Holding N.V. | 2.90% | 8.09% | 2.90% |
| 2 | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | 1.10% | 3.07% | 1.10% |
| 3 | Banco Santander, S.A. | 0.93% | 2.37% | 0.93% |
| 4 | SAP SE | 0.87% | 2.43% | 0.87% |
| 5 | Allianz SE | 0.86% | 2.17% | 0.86% |
| 6 | SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE | 0.84% | 2.22% | 0.84% |
| 7 | TOTALENERGIES SE | 0.79% | 2.24% | 0.79% |
| 8 | Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. | 0.72% | 1.72% | 0.72% |
| 9 | Iberdrola, S.A. | 0.67% | 1.88% | 0.67% |
| 10 | Airbus SE | 0.63% | 1.60% | 0.63% |
| 11 | LVMH MOET HENNESSY LOUIS VUITTON SE | 0.62% | 1.75% | 0.62% |
| 12 | SAFRAN SA | 0.61% | 1.63% | 0.61% |
Only in EFA
456 total- 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%
- Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 1.08%
- BHP GROUP LIMITED 0.97%
- COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 0.95%
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 0.81%
Only in EZU
6 total- TELECOM ITALIA SPA 0.19%
- LEG Immobilien SE 0.06%
- Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft 0.06%
- Randstad N.V. 0.04%
- Grifols, S.A. 0.04%
- EDP Renovaveis, S.A. 0.00%
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Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
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/methodology/.
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