Skip to main content

ETF comparison

EFG vs EWA

Both International Developed.

iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF · iShares MSCI Australia ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
7.0 %

28 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of EFG and EWA would leave roughly 7.0% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

EFG unmatched 92.7% Shared 7.0% EWA unmatched 92.4%

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.

In EFG only
331 positions
Shared
28 positions
In EWA only
18 positions

Side by side

EFG

iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF

iShares · International Developed

80 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.34%
Net assets
$15.03B
TTM yield
2.37%
Top-10 conc.
21.1%
EWA

iShares MSCI Australia ETF

iShares · International Developed

54 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.50%
Net assets
$1.21B
TTM yield
2.92%
Top-10 conc.
65.0%

Sub-score comparison

66
Cost
50
78
Tax efficiency
77
100
Liquidity
60
84
Concentration
21
—
Tracking quality
—
EFG sub-score EWA

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — see what we don't score for why.

Cost difference

EFG is 16 bps cheaper than EWA. On a $100,000 position that's about $160/yr more in fees for EWA.

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 EFG vs EWA.

Top shared holdings

28 shared in total
# Holding In EFG In EWA Overlap
1 COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 1.94% 13.76% 1.94%
2 BHP GROUP LIMITED 0.69% 15.69% 0.69%
3 WESFARMERS LIMITED 0.66% 4.51% 0.66%
4 MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED 0.60% 4.31% 0.60%
5 GOODMAN GROUP 0.38% 3.22% 0.38%
6 WOOLWORTHS GROUP LIMITED 0.32% 2.14% 0.32%
7 TRANSURBAN GROUP 0.30% 2.32% 0.30%
8 ARISTOCRAT LEISURE LIMITED 0.23% 1.38% 0.23%
9 COLES GROUP LIMITED 0.21% 1.45% 0.21%
10 NORTHERN STAR RESOURCES LTD 0.17% 1.29% 0.17%
11 BRAMBLES LIMITED 0.17% 1.12% 0.17%
12 EVOLUTION MINING LIMITED 0.15% 1.24% 0.15%

Only in EFG

331 total
  • ASML Holding N.V. 5.92%
  • ASTRAZENECA PLC 2.38%
  • SAP SE 1.77%
  • SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE 1.71%
  • UBS Group AG 1.56%
  • ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 1.55%
  • ABB Ltd 1.43%
  • NOVO NORDISK A/S 1.41%
  • Tokyo Electron Limited 1.39%
  • Hitachi, Ltd. 1.34%

Only in EWA

18 total
  • WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION 6.14%
  • NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED 5.71%
  • ANZ GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED 5.30%
  • RIO TINTO LIMITED 3.45%
  • WOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP LTD 2.89%
  • CSL LIMITED 2.34%
  • FORTESCUE LTD 1.89%
  • QBE INSURANCE GROUP LIMITED 1.70%
  • SANTOS LIMITED 1.27%
  • SOUTH32 LIMITED 1.08%

Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.

Open EFG or EWA at a brokerage

Both funds trade commission-free at major US brokerages.

Affiliate links — opening an account through these earns PlainIndex a one-time referral. Scoring is computed before any affiliate consideration; see our methodology and funding disclosure.

Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see /methodology/.

Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.