ETF comparison
EFG vs EWL
Both International Developed.
Holdings overlap
28 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of EFG and EWL would leave roughly 10.2% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
EFG is 16 bps cheaper than EWL. On a $100,000 position that's about $160/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 EFG vs EWL.
Top shared holdings
28 shared in total| # | Holding | In EFG | In EWL | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Novartis AG | 2.73% | 14.11% | 2.73% |
| 2 | ABB Ltd | 1.54% | 5.11% | 1.54% |
| 3 | UBS Group AG | 1.37% | 5.54% | 1.37% |
| 4 | COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT SA | 1.00% | 3.91% | 1.00% |
| 5 | Lonza Group AG | 0.42% | 2.44% | 0.42% |
| 6 | Galderma Group AG | 0.38% | 1.60% | 0.38% |
| 7 | Alcon AG | 0.36% | 2.20% | 0.36% |
| 8 | Sandoz Group AG | 0.33% | 1.93% | 0.33% |
| 9 | Partners Group Holding AG | 0.24% | 1.33% | 0.24% |
| 10 | Givaudan SA | 0.21% | 1.88% | 0.21% |
| 11 | VAT Group AG | 0.20% | 1.18% | 0.20% |
| 12 | Geberit AG | 0.15% | 1.51% | 0.15% |
Only in EFG
343 total- ASML Holding N.V. 5.46%
- ASTRAZENECA PLC 2.86%
- SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE 1.70%
- SAP SE 1.70%
- Siemens Energy AG 1.60%
- Hitachi, Ltd. 1.41%
- ADVANTEST CORPORATION 1.39%
- COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 1.33%
- NOVO NORDISK A/S 1.33%
- ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 1.32%
Only in EWL
12 total- Roche Holding AG 14.78%
- Nestle S.A. 12.46%
- Zurich Insurance Group AG 4.11%
- Swiss Re AG 2.60%
- Holcim AG 2.35%
- Swiss Life Holding AG 1.70%
- Swisscom AG 1.35%
- Helvetia Baloise Holding AG 1.32%
- Julius Baer Gruppe AG 1.02%
- Swiss Prime Site AG 0.94%
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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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