ETF comparison
EFVvsEWS
Both International Developed.
Holdings overlap
11 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of EFV and EWS would leave roughly1.8%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
EFV is 19 bps cheaper than EWS. On a $100,000 position that's about $190/yr more in fees for EWS.
Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open thecost calculator pre-filled with EFV vs EWS.
Top shared holdings
11 shared in total| # | Holding | In EFV | In EWS | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED | 0.52% | 20.37% | 0.52% |
| 2 | UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LIMITED | 0.31% | 4.26% | 0.31% |
| 3 | DBS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD | 0.31% | 24.02% | 0.31% |
| 4 | SINGAPORE TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED | 0.24% | 3.90% | 0.24% |
| 5 | CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust | 0.10% | 2.77% | 0.10% |
| 6 | CapitaLand Ascendas REIT | 0.07% | 4.21% | 0.07% |
| 7 | SINGAPORE AIRLINES LIMITED | 0.07% | 4.21% | 0.07% |
| 8 | WILMAR INTERNATIONAL LIMITED | 0.05% | 4.41% | 0.05% |
| 9 | CAPITALAND INVESTMENT LIMITED | 0.04% | 1.13% | 0.04% |
| 10 | SEMBCORP INDUSTRIES LTD | 0.04% | 4.41% | 0.04% |
| 11 | YANGZIJIANG SHIPBUILDING (HOLDINGS) LTD. | 0.04% | 4.56% | 0.04% |
Only in EFV
397 total- HSBC HOLDINGS PLC2.77%
- Roche Holding AG2.51%
- Nestle S.A.2.29%
- SHELL PLC2.27%
- Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.1.77%
- BHP GROUP LIMITED1.76%
- TOTALENERGIES SE1.62%
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION1.59%
- Banco Santander, S.A.1.57%
- Allianz SE1.52%
Only in EWS
6 total- SINGAPORE EXCHANGE LIMITED5.25%
- SINGAPORE TECHNOLOGIES ENGINEERING LTD4.92%
- SEA LIMITED3.66%
- KEPPEL LTD.3.64%
- GRAB HOLDINGS LIMITED3.63%
- BNP Paribas0.01%
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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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