ETF comparison

EPPvsEWA

Both International Developed.

iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF · iShares MSCI Australia ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
63.0%

46 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of EPP and EWA would leave roughly63.0%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

EPP only 36.3%Shared 63.0%EWA only 36.4%
In EPP only
47 positions
Shared
46 positions
In EWA only
0 positions

Side by side

EPP

iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF

iShares · International Developed

62composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.47%
Net assets
$2.32B
TTM yield
3.33%
Top-10 conc.
47.5%
EWA

iShares MSCI Australia ETF

iShares · International Developed

54composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.50%
Net assets
$1.33B
TTM yield
2.92%
Top-10 conc.
65.0%

Sub-score comparison

53
Cost
50
76
Tax efficiency
77
72
Liquidity
62
46
Concentration
21
Tracking quality
EPPsub-scoreEWA

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor why.

Cost difference

EPP is 3 bps cheaper than EWA. On a $100,000 position that's about $30/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 thecost calculator pre-filled with EPP vs EWA.

Top shared holdings

46 shared in total
#HoldingIn EPPIn EWAOverlap
1BHP GROUP LIMITED9.96%15.69%9.96%
2COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA8.73%13.76%8.73%
3WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION3.89%6.14%3.89%
4NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED3.62%5.71%3.62%
5ANZ GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED3.35%5.30%3.35%
6WESFARMERS LIMITED2.88%4.51%2.88%
7MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED2.81%4.31%2.81%
8RIO TINTO LIMITED2.19%3.45%2.19%
9GOODMAN GROUP2.03%3.22%2.03%
10WOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP LTD1.83%2.89%1.83%
11CSL LIMITED1.48%2.34%1.48%
12TRANSURBAN GROUP1.46%2.32%1.46%

Only in EPP

47 total
  • AIA Group Limited4.85%
  • DBS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD4.63%
  • OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED2.75%
  • Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited2.53%
  • UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LIMITED1.64%
  • SEA LIMITED1.57%
  • SINGAPORE TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED1.11%
  • SUN HUNG KAI PROPERTIES LIMITED1.07%
  • CK HUTCHISON HOLDINGS LIMITED1.07%
  • BOC HONG KONG (HOLDINGS) LIMITED1.01%

Only in EWA

0 total

Every EWA position is also held by EPP.

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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/.

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.