ETF comparison
EPP vs EWS
Both International Developed.
iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF · iShares MSCI Singapore ETF
Holdings overlap
16 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of EPP and EWS would leave roughly 15.4% 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.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — see what we don't score for why.
Cost difference
EPP is 3 bps cheaper than EWS. On a $100,000 position that's about $30/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 the cost calculator pre-filled with EPP vs EWS.
Top shared holdings
16 shared in total| # | Holding | In EPP | In EWS | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DBS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD | 4.63% | 24.02% | 4.63% |
| 2 | OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED | 2.75% | 20.37% | 2.75% |
| 3 | UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LIMITED | 1.64% | 4.26% | 1.64% |
| 4 | SEA LIMITED | 1.57% | 3.66% | 1.57% |
| 5 | SINGAPORE TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED | 1.11% | 3.90% | 1.11% |
| 6 | SINGAPORE TECHNOLOGIES ENGINEERING LTD | 0.61% | 4.92% | 0.61% |
| 7 | KEPPEL LTD. | 0.55% | 3.64% | 0.55% |
| 8 | CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust | 0.48% | 2.77% | 0.48% |
| 9 | SINGAPORE AIRLINES LIMITED | 0.38% | 4.21% | 0.38% |
| 10 | GRAB HOLDINGS LIMITED | 0.37% | 3.63% | 0.37% |
| 11 | CapitaLand Ascendas REIT | 0.35% | 4.21% | 0.35% |
| 12 | YANGZIJIANG SHIPBUILDING (HOLDINGS) LTD. | 0.33% | 4.56% | 0.33% |
Only in EPP
77 total- BHP GROUP LIMITED 9.96%
- COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 8.73%
- AIA Group Limited 4.85%
- WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION 3.89%
- NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED 3.62%
- ANZ GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED 3.35%
- WESFARMERS LIMITED 2.88%
- MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED 2.81%
- Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited 2.53%
- RIO TINTO LIMITED 2.19%
Only in EWS
1 total- SINGAPORE EXCHANGE LIMITED 5.25%
Related comparisons
More comparisons with EPP
- EPP vs EFG · iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF 10.7%
- EPP vs EFA · iShares MSCI EAFE ETF 10.5%
- EPP vs EFV · iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF 10.1%
- EPP vs JIRE · JPMorgan International Research Enhanced Equity ETF 10.1%
- EPP vs ESGD · iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF 10.1%
- EPP vs DBEF · Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF 10.0%
More comparisons with EWS
- EWS vs BBAX · JPMorgan BetaBuilders Developed Asia Pacific ex-Japan ETF 14.6%
- EWS vs IPAC · iShares Core MSCI Pacific ETF 4.3%
- EWS vs VPL · Vanguard FTSE Pacific Index Fund ETF Shares 2.8%
- EWS vs EFV · iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF 1.9%
- EWS vs EFA · iShares MSCI EAFE ETF 1.8%
- EWS vs IEFA · iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF 1.6%
Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
Open EPP or EWS 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.