ETF comparison

EPPvsVPL

Both International Developed.

iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF · Vanguard FTSE Pacific Index Fund ETF Shares

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
18.3%

88 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of EPP and VPL would leave roughly18.3%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

EPP only 81.0%Shared 18.3%VPL only 80.8%
In EPP only
5 positions
Shared
88 positions
In VPL only
2,244 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%
VPL

Vanguard FTSE Pacific Index Fund ETF Shares

Vanguard · International Developed

90composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.070%
Net assets
$13.77B
TTM yield
2.61%
Top-10 conc.
21.9%

Sub-score comparison

53
Cost
93
76
Tax efficiency
78
72
Liquidity
100
46
Concentration
83
Tracking quality
EPPsub-scoreVPL

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

Cost difference

VPL is 40 bps cheaper than EPP. On a $100,000 position that's about $400/yr more in fees for EPP.

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 VPL.

Top shared holdings

88 shared in total
#HoldingIn EPPIn VPLOverlap
1COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA8.73%1.78%1.78%
2BHP GROUP LIMITED9.96%1.64%1.64%
3AIA Group Limited4.85%0.98%0.98%
4WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION3.89%0.81%0.81%
5DBS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD4.63%0.79%0.79%
6NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED3.62%0.75%0.75%
7ANZ GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED3.35%0.68%0.68%
8Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited2.53%0.54%0.54%
9WESFARMERS LIMITED2.88%0.51%0.51%
10MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED2.81%0.50%0.50%
11OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED2.75%0.48%0.48%
12WOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP LTD1.83%0.38%0.38%

Only in EPP

5 total
  • SEA LIMITED1.57%
  • GRAB HOLDINGS LIMITED0.37%
  • YANGZIJIANG SHIPBUILDING (HOLDINGS) LTD.0.33%
  • Futu Holdings Limited0.27%
  • HKT Trust and HKT Limited0.26%

Only in VPL

2,244 total
  • Samsung Electronics Co Ltd6.00%
  • SK hynix Inc4.08%
  • Toyota Motor Corp1.73%
  • Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc1.67%
  • Hitachi Ltd1.16%
  • Advantest Corp1.14%
  • SoftBank Group Corp1.13%
  • Tokyo Electron Ltd1.10%
  • Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc1.09%
  • Sony Group Corp1.02%

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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.