ETF comparison
ESGD vs EWG
Both International Developed.
Holdings overlap
28 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of ESGD and EWG would leave roughly 8.6% 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
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Cost difference
ESGD is 29 bps cheaper than EWG. On a $100,000 position that's about $290/yr more in fees for EWG.
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Top shared holdings
28 shared in total| # | Holding | In ESGD | In EWG | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | 1.24% | 11.97% | 1.24% |
| 2 | SAP SE | 1.03% | 9.49% | 1.03% |
| 3 | Infineon Technologies AG | 0.81% | 6.22% | 0.81% |
| 4 | Allianz SE | 0.68% | 8.47% | 0.68% |
| 5 | Siemens Energy AG | 0.58% | 7.37% | 0.58% |
| 6 | MERCK Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien | 0.37% | 0.99% | 0.37% |
| 7 | Rheinmetall Aktiengesellschaft | 0.32% | 3.48% | 0.32% |
| 8 | Henkel AG & Co. KGaA | 0.32% | 0.38% | 0.32% |
| 9 | Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft | 0.32% | 2.96% | 0.32% |
| 10 | Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft Aktiengesellschaft in Muenchen | 0.29% | 3.45% | 0.29% |
| 11 | Deutsche Boerse Aktiengesellschaft | 0.27% | 2.73% | 0.27% |
| 12 | GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft | 0.24% | 0.48% | 0.24% |
Only in ESGD
331 total- ASML Holding N.V. 3.11%
- Novartis AG 1.58%
- HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.38%
- Roche Holding AG 1.20%
- Nestle S.A. 1.13%
- ABB Ltd 1.13%
- ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.10%
- SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE 1.00%
- BHP GROUP LIMITED 0.92%
- COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 0.90%
Only in EWG
26 total- Deutsche Post AG 2.75%
- BASF SE 2.66%
- RWE Aktiengesellschaft 2.02%
- Daimler Truck Holding AG 1.13%
- VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1.10%
- Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA 0.90%
- Hannover Rueck SE 0.82%
- Siemens Healthineers AG 0.69%
- Henkel AG & Co. KGaA 0.62%
- Symrise AG 0.61%
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Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
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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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