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ETF comparison

ESGD vs EWH

Both International Developed.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF · iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
1.8 %

6 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of ESGD and EWH would leave roughly 1.8% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

ESGD unmatched 97.2% Shared 1.8% EWH unmatched 94.6%

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.

In ESGD only
353 positions
Shared
6 positions
In EWH only
21 positions

Side by side

ESGD

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF

iShares · International Developed

86 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.20%
Net assets
$11.87B
TTM yield
3.36%
Top-10 conc.
13.9%
EWH

iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF

iShares · International Developed

52 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.50%
Net assets
$1.17B
TTM yield
4.76%
Top-10 conc.
68.0%

Sub-score comparison

80
Cost
50
76
Tax efficiency
73
100
Liquidity
60
94
Concentration
17
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Tracking quality
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ESGD sub-score EWH

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — see what we don't score for why.

Cost difference

ESGD is 30 bps cheaper than EWH. On a $100,000 position that's about $300/yr more in fees for EWH.

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 ESGD vs EWH.

Top shared holdings

6 shared in total
# Holding In ESGD In EWH Overlap
1 AIA Group Limited 0.53% 22.85% 0.53%
2 Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited 0.36% 1.49% 0.36%
3 BOC HONG KONG (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 0.35% 5.05% 0.35%
4 Sino Land Company Limited 0.23% 1.58% 0.23%
5 MTR CORPORATION LIMITED 0.21% 1.73% 0.21%
6 SUN HUNG KAI PROPERTIES LIMITED 0.11% 4.47% 0.11%

Only in ESGD

353 total
  • ASML Holding N.V. 3.11%
  • Novartis AG 1.58%
  • HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.38%
  • Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 1.24%
  • Roche Holding AG 1.20%
  • Nestle S.A. 1.13%
  • ABB Ltd 1.13%
  • ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.10%
  • SAP SE 1.03%
  • SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE 1.00%

Only in EWH

21 total
  • Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited 11.19%
  • CK HUTCHISON HOLDINGS LIMITED 6.01%
  • TECHTRONIC INDUSTRIES COMPANY LIMITED 4.34%
  • CLP HOLDINGS LIMITED 4.07%
  • Link Real Estate Investment Trust 3.50%
  • CK ASSET HOLDINGS LIMITED 3.03%
  • Power Assets Holdings Limited 2.79%
  • THE HONG KONG AND CHINA GAS COMPANY LIMITED 2.68%
  • WH GROUP LIMITED 2.54%
  • JARDINE MATHESON HOLDINGS LIMITED 2.31%

Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.

Open ESGD or EWH at a brokerage

Both funds trade commission-free at major US brokerages.

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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.