ETF comparison
ESGD vs EWS
Both International Developed.
iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF · iShares MSCI Singapore ETF
Holdings overlap
9 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of ESGD and EWS would leave roughly 1.4% 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.
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Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
ESGD is 30 bps cheaper than EWS. On a $100,000 position that's about $300/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 ESGD vs EWS.
Top shared holdings
9 shared in total| # | Holding | In ESGD | In EWS | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DBS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD | 0.37% | 24.02% | 0.37% |
| 2 | OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED | 0.31% | 20.37% | 0.31% |
| 3 | CAPITALAND INVESTMENT LIMITED | 0.16% | 1.13% | 0.16% |
| 4 | KEPPEL LTD. | 0.15% | 3.64% | 0.15% |
| 5 | WILMAR INTERNATIONAL LIMITED | 0.11% | 4.41% | 0.11% |
| 6 | UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LIMITED | 0.10% | 4.26% | 0.10% |
| 7 | SEA LIMITED | 0.09% | 3.66% | 0.09% |
| 8 | GRAB HOLDINGS LIMITED | 0.09% | 3.63% | 0.09% |
| 9 | SINGAPORE EXCHANGE LIMITED | 0.27% | 0.01% | 0.01% |
Only in ESGD
350 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 EWS
8 total- SINGAPORE EXCHANGE LIMITED 5.25%
- SINGAPORE TECHNOLOGIES ENGINEERING LTD 4.92%
- YANGZIJIANG SHIPBUILDING (HOLDINGS) LTD. 4.56%
- SEMBCORP INDUSTRIES LTD 4.41%
- CapitaLand Ascendas REIT 4.21%
- SINGAPORE AIRLINES LIMITED 4.21%
- SINGAPORE TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 3.90%
- CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust 2.77%
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Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
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