ETF comparison

EWAvsIPAC

Both International Developed.

iShares MSCI Australia ETF · iShares Core MSCI Pacific ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
15.7%

46 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of EWA and IPAC would leave roughly15.7%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

EWA only 83.6%Shared 15.7%IPAC only 83.3%
In EWA only
0 positions
Shared
46 positions
In IPAC only
1,321 positions

Side by side

EWA

iShares MSCI Australia ETF

iShares · International Developed

54composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.50%
Net assets
$1.33B
TTM yield
2.92%
Top-10 conc.
65.0%
IPAC

iShares Core MSCI Pacific ETF

iShares · International Developed

84composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.090%
Net assets
$2.77B
TTM yield
3.76%
Top-10 conc.
17.4%

Sub-score comparison

50
Cost
91
77
Tax efficiency
75
62
Liquidity
76
21
Concentration
89
Tracking quality
EWAsub-scoreIPAC

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

Cost difference

IPAC is 41 bps cheaper than EWA. On a $100,000 position that's about $410/yr more in fees for EWA.

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 EWA vs IPAC.

Top shared holdings

46 shared in total
#HoldingIn EWAIn IPACOverlap
1COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA13.76%2.30%2.30%
2BHP GROUP LIMITED15.69%2.19%2.19%
3WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION6.14%1.04%1.04%
4NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED5.71%0.97%0.97%
5ANZ GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED5.30%0.87%0.87%
6MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED4.31%0.68%0.68%
7WESFARMERS LIMITED4.51%0.66%0.66%
8WOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP LTD2.89%0.50%0.50%
9RIO TINTO LIMITED3.45%0.50%0.50%
10GOODMAN GROUP3.22%0.48%0.48%
11CSL LIMITED2.34%0.48%0.48%
12TRANSURBAN GROUP2.32%0.34%0.34%

Only in EWA

0 total

Every EWA position is also held by IPAC.

Only in IPAC

1,321 total
  • Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.2.21%
  • TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION1.98%
  • Hitachi, Ltd.1.59%
  • ADVANTEST CORPORATION1.56%
  • Tokyo Electron Limited1.44%
  • Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.1.41%
  • SoftBank Group Corp.1.38%
  • Sony Group Corporation1.34%
  • AIA Group Limited1.25%
  • Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.1.17%

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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.