ETF comparison

EWGvsEZU

Both International Developed.

iShares MSCI Germany ETF · iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
25.5%

54 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of EWG and EZU would leave roughly25.5%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

EWG only 74.0%Shared 25.5%EZU only 73.8%
In EWG only
0 positions
Shared
54 positions
In EZU only
170 positions

Side by side

EWG

iShares MSCI Germany ETF

iShares · International Developed

57composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.49%
Net assets
$1.82B
TTM yield
1.95%
Top-10 conc.
62.4%
EZU

iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF

iShares · International Developed

72composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.50%
Net assets
$9.91B
TTM yield
2.67%
Top-10 conc.
28.1%

Sub-score comparison

51
Cost
50
79
Tax efficiency
78
68
Liquidity
100
25
Concentration
74
Tracking quality
EWGsub-scoreEZU

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

Cost difference

EWG is 1 bps cheaper than EZU. On a $100,000 position that's about $10/yr more in fees for EZU.

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 EWG vs EZU.

Top shared holdings

54 shared in total
#HoldingIn EWGIn EZUOverlap
1Siemens Aktiengesellschaft11.97%3.07%3.07%
2SAP SE9.49%2.43%2.43%
3Allianz SE8.47%2.17%2.17%
4Siemens Energy AG7.37%1.89%1.89%
5Infineon Technologies AG6.22%1.60%1.60%
6Deutsche Telekom AG6.21%1.59%1.59%
7Rheinmetall Aktiengesellschaft3.48%0.89%0.89%
8Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft Aktiengesellschaft in Muenchen3.45%0.88%0.88%
9Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft2.96%0.76%0.76%
10Deutsche Post AG2.75%0.71%0.71%
11Deutsche Boerse Aktiengesellschaft2.73%0.70%0.70%
12BASF SE2.66%0.68%0.68%

Only in EWG

0 total

Every EWG position is also held by EZU.

Only in EZU

170 total
  • ASML Holding N.V.8.09%
  • Banco Santander, S.A.2.37%
  • TOTALENERGIES SE2.24%
  • SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE2.22%
  • Iberdrola, S.A.1.88%
  • LVMH MOET HENNESSY LOUIS VUITTON SE1.75%
  • Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.1.72%
  • SAFRAN SA1.63%
  • Airbus SE1.60%
  • UNICREDIT, SOCIETA PER AZIONI1.56%

Open EWG or EZU at a brokerage

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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.