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ETF comparison

EWG vs EZU

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 roughly 25.5% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

EWG unmatched 74.0% Shared 25.5% EZU unmatched 73.8%

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 EWG only
0 positions
Shared
54 positions
In EZU only
170 positions

Side by side

EWG

iShares MSCI Germany ETF

iShares · International Developed

56 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.49%
Net assets
$1.47B
TTM yield
2.03%
Top-10 conc.
62.4%
EZU

iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF

iShares · International Developed

71 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.50%
Net assets
$9.42B
TTM yield
2.85%
Top-10 conc.
28.1%

Sub-score comparison

51
Cost
50
79
Tax efficiency
77
64
Liquidity
99
25
Concentration
74
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Tracking quality
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EWG sub-score EZU

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — see what we don't score for 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 the cost calculator pre-filled with EWG vs EZU.

Top shared holdings

54 shared in total
# Holding In EWG In EZU Overlap
1 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 11.97% 3.07% 3.07%
2 SAP SE 9.49% 2.43% 2.43%
3 Allianz SE 8.47% 2.17% 2.17%
4 Siemens Energy AG 7.37% 1.89% 1.89%
5 Infineon Technologies AG 6.22% 1.60% 1.60%
6 Deutsche Telekom AG 6.21% 1.59% 1.59%
7 Rheinmetall Aktiengesellschaft 3.48% 0.89% 0.89%
8 Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft Aktiengesellschaft in Muenchen 3.45% 0.88% 0.88%
9 Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft 2.96% 0.76% 0.76%
10 Deutsche Post AG 2.75% 0.71% 0.71%
11 Deutsche Boerse Aktiengesellschaft 2.73% 0.70% 0.70%
12 BASF SE 2.66% 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 SE 2.24%
  • SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE 2.22%
  • Iberdrola, S.A. 1.88%
  • LVMH MOET HENNESSY LOUIS VUITTON SE 1.75%
  • Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. 1.72%
  • SAFRAN SA 1.63%
  • Airbus SE 1.60%
  • UNICREDIT, SOCIETA PER AZIONI 1.56%

Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.

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.