ETF comparison

EWGvsFEZ

Both International Developed.

iShares MSCI Germany ETF · State Street SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
28.6%

17 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of EWG and FEZ would leave roughly28.6%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

EWG only 70.9%Shared 28.6%FEZ only 70.7%
In EWG only
37 positions
Shared
17 positions
In FEZ only
34 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%
FEZ

State Street SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF

State Street · International Developed

73composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.29%
Net assets
$4.49B
TTM yield
2.58%
Top-10 conc.
41.9%

Sub-score comparison

51
Cost
71
79
Tax efficiency
78
68
Liquidity
85
25
Concentration
54
Tracking quality
EWGsub-scoreFEZ

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

Cost difference

FEZ is 20 bps cheaper than EWG. On a $100,000 position that's about $200/yr more in fees for EWG.

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 FEZ.

Top shared holdings

17 shared in total
#HoldingIn EWGIn FEZOverlap
1Siemens Aktiengesellschaft11.97%4.66%4.66%
2Allianz SE8.47%3.56%3.56%
3SAP SE9.49%3.06%3.06%
4Siemens Energy AG7.37%3.05%3.05%
5Infineon Technologies AG6.22%2.41%2.41%
6Deutsche Telekom AG6.21%1.87%1.87%
7Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft Aktiengesellschaft in Muenchen3.45%1.40%1.40%
8Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft2.96%1.28%1.28%
9Deutsche Post AG2.75%1.14%1.14%
10Bayer Aktiengesellschaft2.10%1.07%1.07%
11Rheinmetall Aktiengesellschaft3.48%1.04%1.04%
12Deutsche Boerse Aktiengesellschaft2.73%1.01%1.01%

Only in EWG

37 total
  • E.ON SE2.40%
  • RWE Aktiengesellschaft2.02%
  • COMMERZBANK Aktiengesellschaft.1.58%
  • Heidelberg Materials AG1.49%
  • Daimler Truck Holding AG1.13%
  • MERCK Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien0.99%
  • MTU Aero Engines AG0.99%
  • Vonovia SE0.95%
  • Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA0.90%
  • Hannover Rueck SE0.82%

Only in FEZ

34 total
  • ASML Holding NV10.39%
  • Banco Santander SA4.01%
  • Schneider Electric SE3.72%
  • TotalEnergies SE3.50%
  • Iberdrola SA3.10%
  • Safran SA2.88%
  • Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA2.78%
  • LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE2.70%
  • UniCredit SpA2.67%
  • Airbus SE2.59%

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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.