ETF comparison

EWGvsIEUR

Both International Developed.

iShares MSCI Germany ETF · iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
12.4%

54 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of EWG and IEUR would leave roughly12.4%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

EWG only 87.1%Shared 12.4%IEUR only 86.7%
In EWG only
0 positions
Shared
54 positions
In IEUR only
957 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%
IEUR

iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF

iShares · International Developed

89composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.10%
Net assets
$9.35B
TTM yield
3.16%
Top-10 conc.
18.1%

Sub-score comparison

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Cost
90
79
Tax efficiency
77
68
Liquidity
99
25
Concentration
88
Tracking quality
EWGsub-scoreIEUR

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

Cost difference

IEUR is 39 bps cheaper than EWG. On a $100,000 position that's about $390/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 IEUR.

Top shared holdings

54 shared in total
#HoldingIn EWGIn IEUROverlap
1Siemens Aktiengesellschaft11.97%1.43%1.43%
2SAP SE9.49%1.11%1.11%
3Allianz SE8.47%1.10%1.10%
4Siemens Energy AG7.37%1.04%1.04%
5Deutsche Telekom AG6.21%0.75%0.75%
6Infineon Technologies AG6.22%0.56%0.56%
7Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft Aktiengesellschaft in Muenchen3.45%0.49%0.49%
8Rheinmetall Aktiengesellschaft3.48%0.47%0.47%
9Deutsche Boerse Aktiengesellschaft2.73%0.37%0.37%
10BASF SE2.66%0.36%0.36%
11Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft2.96%0.36%0.36%
12Deutsche Post AG2.75%0.35%0.35%

Only in EWG

0 total

Every EWG position is also held by IEUR.

Only in IEUR

957 total
  • ASML Holding N.V.3.56%
  • HSBC HOLDINGS PLC2.00%
  • ASTRAZENECA PLC1.87%
  • Roche Holding AG1.82%
  • Novartis AG1.78%
  • Nestle S.A.1.66%
  • SHELL PLC1.64%
  • TOTALENERGIES SE1.17%
  • Banco Santander, S.A.1.14%
  • SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE1.11%

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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.