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ETF comparison

EWL vs IXUS

International Developed vs International Total.

iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF · iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
4.9 %

40 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of EWL and IXUS would leave roughly 4.9% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

EWL unmatched 93.2% Shared 4.9% IXUS unmatched 94.8%

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 EWL only
0 positions
Shared
40 positions
In IXUS only
4,449 positions

Side by side

EWL

iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF

iShares · International Developed

57 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.50%
Net assets
$2.67B
TTM yield
1.73%
Top-10 conc.
67.0%
IXUS

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

iShares · International Total

92 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.070%
Net assets
$58.76B
TTM yield
3.03%
Top-10 conc.
13.6%

Sub-score comparison

50
Cost
93
80
Tax efficiency
77
75
Liquidity
100
19
Concentration
95
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Tracking quality
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EWL sub-score IXUS

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — see what we don't score for why.

Cost difference

IXUS is 43 bps cheaper than EWL. On a $100,000 position that's about $430/yr more in fees for EWL.

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 EWL vs IXUS.

Top shared holdings

40 shared in total
# Holding In EWL In IXUS Overlap
1 Roche Holding AG 14.03% 0.72% 0.72%
2 Novartis AG 13.56% 0.68% 0.68%
3 Nestle S.A. 12.34% 0.60% 0.60%
4 UBS Group AG 5.13% 0.39% 0.39%
5 ABB Ltd 5.41% 0.36% 0.36%
6 COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT SA 4.78% 0.30% 0.30%
7 Zurich Insurance Group AG 4.44% 0.27% 0.27%
8 Swiss Re AG 2.32% 0.12% 0.12%
9 Lonza Group AG 2.35% 0.11% 0.11%
10 Holcim AG 2.64% 0.11% 0.11%
11 Galderma Group AG 2.24% 0.10% 0.10%
12 Givaudan SA 1.83% 0.09% 0.09%

Only in EWL

0 total

Every EWL position is also held by IXUS.

Only in IXUS

4,449 total
  • Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited 4.29%
  • Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 1.92%
  • ASML Holding N.V. 1.51%
  • SK hynix Inc. 1.48%
  • Tencent Holdings Limited 0.88%
  • HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.86%
  • ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.69%
  • ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.60%
  • Alibaba Group Holding Limited 0.60%
  • SHELL PLC 0.60%

Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.

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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.