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ETF comparison

EWL vs SCHF

Both International Developed.

iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF · Schwab International Equity ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
6.8 %

40 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of EWL and SCHF would leave roughly 6.8% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

EWL unmatched 91.3% Shared 6.8% SCHF unmatched 92.5%

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 SCHF only
1,435 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%
SCHF

Schwab International Equity ETF

Schwab · International Developed

93 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.030%
Net assets
$67.95B
TTM yield
3.15%
Top-10 conc.
14.8%

Sub-score comparison

50
Cost
97
80
Tax efficiency
77
75
Liquidity
100
19
Concentration
93
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Tracking quality
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EWL sub-score SCHF

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

Cost difference

SCHF is 47 bps cheaper than EWL. On a $100,000 position that's about $470/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 SCHF.

Top shared holdings

40 shared in total
# Holding In EWL In SCHF Overlap
1 Roche Holding AG 14.03% 0.99% 0.99%
2 Novartis AG 13.56% 0.97% 0.97%
3 Nestle S.A. 12.34% 0.88% 0.88%
4 ABB Ltd 5.41% 0.56% 0.56%
5 UBS Group AG 5.13% 0.50% 0.50%
6 COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT SA 4.78% 0.38% 0.38%
7 Zurich Insurance Group AG 4.44% 0.36% 0.36%
8 Holcim AG 2.64% 0.16% 0.16%
9 Lonza Group AG 2.35% 0.15% 0.15%
10 Swiss Re AG 2.32% 0.15% 0.15%
11 Galderma Group AG 2.24% 0.13% 0.13%
12 Sandoz Group AG 1.93% 0.12% 0.12%

Only in EWL

0 total

Every EWL position is also held by SCHF.

Only in SCHF

1,435 total
  • Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 3.32%
  • SK hynix Inc 2.81%
  • ASML Holding NV 2.10%
  • HSBC Holdings PLC 1.08%
  • AstraZeneca PLC 0.93%
  • Royal Bank of Canada 0.90%
  • Shell PLC 0.80%
  • Siemens AG 0.77%
  • BHP Group Ltd 0.74%
  • Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 0.69%

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.