ETF comparison

EWLvsVGK

Both International Developed.

iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF · Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
12.7%

40 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of EWL and VGK would leave roughly12.7%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

EWL only 85.4%Shared 12.7%VGK only 84.8%
In EWL only
0 positions
Shared
40 positions
In VGK only
1,185 positions

Side by side

EWL

iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF

iShares · International Developed

57composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.50%
Net assets
$2.42B
TTM yield
1.81%
Top-10 conc.
67.0%
VGK

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF

Vanguard · International Developed

91composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.060%
Net assets
$39.06B
TTM yield
2.87%
Top-10 conc.
18.0%

Sub-score comparison

50
Cost
94
79
Tax efficiency
77
73
Liquidity
100
19
Concentration
89
Tracking quality
EWLsub-scoreVGK

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

Cost difference

VGK is 44 bps cheaper than EWL. On a $100,000 position that's about $440/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 thecost calculator pre-filled with EWL vs VGK.

Top shared holdings

40 shared in total
#HoldingIn EWLIn VGKOverlap
1Roche Holding AG14.03%1.84%1.84%
2Novartis AG13.56%1.83%1.83%
3Nestle S.A.12.34%1.68%1.68%
4ABB Ltd5.41%1.01%1.01%
5UBS Group AG5.13%0.89%0.89%
6Zurich Insurance Group AG4.44%0.67%0.67%
7COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT SA4.78%0.65%0.65%
8Swiss Re AG2.32%0.30%0.30%
9Holcim AG2.64%0.29%0.29%
10Lonza Group AG2.35%0.27%0.27%
11Galderma Group AG2.24%0.25%0.25%
12Alcon AG1.77%0.24%0.24%

Only in EWL

0 total

Every EWL position is also held by VGK.

Only in VGK

1,185 total
  • ASML Holding NV3.61%
  • HSBC Holdings PLC2.03%
  • AstraZeneca PLC1.83%
  • Siemens AG1.40%
  • Banco Santander SA1.15%
  • Allianz SE1.12%
  • SAP SE1.11%
  • Schneider Electric SE1.11%
  • TotalEnergies SE1.09%
  • Siemens Energy AG1.01%

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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.