ETF comparison
EWLvsVGK
Both International Developed.
Holdings overlap
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.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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| # | Holding | In EWL | In VGK | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roche Holding AG | 14.03% | 1.84% | 1.84% |
| 2 | Novartis AG | 13.56% | 1.83% | 1.83% |
| 3 | Nestle S.A. | 12.34% | 1.68% | 1.68% |
| 4 | ABB Ltd | 5.41% | 1.01% | 1.01% |
| 5 | UBS Group AG | 5.13% | 0.89% | 0.89% |
| 6 | Zurich Insurance Group AG | 4.44% | 0.67% | 0.67% |
| 7 | COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT SA | 4.78% | 0.65% | 0.65% |
| 8 | Swiss Re AG | 2.32% | 0.30% | 0.30% |
| 9 | Holcim AG | 2.64% | 0.29% | 0.29% |
| 10 | Lonza Group AG | 2.35% | 0.27% | 0.27% |
| 11 | Galderma Group AG | 2.24% | 0.25% | 0.25% |
| 12 | Alcon AG | 1.77% | 0.24% | 0.24% |
Only in EWL
0 totalEvery 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%
Open EWL or VGK at a brokerage
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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/.
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