ETF comparison
EWL vs VGK
Both International Developed.
Holdings overlap
40 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of EWL and VGK would leave roughly 12.8% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
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.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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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 the cost 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% | 1.91% | 1.91% |
| 2 | Novartis AG | 13.56% | 1.81% | 1.81% |
| 3 | Nestle S.A. | 12.34% | 1.60% | 1.60% |
| 4 | UBS Group AG | 5.13% | 1.03% | 1.03% |
| 5 | ABB Ltd | 5.41% | 0.95% | 0.95% |
| 6 | COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT SA | 4.78% | 0.78% | 0.78% |
| 7 | Zurich Insurance Group AG | 4.44% | 0.71% | 0.71% |
| 8 | Swiss Re AG | 2.32% | 0.31% | 0.31% |
| 9 | Lonza Group AG | 2.35% | 0.30% | 0.30% |
| 10 | Holcim AG | 2.64% | 0.28% | 0.28% |
| 11 | Galderma Group AG | 2.24% | 0.25% | 0.25% |
| 12 | Sika AG | 1.63% | 0.22% | 0.22% |
Only in EWL
0 totalEvery EWL position is also held by VGK.
Only in VGK
1,188 total- ASML Holding NV 3.95%
- HSBC Holdings PLC 2.27%
- AstraZeneca PLC 1.59%
- Siemens AG 1.49%
- Banco Santander SA 1.28%
- Allianz SE 1.18%
- SAP SE 1.17%
- Schneider Electric SE 1.13%
- TotalEnergies SE 1.05%
- Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC 1.04%
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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/.
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