ETF comparison
EWL vs VXUS
International Developed vs International Total.
iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF · Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund ETF Shares
Holdings overlap
40 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of EWL and VXUS would leave roughly 4.7% 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
VXUS is 45 bps cheaper than EWL. On a $100,000 position that's about $450/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 VXUS.
Top shared holdings
40 shared in total| # | Holding | In EWL | In VXUS | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roche Holding AG | 14.03% | 0.70% | 0.70% |
| 2 | Novartis AG | 13.56% | 0.66% | 0.66% |
| 3 | Nestle S.A. | 12.34% | 0.59% | 0.59% |
| 4 | UBS Group AG | 5.13% | 0.38% | 0.38% |
| 5 | ABB Ltd | 5.41% | 0.35% | 0.35% |
| 6 | COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT SA | 4.78% | 0.29% | 0.29% |
| 7 | Zurich Insurance Group AG | 4.44% | 0.26% | 0.26% |
| 8 | Swiss Re AG | 2.32% | 0.11% | 0.11% |
| 9 | Lonza Group AG | 2.35% | 0.11% | 0.11% |
| 10 | Holcim AG | 2.64% | 0.10% | 0.10% |
| 11 | Galderma Group AG | 2.24% | 0.09% | 0.09% |
| 12 | Sika AG | 1.63% | 0.08% | 0.08% |
Only in EWL
0 totalEvery EWL position is also held by VXUS.
Only in VXUS
8,696 total- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 4.10%
- Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 1.83%
- ASML Holding NV 1.45%
- SK hynix Inc 1.43%
- Tencent Holdings Ltd 0.87%
- HSBC Holdings PLC 0.83%
- Royal Bank of Canada 0.67%
- Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.63%
- Shell PLC 0.58%
- AstraZeneca PLC 0.58%
Related comparisons
More comparisons with EWL
- EWL vs FNDF · Schwab Fundamental International Equity ETF 4.1%
- EWL vs DISV · Dimensional International Small Cap Value ETF 1.9%
- EWL vs VT · Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF Shares 1.8%
- EWL vs FNDC · Schwab Fundamental International Small Equity ETF 1.1%
- EWL vs AVDV · Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF 0.0%
- EWL vs BBAX · JPMorgan BetaBuilders Developed Asia Pacific ex-Japan ETF 0.0%
More comparisons with VXUS
- VXUS vs EWG · iShares MSCI Germany ETF 4.4%
- VXUS vs FLIN · Franklin FTSE India ETF 3.9%
- VXUS vs DISV · Dimensional International Small Cap Value ETF 3.8%
- VXUS vs EPI · WisdomTree India Earnings Fund 3.8%
- VXUS vs FXI · iShares China Large-Cap ETF 3.8%
- VXUS vs AVDV · Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF 3.5%
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.