ETF comparison
BBAX vs EWA
Both International Developed.
JPMorgan BetaBuilders Developed Asia Pacific ex-Japan ETF · iShares MSCI Australia ETF
Holdings overlap
42 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of BBAX and EWA would leave roughly 63.4% 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
BBAX is 31 bps cheaper than EWA. On a $100,000 position that's about $310/yr more in fees for EWA.
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 BBAX vs EWA.
Top shared holdings
42 shared in total| # | Holding | In BBAX | In EWA | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHP Group Ltd. | 9.50% | 15.91% | 9.50% |
| 2 | Commonwealth Bank of Australia | 9.31% | 12.74% | 9.31% |
| 3 | Westpac Banking Corp. | 4.03% | 5.63% | 4.03% |
| 4 | National Australia Bank Ltd. | 3.94% | 5.64% | 3.94% |
| 5 | ANZ Group Holdings Ltd. | 3.49% | 5.34% | 3.49% |
| 6 | Wesfarmers Ltd. | 3.16% | 4.30% | 3.16% |
| 7 | Macquarie Group Ltd. | 2.87% | 4.32% | 2.87% |
| 8 | Woodside Energy Group Ltd. | 1.98% | 2.95% | 1.98% |
| 9 | Rio Tinto Ltd. | 1.97% | 3.09% | 1.97% |
| 10 | CSL Ltd. | 1.86% | 3.96% | 1.86% |
| 11 | Goodman Group | 1.80% | 2.63% | 1.80% |
| 12 | Woolworths Group Ltd. | 1.52% | 2.35% | 1.52% |
Only in BBAX
50 total- DBS Group Holdings Ltd. 5.23%
- AIA Group Ltd. 4.69%
- Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd. 3.29%
- Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. 2.77%
- United Overseas Bank Ltd. 1.98%
- Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. 1.26%
- CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. 1.11%
- Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. 1.07%
- Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. 0.92%
- CLP Holdings Ltd. 0.80%
Only in EWA
5 total- PLS GROUP LIMITED 0.81%
- LYNAS RARE EARTHS LIMITED 0.68%
- XERO LIMITED 0.64%
- CAR GROUP LIMITED 0.48%
- COCHLEAR LIMITED 0.42%
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- BBAX vs EWH · iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF 16.5%
- BBAX vs EWS · iShares MSCI Singapore ETF 15.2%
- BBAX vs BBIN · JPMorgan BetaBuilders International Equity ETF 10.2%
- BBAX vs EFG · iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF 9.8%
More comparisons with EWA
- EWA vs EPP · iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF 62.8%
- EWA vs IPAC · iShares Core MSCI Pacific ETF 15.9%
- EWA vs VPL · Vanguard FTSE Pacific Index Fund ETF Shares 12.0%
- EWA vs EFG · iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF 7.1%
- EWA vs JIRE · JPMorgan International Research Enhanced Equity ETF 6.8%
- EWA vs EFA · iShares MSCI EAFE ETF 6.6%
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.