ETF comparison
DISV vs EWG
Both International Developed.
Dimensional International Small Cap Value ETF · iShares MSCI Germany ETF
Holdings overlap
4 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DISV and EWG would leave roughly 1.2% 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
DISV is 7 bps cheaper than EWG. On a $100,000 position that's about $70/yr more in fees for EWG.
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 DISV vs EWG.
Top shared holdings
4 shared in total| # | Holding | In DISV | In EWG | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fresenius Medical Care AG | 0.67% | 0.43% | 0.43% |
| 2 | Brenntag SE | 0.33% | 0.42% | 0.33% |
| 3 | Evonik Industries AG | 0.57% | 0.28% | 0.28% |
| 4 | Porsche Automobil Holding SE | 0.14% | 0.25% | 0.14% |
Only in DISV
1,597 total- Swiss Prime Site AG 0.89%
- CARREFOUR SA 0.76%
- SYENSQO NV 0.70%
- KINGFISHER PLC 0.62%
- ALSTOM SA 0.59%
- VALEO SE 0.57%
- Adecco Group AG 0.56%
- LION FINANCE GROUP PLC 0.55%
- The Swatch Group AG 0.54%
- Centerra Gold Inc. 0.54%
Only in EWG
48 total- Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 12.19%
- SAP SE 11.38%
- Allianz SE 9.82%
- Siemens Energy AG 6.32%
- Deutsche Telekom AG 5.59%
- Infineon Technologies AG 4.22%
- Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft Aktiengesellschaft in Muenchen 3.89%
- Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft 3.60%
- Deutsche Boerse Aktiengesellschaft 3.01%
- Rheinmetall Aktiengesellschaft 2.97%
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- DISV vs BBIN · JPMorgan BetaBuilders International Equity ETF 0.6%
- DISV vs EWP · iShares MSCI Spain ETF 0.5%
- DISV vs EWU · iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF 0.5%
- DISV vs EFG · iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF 0.2%
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- EWG vs FNDC · Schwab Fundamental International Small Equity ETF 0.9%
- EWG vs AVDV · Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF 0.0%
- EWG vs BBAX · JPMorgan BetaBuilders Developed Asia Pacific ex-Japan ETF 0.0%
- EWG vs BBJP · JPMorgan BetaBuilders Japan ETF 0.0%
- EWG vs DLS · WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund 0.0%
- EWG vs DXJ · WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund 0.0%
Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
Open DISV or EWG 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/.
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.