ETF comparison
EPP vs EWA
Both International Developed.
iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF · iShares MSCI Australia ETF
Holdings overlap
47 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of EPP and EWA would leave roughly 62.8% 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
EPP is 3 bps cheaper than EWA. On a $100,000 position that's about $30/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 EPP vs EWA.
Top shared holdings
47 shared in total| # | Holding | In EPP | In EWA | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHP GROUP LIMITED | 10.07% | 15.91% | 10.07% |
| 2 | COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA | 8.06% | 12.74% | 8.06% |
| 3 | NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED | 3.57% | 5.64% | 3.57% |
| 4 | WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION | 3.56% | 5.63% | 3.56% |
| 5 | ANZ GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED | 3.38% | 5.34% | 3.38% |
| 6 | MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED | 2.77% | 4.32% | 2.77% |
| 7 | WESFARMERS LIMITED | 2.72% | 4.30% | 2.72% |
| 8 | CSL LIMITED | 2.50% | 3.96% | 2.50% |
| 9 | RIO TINTO LIMITED | 1.96% | 3.09% | 1.96% |
| 10 | WOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP LTD | 1.86% | 2.95% | 1.86% |
| 11 | GOODMAN GROUP | 1.66% | 2.63% | 1.66% |
| 12 | WOOLWORTHS GROUP LIMITED | 1.48% | 2.35% | 1.48% |
Only in EPP
46 total- DBS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD 5.28%
- AIA Group Limited 4.29%
- OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED 3.41%
- Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited 2.61%
- SEA LIMITED 1.80%
- UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LIMITED 1.66%
- SINGAPORE TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 1.11%
- BOC HONG KONG (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 1.05%
- CK HUTCHISON HOLDINGS LIMITED 1.01%
- TECHTRONIC INDUSTRIES COMPANY LIMITED 1.00%
Only in EWA
0 totalEvery EWA position is also held by EPP.
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Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
Open EPP or EWA 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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