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ETF comparison

ESGD vs EWH

Both International Developed.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF · iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
1.6 %

6 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of ESGD and EWH would leave roughly 1.6% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

ESGD unmatched 97.3% Shared 1.6% EWH unmatched 97.9%

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.

In ESGD only
345 positions
Shared
6 positions
In EWH only
19 positions

Side by side

ESGD

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF

iShares · International Developed

86 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.20%
Net assets
$11.77B
TTM yield
3.30%
Top-10 conc.
13.9%
EWH

iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF

iShares · International Developed

52 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.50%
Net assets
$1.24B
TTM yield
4.45%
Top-10 conc.
70.5%

Sub-score comparison

80
Cost
50
76
Tax efficiency
74
100
Liquidity
61
94
Concentration
14
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Tracking quality
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ESGD sub-score EWH

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — see what we don't score for why.

Cost difference

ESGD is 30 bps cheaper than EWH. On a $100,000 position that's about $300/yr more in fees for EWH.

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 ESGD vs EWH.

Top shared holdings

6 shared in total
# Holding In ESGD In EWH Overlap
1 AIA Group Limited 0.50% 20.29% 0.50%
2 Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited 0.36% 16.14% 0.36%
3 BOC HONG KONG (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 0.33% 5.15% 0.33%
4 Sino Land Company Limited 0.19% 1.54% 0.19%
5 MTR CORPORATION LIMITED 0.16% 1.93% 0.16%
6 SUN HUNG KAI PROPERTIES LIMITED 0.09% 3.92% 0.09%

Only in ESGD

345 total
  • ASML Holding N.V. 3.14%
  • HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.55%
  • Novartis AG 1.47%
  • Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 1.23%
  • SAP SE 1.21%
  • Roche Holding AG 1.20%
  • Allianz SE 1.07%
  • Nestle S.A. 1.07%
  • SHELL PLC 1.00%
  • INTESA SANPAOLO SPA 0.99%

Only in EWH

19 total
  • CK HUTCHISON HOLDINGS LIMITED 5.97%
  • TECHTRONIC INDUSTRIES COMPANY LIMITED 5.28%
  • CLP HOLDINGS LIMITED 4.40%
  • Link Real Estate Investment Trust 3.49%
  • Power Assets Holdings Limited 2.94%
  • CK ASSET HOLDINGS LIMITED 2.90%
  • The Hong Kong & China Gas Co Ltd 2.88%
  • SITC International Holdings Co Ltd 2.54%
  • Galaxy Entertainment Group Limited 2.49%
  • JARDINE MATHESON HOLDINGS LIMITED 2.28%

Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.

Open ESGD or EWH at a brokerage

Both funds trade commission-free at major US brokerages.

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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.