ETF comparison
ESGD vs EWJ
Both International Developed.
Holdings overlap
90 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of ESGD and EWJ would leave roughly 22.9% 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
ESGD is 29 bps cheaper than EWJ. On a $100,000 position that's about $290/yr more in fees for EWJ.
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Top shared holdings
90 shared in total| # | Holding | In ESGD | In EWJ | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | 0.89% | 4.62% | 0.89% |
| 2 | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | 0.87% | 2.96% | 0.87% |
| 3 | Tokyo Electron Limited | 0.83% | 2.98% | 0.83% |
| 4 | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | 0.82% | 3.53% | 0.82% |
| 5 | Sony Group Corporation | 0.82% | 2.74% | 0.82% |
| 6 | Hitachi, Ltd. | 0.73% | 2.85% | 0.73% |
| 7 | Recruit Holdings Co.,Ltd. | 0.72% | 2.85% | 0.72% |
| 8 | Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | 0.67% | 2.39% | 0.67% |
| 9 | ADVANTEST CORPORATION | 0.66% | 2.91% | 0.66% |
| 10 | ITOCHU Corporation | 0.60% | 1.39% | 0.60% |
| 11 | SoftBank Group Corp. | 0.56% | 2.27% | 0.56% |
| 12 | BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION | 0.54% | 0.52% | 0.52% |
Only in ESGD
261 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 EWJ
78 total- MITSUI & CO., LTD. 1.40%
- JAPAN TOBACCO INC. 0.90%
- SUMITOMO CORPORATION 0.86%
- SoftBank Corp. 0.81%
- MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. 0.72%
- JAPAN POST BANK Co.,Ltd. 0.72%
- NTT, Inc. 0.61%
- TOYOTA TSUSHO CORPORATION 0.56%
- Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.53%
- KYOCERA CORPORATION 0.51%
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Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
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