ETF comparison

EWG vs EZU

Both International Developed.

iShares MSCI Germany ETF · iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
26.3 %

54 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of EWG and EZU would leave roughly 26.3% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

EWG only 73.8% Shared 26.3% EZU only 73.5%
In EWG only
1 positions
Shared
54 positions
In EZU only
171 positions

Side by side

EWG

iShares MSCI Germany ETF

iShares · International Developed

56 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.49%
Net assets
$1.58B
TTM yield
2.00%
Top-10 conc.
61.4%
EZU

iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF

iShares · International Developed

72 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.50%
Net assets
$9.60B
TTM yield
2.68%
Top-10 conc.
27.5%

Sub-score comparison

51
Cost
50
79
Tax efficiency
78
65
Liquidity
99
27
Concentration
75
Tracking quality
EWG sub-score EZU

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

Cost difference

EWG is 1 bps cheaper than EZU. On a $100,000 position that's about $10/yr more in fees for EZU.

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 EWG vs EZU.

Top shared holdings

54 shared in total
# Holding In EWG In EZU Overlap
1 Siemens AG 10.63% 2.80% 2.80%
2 SAP SE 10.14% 2.67% 2.67%
3 Allianz SE 8.39% 2.21% 2.21%
4 Siemens Energy AG 7.26% 1.91% 1.91%
5 Deutsche Telekom AG 7.14% 1.88% 1.88%
6 Rheinmetall AG 4.40% 1.16% 1.16%
7 Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen 4.12% 1.09% 1.09%
8 Infineon Technologies AG 3.40% 0.90% 0.90%
9 Deutsche Bank AG 3.17% 0.84% 0.84%
10 Deutsche Post AG 2.73% 0.72% 0.72%
11 E.ON SE 2.52% 0.67% 0.67%
12 Deutsche Boerse AG 2.49% 0.66% 0.66%

Only in EWG

1 total
  • BlackRock Funds III 0.28%

Only in EZU

171 total
  • ASML Holding N.V. 7.20%
  • Banco Santander, S.A. 2.39%
  • SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE 2.28%
  • LVMH MOET HENNESSY LOUIS VUITTON SE 2.04%
  • TOTALENERGIES SE 2.03%
  • Iberdrola, S.A. 1.94%
  • SAFRAN SA 1.85%
  • Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. 1.70%
  • Airbus SE 1.64%
  • L'AIR LIQUIDE SOCIETE ANONYME POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE SA 1.55%

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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.