ETF comparison
EWG vs EZU
Both International Developed.
Holdings overlap
52 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of EWG and EZU would leave roughly 25.7% 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.
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Sub-score comparison
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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
52 shared in total| # | Holding | In EWG | In EZU | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | 12.19% | 3.13% | 3.13% |
| 2 | SAP SE | 11.38% | 2.93% | 2.93% |
| 3 | Allianz SE | 9.82% | 2.53% | 2.53% |
| 4 | Siemens Energy AG | 6.32% | 1.62% | 1.62% |
| 5 | Deutsche Telekom AG | 5.59% | 1.43% | 1.43% |
| 6 | Infineon Technologies AG | 4.22% | 1.08% | 1.08% |
| 7 | Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft Aktiengesellschaft in Muenchen | 3.89% | 1.00% | 1.00% |
| 8 | Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft | 3.60% | 0.92% | 0.92% |
| 9 | Deutsche Boerse Aktiengesellschaft | 3.01% | 0.77% | 0.77% |
| 10 | Rheinmetall Aktiengesellschaft | 2.97% | 0.76% | 0.76% |
| 11 | Deutsche Post AG | 2.96% | 0.76% | 0.76% |
| 12 | Bayer Aktiengesellschaft | 2.77% | 0.71% | 0.71% |
Only in EWG
0 totalEvery EWG position is also held by EZU.
Only in EZU
168 total- ASML Holding N.V. 8.38%
- Banco Santander, S.A. 2.67%
- SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE 2.39%
- TOTALENERGIES SE 2.21%
- Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. 2.07%
- Iberdrola, S.A. 1.84%
- Airbus SE 1.73%
- SAFRAN SA 1.72%
- UNICREDIT, SOCIETA PER AZIONI 1.69%
- LVMH MOET HENNESSY LOUIS VUITTON SE 1.66%
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- EZU vs DFIC · Dimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF 21.8%
Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
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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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