ETF comparison
EWH vs IEFA
Both International Developed.
Holdings overlap
25 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of EWH and IEFA would leave roughly 1.6% 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
IEFA is 43 bps cheaper than EWH. On a $100,000 position that's about $430/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 EWH vs IEFA.
Top shared holdings
25 shared in total| # | Holding | In EWH | In IEFA | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AIA Group Limited | 20.29% | 0.41% | 0.41% |
| 2 | Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited | 16.14% | 0.21% | 0.21% |
| 3 | CK HUTCHISON HOLDINGS LIMITED | 5.97% | 0.10% | 0.10% |
| 4 | BOC HONG KONG (HOLDINGS) LIMITED | 5.15% | 0.10% | 0.10% |
| 5 | TECHTRONIC INDUSTRIES COMPANY LIMITED | 5.28% | 0.09% | 0.09% |
| 6 | SUN HUNG KAI PROPERTIES LIMITED | 3.92% | 0.08% | 0.08% |
| 7 | CLP HOLDINGS LIMITED | 4.40% | 0.06% | 0.06% |
| 8 | Link Real Estate Investment Trust | 3.49% | 0.05% | 0.05% |
| 9 | CK ASSET HOLDINGS LIMITED | 2.90% | 0.05% | 0.05% |
| 10 | Power Assets Holdings Limited | 2.94% | 0.04% | 0.04% |
| 11 | JARDINE MATHESON HOLDINGS LIMITED | 2.28% | 0.04% | 0.04% |
| 12 | The Hong Kong & China Gas Co Ltd | 2.88% | 0.04% | 0.04% |
Only in EWH
0 totalEvery EWH position is also held by IEFA.
Only in IEFA
2,588 total- ASML Holding N.V. 2.50%
- HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.42%
- Roche Holding AG 1.20%
- Novartis AG 1.12%
- Nestle S.A. 1.00%
- ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.00%
- SHELL PLC 1.00%
- Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 0.95%
- Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 0.93%
- BHP GROUP LIMITED 0.83%
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Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
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matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see
/methodology/.
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