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EWL vs VGK

Both International Developed.

iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF · Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
10.8 %

39 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of EWL and VGK would leave roughly 10.8% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

EWL only 87.5% Shared 10.8% VGK only 86.7%
In EWL only
1 positions
Shared
39 positions
In VGK only
1,186 positions

Side by side

EWL

iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF

iShares · International Developed

56 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.50%
Net assets
$1.97B
TTM yield
1.72%
Top-10 conc.
67.4%
VGK

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF

Vanguard · International Developed

91 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.060%
Net assets
$37.86B
TTM yield
2.88%
Top-10 conc.
18.0%

Sub-score comparison

50
Cost
94
80
Tax efficiency
77
69
Liquidity
100
18
Concentration
89
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Tracking quality
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EWL sub-score VGK

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

Cost difference

VGK is 44 bps cheaper than EWL. On a $100,000 position that's about $440/yr more in fees for EWL.

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 EWL vs VGK.

Top shared holdings

39 shared in total
# Holding In EWL In VGK Overlap
1 Novartis AG 14.11% 1.83% 1.83%
2 Nestle S.A. 12.46% 1.68% 1.68%
3 ABB Ltd 5.11% 1.01% 1.01%
4 UBS Group AG 5.54% 0.89% 0.89%
5 Zurich Insurance Group AG 4.11% 0.67% 0.67%
6 COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT SA 3.91% 0.65% 0.65%
7 Swiss Re AG 2.60% 0.30% 0.30%
8 Holcim AG 2.35% 0.29% 0.29%
9 Lonza Group AG 2.44% 0.27% 0.27%
10 Galderma Group AG 1.60% 0.25% 0.25%
11 Alcon AG 2.20% 0.24% 0.24%
12 Swiss Life Holding AG 1.70% 0.22% 0.22%

Only in EWL

1 total
  • Roche Holding AG 14.78%

Only in VGK

1,186 total
  • ASML Holding NV 3.61%
  • HSBC Holdings PLC 2.03%
  • Roche Holding AG 1.84%
  • AstraZeneca PLC 1.83%
  • Siemens AG 1.40%
  • Banco Santander SA 1.15%
  • Allianz SE 1.12%
  • SAP SE 1.11%
  • Schneider Electric SE 1.11%
  • TotalEnergies SE 1.09%

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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.