ASEA vs EWS
Global X FTSE Southeast Asia ETF against iShares MSCI Singapore ETF: cost, size, returns, what they hold and how much of it is the same.
Overlap by weight
54%
11 shared positions
Fee gap
15 bp
EWS is cheaper
1-year return gap
5.4 pts
ASEA is ahead
Larger fund
EWS
$1.1B
Side by side
| ASEA | EWS | |
|---|---|---|
| Fund | Global X FTSE Southeast Asia ETF | iShares MSCI Singapore ETF |
| Issuer | Global X | iShares |
| Category | Asia-Pacific | Single Country |
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 0.50% |
| Assets | $96M | $1.1B |
| Average daily dollar volume | $608K | $56M |
| Listed | Feb 16, 2011 | Mar 12, 1996 |
| FrenzyCap score | 30 | 59 |
| 1-month return | −6.3% | −6.8% |
| 3-month return | −3.2% | −0.4% |
| Year to date | +9.9% | +13.9% |
| 1-year return | +15.8% | +10.4% |
| 30-day volatility | 15.5% | 14.8% |
| Worst drawdown, 1 year | −9.6% | −9.8% |
| Trailing 12-month yield | 3.85% | 3.78% |
| Holdings | 45 | 24 |
| Top 10 weight | 61.6% | 83.8% |
| Look-through P/E | — | — |
| Holdings vs fair value | — | — |
| Holdings above 200-day average | — | — |
| Net flow, latest 3 reported months | −$1.8M thru Jul 2026 | −$32M thru May 2026 |
| 30-day implied volatility | 52.2% | 32.9% |
| Holdings as of | as of Oct 21, 2026issuer data | as of Oct 20, 2026issuer data |
Returns are price returns and exclude distributions. Flows are each fund's own latest reported months and may not cover the same period.
Largest shared holdings
55% of ASEA · 82% of EWS| Holding | ASEA | EWS |
|---|---|---|
| DBS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD | 20.49% | 23.91% |
| OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING CORP | 12.74% | 22.73% |
| UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LTD | 6.86% | 4.99% |
| SINGAPORE TELECOMMUNICATIONS | 4.19% | 4.66% |
| SINGAPORE EXCHANGE LTD | 2.30% | 3.05% |
| SINGAPORE TECH ENGINEERING | 2.09% | 4.64% |
| KEPPEL LTD | 1.94% | 4.39% |
| CAPITALAND INTEGRATED COMMER | 1.90% | 3.12% |
| SINGAPORE AIRLINES LTD | 1.38% | 4.56% |
| WILMAR INTERNATIONAL LTD | 0.80% | 4.44% |
| CAPITALAND INVESTMENT LTD/SI | 0.72% | 1.33% |
Sector mix of the stock holdings
| Sector | ASEA | EWS | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industrials | 0.0% | 7.3% | −7.3% |
More: full overlap table · ASEA holdings · EWS holdings
Fund data comes from each fund's SEC filings and issuer disclosures and is shown with the date it is as of. SEC portfolio and flow filings become public about 60 days after the period they cover. Nothing here is investment advice; see Terms.