EPP vs EWA
iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF against iShares MSCI Australia ETF: cost, size, returns, what they hold and how much of it is the same.
Overlap by weight
63%
43 shared positions
Fee gap
3 bp
EPP is cheaper
1-year return gap
0.1 pts
EWA is ahead
Larger fund
EPP
$2.2B
Side by side
| EPP | EWA | |
|---|---|---|
| Fund | iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF | iShares MSCI Australia ETF |
| Issuer | iShares | iShares |
| Category | Single Country | Single Country |
| Expense ratio | 0.47% | 0.50% |
| Assets | $2.2B | $1.2B |
| Average daily dollar volume | $12M | $88M |
| Listed | Oct 25, 2001 | Mar 12, 1996 |
| FrenzyCap score | 68 | 66 |
| 1-month return | −2.5% | −1.6% |
| 3-month return | +1.0% | +0.9% |
| Year to date | +8.6% | +9.3% |
| 1-year return | +5.0% | +5.1% |
| 30-day volatility | 14.0% | 16.9% |
| Worst drawdown, 1 year | −8.8% | −10.0% |
| Trailing 12-month yield | 3.41% | 2.96% |
| Holdings | 98 | 50 |
| Top 10 weight | 47.9% | 65.5% |
| Look-through P/E | — | — |
| Holdings vs fair value | — | — |
| Holdings above 200-day average | — | — |
| Net flow, latest 3 reported months | +$18M thru May 2026 | +$56M thru May 2026 |
| 30-day implied volatility | 15.5% | 24.6% |
| Holdings as of | as of Oct 8, 2026issuer data | as of Oct 8, 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
63% of EPP · 100% of EWA| Holding | EPP | EWA |
|---|---|---|
| BHP | 9.99% | 15.80% |
| CBA | 7.96% | 12.60% |
| NAB | 3.79% | 5.99% |
| WBC | 3.70% | 5.86% |
| ANZ | 3.62% | 5.72% |
| MQG | 2.89% | 4.57% |
| CSL | 2.79% | 4.42% |
| WES | 2.77% | 4.39% |
| WDS | 1.98% | 3.12% |
| RIO | 1.94% | 3.06% |
| GMG | 1.69% | 2.67% |
| WOW | 1.52% | 2.41% |
| TCL | 1.30% | 2.05% |
| QBE | 1.17% | 1.85% |
| ALL | 1.05% | 1.66% |
| NST | 1.04% | 1.65% |
| COL | 1.00% | 1.58% |
| STO | 0.90% | 1.43% |
| EVN | 0.84% | 1.33% |
| FMG | 0.82% | 1.30% |
| BXB | 0.81% | 1.29% |
| S32 | 0.71% | 1.13% |
| CPU | 0.67% | 1.05% |
| SUN | 0.65% | 1.02% |
| ORG | 0.61% | 0.98% |
Sector mix of the stock holdings
| Sector | EPP | EWA | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials | 15.5% | 24.6% | −9.0% |
| Utilities | 3.3% | 5.2% | −1.9% |
| Energy | 2.4% | 3.8% | −1.4% |
| Communication Services | 1.5% | 2.4% | −0.9% |
| Financials | 1.3% | 1.7% | −0.4% |
| Technology | 1.0% | 1.6% | −0.6% |
| Industrials | 1.9% | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| Consumer Discretionary | 0.8% | 0.7% | +0.1% |
| Real Estate | 0.7% | 0.0% | +0.7% |
More: full overlap table · EPP holdings · EWA 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.