EFAV vs EWH overlap - what they share and where they differ

EFAV and EWH share 5.5% of their weight across 12 common positions, read from what each fund reported to the SEC.

Each week Ploutos reads the reported positions of the largest US equity ETFs and measures, pair by pair, the weight they share: for every stock both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights counts. Two funds tracking the same index land near 100%. A sector fund inside a broad index fund lands at roughly that sector's weight.

EFAV and EWH

5.5%

12 shared positions

EFAV

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF

Reported positions cover 98% of the fund, 233 positions · Apr 30, 2026

Top 10: 15.1%·Holdings of EFAV

EWH

iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF

Reported positions cover 88% of the fund, 23 positions · May 31, 2026

Top 10: 66.5%·Holdings of EWH

Reported positions cover EFAV 98%, EWH 88% of each fund. An overlap cannot exceed the smaller coverage, so a low figure can mean little overlap or thin reporting.

EWH vs EFAV side by side

EFAViShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF

233

stock positions reported to the SEC

92.2% of its weight is in 221 names EWH does not hold

EWHiShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF

23

stock positions reported to the SEC

52.4% of its weight is in 11 names EFAV does not hold

Where each fund's weight sits

EFAV
EWH
shared with the other fundheld alonenot covered by the filing (cash, futures, bonds)

Largest sectors for both funds

Technology
2.2%
26.9%
Energy
6.8%
0.0%
Healthcare
6.0%
0.0%
Consumer Defensive
2.5%
0.0%
Financial Services
1.7%
0.0%

The widest gap is Technology: EWH has 24.7 points more of it.

The figures side by side

EFAVEWH
Filing dateApr 30, 2026May 31, 2026
Stock positions reported23323
Weight of the ten largest15.1%66.5%
Largest positionE 1.7%AIAI 22.9%
Held alone221 positions, 92.2%11 positions, 52.4%
Covered by stock positions98%88%

Holdings they share

StockIn EFAVIn EWHCounted
BOC HONG KONG (HOLDINGS) LIMITED1.29%5.05%1.29%
CLPSCLP HOLDINGS LIMITED1.01%4.07%1.01%
POWER ASSETS HOLDINGS LIMITED0.98%2.79%0.98%
CK INFRASTRUCTURE HOLDINGS LIMITED0.49%1.39%0.49%
THE HONG KONG AND CHINA GAS COMPANY LIMITED0.41%2.68%0.41%
MTR CORPORATION LIMITED0.40%1.73%0.40%
SWIRE PACIFIC LIMITED0.35%1.16%0.35%
SINO LAND COMPANY LIMITED0.16%1.58%0.16%
JARDINE MATHESON HOLDINGS LIMITED0.15%2.31%0.15%
WH GROUP LIMITED0.09%2.54%0.09%

What each holds alone

The heaviest positions one fund reports and the other does not.

Only in EFAV

EENI S.P.A.1.68%
TTETOTALENERGIES SE1.67%
EQNREQUINOR ASA1.59%
SHELSHELL PLC1.57%
IBERDROLA, S.A.1.51%
DBS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD1.47%
ORANGE SA1.43%
SWISSCOM AG1.41%
TAKTakeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited1.40%
NVSNovartis AG1.36%

Only in EWH

AIAIAIA Group Limited22.85%
HONG KONG EXCHANGES AND CLEARING LIMITED11.19%
TECHTRONIC INDUSTRIES COMPANY LIMITED4.34%
CK ASSET HOLDINGS LIMITED3.03%
GALAXY ENTERTAINMENT GROUP LIMITED2.16%
SITC INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS CO LTD1.74%
HONGKONG LAND HOLDINGS LIMITED1.68%
HENDERSON LAND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED1.63%
WHARF REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED1.45%
SANDS CHINA LTD.1.36%

Questions people ask

Is EFAV the same as EWH?

5.5% of their weight sits in the same 12 holdings. EFAV also reports E, TTE, EQNR, which the other does not. EWH also reports AIAI, HONG KONG EXCHANGES AND CLEARING LIMITED, TECHTRONIC INDUSTRIES COMPANY LIMITED, which the other does not.

How is the overlap between EFAV and EWH measured?

For every stock both funds report, the smaller of the two weights counts, and the sum is the overlap. The reported positions cover 98% of EFAV and 88% of EWH, so the number cannot exceed the smaller coverage.

Which holds more, EWH or EFAV?

EFAV reports 233 stock positions and EWH reports 23. 92.2% of EFAV's weight sits in names EWH does not hold, and 52.4% of EWH's weight in names EFAV does not hold. The ten largest positions are 15.1% of EFAV and 66.5% of EWH.

How do EFAV and EWH differ by sector?

The widest gap is Technology: EWH has 24.7 points more of it. Sectors come from each holding's SIC code in its SEC record, summed by the weight the fund reports.

Where do the numbers come from?

From each fund's own N-PORT filing to the SEC, which lists every position and its weight. The comparison uses every equity position the fund reports; cash, futures and bonds are not counted, which is why a coverage figure sits next to every result. Holdings change between filings.

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