EWH vs VPL overlap - what they share and where they differ
EWH and VPL share 4.5% of their weight across 22 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.
EWH and VPL
4.5%
22 shared positions
EWH
iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF
Reported positions cover 93% of the fund, 22 positions · Aug 31, 2026
Top 10: 69.9%·Holdings of EWH
VPL
VANGUARD PACIFIC STOCK INDEX FUND
Reported positions cover 99% of the fund, 2,168 positions · Jul 31, 2026
Top 10: 25.7%·Holdings of VPL
Reported positions cover EWH 93%, VPL 99% of each fund. An overlap cannot exceed the smaller coverage, so a low figure can mean little overlap or thin reporting.
VPL vs EWH side by side
EWHiShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF
22
stock positions reported to the SEC
0.0% of its weight is in 0 names VPL does not hold
VPLVANGUARD PACIFIC STOCK INDEX FUND
2,168
stock positions reported to the SEC
94.0% of its weight is in 2,146 names EWH does not hold
Where each fund's weight sits
Largest sectors for both funds
The widest gap is Technology: EWH has 20.2 points more of it.
The figures side by side
| EWH | VPL | |
|---|---|---|
| Filing date | Aug 31, 2026 | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Stock positions reported | 22 | 2,168 |
| Weight of the ten largest | 69.9% | 25.7% |
| Largest position | AIAI 20.3% | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 6.6% |
| Held alone | 0 positions, 0.0% | 2,146 positions, 94.0% |
| Covered by stock positions | 93% | 99% |
Holdings they share
| Stock | In EWH | In VPL | Counted |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUGPSUN HUNG KAI PROPERTIES LIMITED | 3.92% | 1.49% | 1.49% |
| AIAIAIA Group Limited | 20.29% | 0.87% | 0.87% |
| HONG KONG EXCHANGES AND CLEARING LIMITED | 16.14% | 0.51% | 0.51% |
| CK HUTCHISON HOLDINGS LIMITED | 5.97% | 0.21% | 0.21% |
| BOC HONG KONG (HOLDINGS) LIMITED | 5.15% | 0.20% | 0.20% |
| TECHTRONIC INDUSTRIES COMPANY LIMITED | 5.28% | 0.20% | 0.20% |
| CLPSCLP HOLDINGS LIMITED | 4.40% | 0.13% | 0.13% |
| JARDINE MATHESON HOLDINGS LIMITED | 2.28% | 0.10% | 0.10% |
| CK ASSET HOLDINGS LIMITED | 2.90% | 0.09% | 0.09% |
| GALAXY ENTERTAINMENT GROUP LIMITED | 2.49% | 0.08% | 0.08% |
What each holds alone
The heaviest positions one fund reports and the other does not.
Only in EWH
Nothing among its reported positions that the others do not also hold.
Only in VPL
Questions people ask
Is EWH the same as VPL?
4.5% of their weight sits in the same 22 holdings. Among its reported positions, EWH holds nothing the other does not also hold. VPL also reports SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., SKHY, MUFG, which the other does not.
How is the overlap between EWH and VPL measured?
For every stock both funds report, the smaller of the two weights counts, and the sum is the overlap. The reported positions cover 93% of EWH and 99% of VPL, so the number cannot exceed the smaller coverage.
Which holds more, VPL or EWH?
EWH reports 22 stock positions and VPL reports 2,168. 0.0% of EWH's weight sits in names VPL does not hold, and 94.0% of VPL's weight in names EWH does not hold. The ten largest positions are 69.9% of EWH and 25.7% of VPL.
How do EWH and VPL differ by sector?
The widest gap is Technology: EWH has 20.2 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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