EWA vs IWB

iShares MSCI Australia ETF vs iShares Russell 1000 ETF

Quick take
  • IWB has the lower expense ratio at 0.15% vs 0.50% for EWA.
  • EWA pays a higher dividend yield (3.01%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricEWAIWB
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.50%0.15%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
3.01%0.92%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$1.45B$48.33B
YTD return
8.89%9.81%
1-year return
3-year return
Annualized.
5-year return
Annualized.
10-year return
Annualized.
Beta (3Y)
Volatility relative to the market. Closer to 1 = market-like.
0.981.01
P/E ratio
20.8426.69
Last price
$28.26$411.81
Inception
Issuer
iSharesiShares

EWA top holdings

Top holdings · EWA
BHP.AXBHP Group Ltd14.82%
CBA.AXCommonwealth Bank of Australia13.52%
WBC.AXWestpac Banking Corp5.91%
NAB.AXNational Australia Bank Ltd5.70%
ANZ.AXANZ Group Holdings Ltd5.23%
WES.AXWesfarmers Ltd5.04%
MQG.AXMacquarie Group Ltd4.45%
RIO.AXRio Tinto Ltd3.15%
GMG.AXGoodman Group3.05%
CSL.AXCSL Ltd2.73%
Sector breakdown · EWA
Real Estate5.1%
Consumer Cyclical7.3%
Basic Materials24.5%
Consumer Defensive4.0%
Technology0.9%
Communication Services1.8%
Financial Services41.7%
Utilities1.6%
Industrials4.4%
Energy3.8%
Healthcare4.9%

IWB top holdings

Top holdings · IWB
NVDANVIDIA Corp6.72%
AAPLApple Inc6.03%
MSFTMicrosoft Corp3.99%
AMZNAmazon.com Inc3.33%
GOOGLAlphabet Inc Class A3.00%
AVGOBroadcom Inc2.53%
GOOGAlphabet Inc Class C2.42%
MUMicron Technology Inc1.87%
METAMeta Platforms Inc Class A1.78%
TSLATesla Inc1.77%
Sector breakdown · IWB
Real Estate2.1%
Consumer Cyclical9.6%
Basic Materials1.9%
Consumer Defensive4.4%
Technology36.6%
Communication Services9.6%
Financial Services11.7%
Utilities2.2%
Industrials9.7%
Energy3.0%
Healthcare9.1%

About EWA

EWA (iShares MSCI Australia ETF) is Australian large and mid-cap equities. Managed by iShares, the fund carries $1.5B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.50%, a dividend yield of 3.01%. Its largest holding is BHP Group Ltd (BHP.AX), which represents 14.8% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 5.1%.

About IWB

IWB (iShares Russell 1000 ETF) is Largest 1,000 US stocks. Managed by iShares, the fund carries $48.3B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.15%, a dividend yield of 0.92%. Its largest holding is NVIDIA Corp (NVDA), which represents 6.7% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 2.1%.