EWA vs MDY

iShares MSCI Australia ETF vs SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust

Quick take
  • MDY has the lower expense ratio at 0.23% vs 0.50% for EWA.
  • EWA pays a higher dividend yield (2.86%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricEWAMDY
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.50%0.23%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
2.86%1.07%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$1.35B$26.04B
YTD return
15.01%13.15%
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.
1.021.07
P/E ratio
21.0722.63
Last price
$29.48$672.37
Inception
Issuer
iSharesState Street

EWA top holdings

Top holdings · EWA
CBA.AXCommonwealth Bank of Australia14.61%
BHP.AXBHP Group Ltd13.71%
WBC.AXWestpac Banking Corp6.62%
NAB.AXNational Australia Bank Ltd6.15%
ANZ.AXANZ Group Holdings Ltd5.55%
MQG.AXMacquarie Group Ltd4.28%
WES.AXWesfarmers Ltd4.16%
WDS.AXWoodside Energy Group Ltd3.21%
RIO.AXRio Tinto Ltd3.12%
GMG.AXGoodman Group3.04%
Sector breakdown · EWA
Real Estate5.0%
Consumer Cyclical6.1%
Basic Materials23.0%
Consumer Defensive3.6%
Technology1.1%
Communication Services2.0%
Financial Services43.5%
Utilities1.7%
Industrials4.4%
Energy4.5%
Healthcare4.9%

MDY top holdings

Top holdings · MDY
FTITechnipFMC PLC0.88%
CASYCasey's General Stores Inc0.85%
UTHRUnited Therapeutics Corp0.80%
CWCurtiss-Wright Corp0.79%
FLEXFlex Ltd0.75%
XPOXPO Inc0.71%
WWDWoodward Inc0.67%
RGLDRoyal Gold Inc0.65%
USFDUS Foods Holding Corp0.64%
BURLBurlington Stores Inc0.63%
Sector breakdown · MDY
Real Estate7.6%
Consumer Cyclical11.9%
Basic Materials5.0%
Consumer Defensive4.0%
Technology13.8%
Communication Services1.1%
Financial Services13.8%
Utilities3.2%
Industrials24.5%
Energy5.8%
Healthcare9.3%

About EWA

EWA (iShares MSCI Australia ETF) is Australian large and mid-cap equities. Managed by iShares, the fund carries $1.4B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.50%, a dividend yield of 2.86%. Its largest holding is Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA.AX), which represents 14.6% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 5.0%.

About MDY

MDY (SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust) is Tracks the S&P MidCap 400 index. Managed by State Street, the fund carries $26.0B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.23%, a dividend yield of 1.07%. Its largest holding is TechnipFMC PLC (FTI), which represents 0.9% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 7.6%.