EWA vs SDY

iShares MSCI Australia ETF vs SPDR S&P Dividend ETF

Quick take
  • SDY has the lower expense ratio at 0.35% vs 0.50% for EWA.
  • EWA pays a higher dividend yield (2.86%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricEWASDY
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.50%0.35%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
2.86%2.46%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$1.35B$21.98B
YTD return
15.01%7.81%
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.
1.020.65
P/E ratio
21.0720.26
Last price
$29.48$148.41
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%

SDY top holdings

Top holdings · SDY
VZVerizon Communications Inc3.44%
ORealty Income Corp2.48%
TGTTarget Corp2.37%
CVXChevron Corp2.16%
TXNTexas Instruments Inc1.96%
PEPPepsiCo Inc1.77%
XOMExxon Mobil Corp1.64%
WECWEC Energy Group Inc1.61%
KVUEKenvue Inc1.55%
KMBKimberly-Clark Corp1.53%
Sector breakdown · SDY
Real Estate4.6%
Consumer Cyclical5.1%
Basic Materials6.4%
Consumer Defensive17.1%
Technology8.7%
Communication Services3.5%
Financial Services11.5%
Utilities14.8%
Industrials17.5%
Energy4.6%
Healthcare6.2%

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 SDY

SDY (SPDR S&P Dividend ETF) is Highest-yielding S&P Composite 1500 dividend growers. Managed by State Street, the fund carries $22.0B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.35%, a dividend yield of 2.46%. Its largest holding is Verizon Communications Inc (VZ), which represents 3.4% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 4.6%.