EWA vs SPLV

iShares MSCI Australia ETF vs Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF

Quick take
  • SPLV has the lower expense ratio at 0.25% vs 0.50% for EWA.
  • EWA pays a higher dividend yield (3.01%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricEWASPLV
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.50%0.25%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
3.01%2.14%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$1.45B$7.06B
YTD return
8.89%7.40%
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.
0.980.37
P/E ratio
20.8421.24
Last price
$28.26$75.68
Inception
Issuer
iSharesInvesco

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%

SPLV top holdings

Top holdings · SPLV
LLoews Corp1.37%
FEFirstEnergy Corp1.33%
BRK-BBerkshire Hathaway Inc Class B1.31%
LNTAlliant Energy Corp1.27%
DTEDTE Energy Co1.26%
WECWEC Energy Group Inc1.26%
JNJJohnson & Johnson1.26%
AEEAmeren Corp1.26%
DUKDuke Energy Corp1.24%
EVRGEvergy Inc1.24%
Sector breakdown · SPLV
Real Estate17.8%
Consumer Cyclical3.9%
Basic Materials2.2%
Consumer Defensive9.2%
Technology1.8%
Communication Services0.7%
Financial Services21.5%
Utilities25.4%
Industrials10.9%
Energy2.6%
Healthcare4.0%

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 SPLV

SPLV (Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF) is 100 lowest-volatility S&P 500 stocks. Managed by Invesco, the fund carries $7.1B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.25%, a dividend yield of 2.14%. Its largest holding is Loews Corp (L), which represents 1.4% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 17.8%.