Which returned more over the last year, EWL or IDV?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWL returned +14.5% and IDV +19.7%.

Which is cheaper, EWL or IDV?

Neither: EWL and IDV both charge 0.50% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do EWL and IDV overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EWL and 0% of IDV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

EWL vs IDV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EWL returned +14.5% to IDV's +19.7%; 3% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $3.0bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF, and $8.3bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares International Select Dividend ETF.

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At a glance

+14.5%

EWL total return, 1 year

+19.7%

IDV total return, 1 year

0.50%

EWL expense ratio

0.50%

IDV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.50% a year; their one-year returns differ by 5.2 points; IDV is 2.9 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

EWL vs IDV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EWL	IDV
Return
Measure	EWL	IDV
Total return, 1 year	+14.5%	+19.7%
Drawdown
Measure	EWL	IDV
Below its high		4.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EWL	IDV
What it tracks	MSCI Switzerland 25/50 Index	Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend Index
Cost and size
Measure	EWL	IDV
Expense ratio	0.50%	0.50%
Net assets, as of Oct 23, 2026	$2.9bn	$8.3bn
Holdings
Measure	EWL	IDV
Holdings in common	3%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	65.3%	28.1%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

Risk and return

Jun 29, 2007 to Oct 23, 2026 · 1,008 weekly returns

EWL IDV

Return

Total return edge EWL +258.5% +147.3%

Annualized edge EWL +6.8% +4.8%

Price return edge EWL +138.6% −15.3%

Risk

Volatility edge EWL 18.1% 21.3%

Max drawdown edge EWL −50.5% −68.8%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge EWL 0.37 0.26

Sortino edge EWL 0.52 0.35

Calmar edge EWL 0.13 0.07

Reading

EWL returned more: +258.5% to +147.3%. EWL swung less: 18.1% to 21.3%. EWL fell less at its worst: −50.5% to −68.8%.

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Risk and return: EWL vs IDV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EWL	IDV	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+258.5%	+147.3%	EWL	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+6.8%	+4.8%	EWL	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+138.6%	−15.3%	EWL	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	18.1%	21.3%	EWL	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	13.0%	15.8%	EWL	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−50.5%	−68.8%	EWL	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.37	0.26	EWL	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.52	0.35	EWL	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.13	0.07	EWL	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 1,008 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, EWL and IDV hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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3% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EWL IDV

ZURICH INSURANCE GROUP AG 4.57% 2.05%

SWISS RE AG 2.82% 1.26%

CHF/USD 0.00% 0.00%

EURO STOXX 50 DEC 26 0.00% 0.00%

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Only in EWL

ROCHE PS PAR AG 14.99%

NOVARTIS AG 12.54%

NESTLE SA 11.36%

UBS GROUP AG 5.83%

ABB LTD 3.88%

COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT SA 3.87%

LONZA GROUP AG 2.94%

GIVAUDAN SA 2.50%

Only in IDV

TOTALENERGIES 5.07%

BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO 3.86%

ENI 3.17%

ENEL 2.88%

RIO TINTO 2.46%

AKER BP 2.37%

REPSOL 2.34%

OMV 1.99%

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Side by side

EWL iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF IDV iShares International Select Dividend ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +14.5% +19.7%

Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (ACWX) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +0.2 pts vs ACWX not measured

Expense ratio 0.50% 0.50%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 43 107

Net assets, EWL as of Oct 28, 2026 and IDV as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.0bn $8.3bn

EWL and IDV on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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EWL and IDV are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

What each follows. EWL follows MSCI Switzerland 25/50 Index and IDV follows Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend Index.
Holdings in common. 3% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 27, 2026).
One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 EWL returned +14.5% and IDV +19.7% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 5.2 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

EWL

EWL tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.5% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.50% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 43 positions, with the top ten at 65.3%.

IDV

IDV tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +19.7% with distributions reinvested. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 107 positions, with the top ten at 28.1%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EWL or IDV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWL returned +14.5% and IDV +19.7%.
Which is cheaper, EWL or IDV?: Neither: EWL and IDV both charge 0.50% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EWL and IDV overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EWL and 0% of IDV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

EWL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EWL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EWL ↗

IDV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IDV ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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