ETF comparison
DXJ vs EFA
Both International Developed.
Holdings overlap
103 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DXJ and EFA would leave roughly 17.4% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Unmatched is the part of a fund's weight the other fund doesn't match: names only it holds, plus any extra weight it puts in names both funds hold.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
EFA is 16 bps cheaper than DXJ. On a $100,000 position that's about $160/yr more in fees for DXJ.
Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open the cost calculator pre-filled with DXJ vs EFA.
Top shared holdings
103 shared in total| # | Holding | In DXJ | In EFA | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC | 4.63% | 1.08% | 1.08% |
| 2 | TOYOTA MOTOR CORP | 3.54% | 0.81% | 0.81% |
| 3 | SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP INC | 3.62% | 0.71% | 0.71% |
| 4 | TOKYO ELECTRON LTD | 3.18% | 0.68% | 0.68% |
| 5 | HITACHI LTD | 0.91% | 0.66% | 0.66% |
| 6 | MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP INC | 2.70% | 0.56% | 0.56% |
| 7 | ADVANTEST CORP | 0.45% | 0.66% | 0.45% |
| 8 | SONY GROUP CORP | 0.44% | 0.62% | 0.44% |
| 9 | KEYENCE CORP | 0.50% | 0.43% | 0.43% |
| 10 | FAST RETAILING COMPANY LTD | 1.13% | 0.42% | 0.42% |
| 11 | TOKIO MARINE HOLDINGS INC | 2.81% | 0.41% | 0.41% |
| 12 | MITSUBISHI CORP | 2.27% | 0.41% | 0.41% |
Only in DXJ
323 total- TAIYO YUDEN CO LTD 0.34%
- NITERRA CO LTD 0.30%
- NGK CORP 0.28%
- THK CO LTD 0.27%
- NISSAN CHEMICAL CORP 0.25%
- ROHM COMPANY LTD 0.23%
- ONO PHARMACEUTICAL CO LTD 0.23%
- TOSOH CORP 0.23%
- SOJITZ CORP 0.21%
- JAPAN AIRLINES CO LTD 0.21%
Only in EFA
571 total- ASML Holding N.V. 2.90%
- HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.66%
- Roche Holding AG 1.39%
- Novartis AG 1.30%
- Nestle S.A. 1.17%
- SHELL PLC 1.17%
- ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.17%
- Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 1.10%
- BHP GROUP LIMITED 0.97%
- COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 0.95%
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Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions
matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see
/methodology/.
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