ETF comparison
DXJ vs EFG
Both International Developed.
WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund · iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF
Holdings overlap
61 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DXJ and EFG would leave roughly 15.5% 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
EFG is 14 bps cheaper than DXJ. On a $100,000 position that's about $140/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 EFG.
Top shared holdings
61 shared in total| # | Holding | In DXJ | In EFG | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TOKYO ELECTRON LTD | 3.18% | 1.39% | 1.39% |
| 2 | HITACHI LTD | 0.91% | 1.34% | 0.91% |
| 3 | FAST RETAILING COMPANY LTD | 1.13% | 0.87% | 0.87% |
| 4 | ITOCHU CORP | 1.49% | 0.65% | 0.65% |
| 5 | MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP | 1.13% | 0.63% | 0.63% |
| 6 | TOKIO MARINE HOLDINGS INC | 2.81% | 0.55% | 0.55% |
| 7 | KEYENCE CORP | 0.50% | 0.88% | 0.50% |
| 8 | MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD | 0.49% | 0.69% | 0.49% |
| 9 | HOYA CORP | 0.47% | 0.48% | 0.47% |
| 10 | ADVANTEST CORP | 0.45% | 1.34% | 0.45% |
| 11 | SONY GROUP CORP | 0.44% | 1.26% | 0.44% |
| 12 | NINTENDO COMPANY LTD | 0.40% | 0.49% | 0.40% |
Only in DXJ
365 total- MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC 4.63%
- SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP INC 3.62%
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORP 3.54%
- MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP INC 2.70%
- MITSUBISHI CORP 2.27%
- JAPAN TOBACCO INC 2.14%
- NTT INC 1.97%
- MITSUI & CO. LTD 1.66%
- HONDA MOTOR CO LTD 1.54%
- SUMITOMO CORP 1.50%
Only in EFG
298 total- ASML Holding N.V. 5.92%
- ASTRAZENECA PLC 2.38%
- COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 1.94%
- SAP SE 1.77%
- SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE 1.71%
- UBS Group AG 1.56%
- ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 1.55%
- ABB Ltd 1.43%
- NOVO NORDISK A/S 1.41%
- Airbus SE 1.29%
Related comparisons
More comparisons with DXJ
- DXJ vs IDEV · iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF 15.3%
- DXJ vs SPDW · State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF 15.0%
- DXJ vs SCHF · Schwab International Equity ETF 14.9%
- DXJ vs VEA · Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets Index Fund ETF Shares 14.3%
- DXJ vs DFIC · Dimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF 14.3%
- DXJ vs SCZ · iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF 13.4%
More comparisons with EFG
- EFG vs EWU · iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF 12.8%
- EFG vs EFV · iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF 11.9%
- EFG vs VT · Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF Shares 10.9%
- EFG vs EPP · iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF 10.7%
- EFG vs BBAX · JPMorgan BetaBuilders Developed Asia Pacific ex-Japan ETF 9.8%
- EFG vs EWL · iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF 9.5%
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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