ETF comparison
DXJ vs ESGD
Both International Developed.
WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund · iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF
Holdings overlap
65 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DXJ and ESGD would leave roughly 17.6% 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
ESGD is 28 bps cheaper than DXJ. On a $100,000 position that's about $280/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 ESGD.
Top shared holdings
65 shared in total| # | Holding | In DXJ | In ESGD | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC | 4.63% | 0.82% | 0.82% |
| 2 | TOKYO ELECTRON LTD | 3.18% | 0.81% | 0.81% |
| 3 | SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP INC | 3.62% | 0.81% | 0.81% |
| 4 | HITACHI LTD | 0.91% | 0.77% | 0.77% |
| 5 | TOYOTA MOTOR CORP | 3.54% | 0.66% | 0.66% |
| 6 | MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP INC | 2.70% | 0.62% | 0.62% |
| 7 | ITOCHU CORP | 1.49% | 0.58% | 0.58% |
| 8 | BRIDGESTONE CORP | 0.68% | 0.57% | 0.57% |
| 9 | MURATA MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD | 2.06% | 0.49% | 0.49% |
| 10 | MITSUBISHI CORP | 2.27% | 0.48% | 0.48% |
| 11 | ADVANTEST CORP | 0.45% | 0.57% | 0.45% |
| 12 | PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORP | 1.25% | 0.45% | 0.45% |
Only in DXJ
361 total- JAPAN TOBACCO INC 2.14%
- NTT INC 1.97%
- MITSUI & CO. LTD 1.66%
- TOYOTA TSUSHO CORP 1.05%
- SUMITOMO MITSUI TRUST GROUP INC 0.88%
- DENSO CORP 0.69%
- INPEX CORP 0.64%
- NIPPON STEEL CORP 0.57%
- SCREEN HOLDINGS CO LTD 0.54%
- LASERTEC CORP 0.51%
Only in ESGD
294 total- ASML Holding N.V. 3.11%
- Novartis AG 1.58%
- HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.38%
- Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 1.24%
- Roche Holding AG 1.20%
- Nestle S.A. 1.13%
- ABB Ltd 1.13%
- ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.10%
- SAP SE 1.03%
- SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE 1.00%
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- ESGD vs EPP · iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF 10.1%
- ESGD vs EWL · iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF 9.7%
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Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
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/methodology/.
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