ETF comparison
DXJ vs EWJ
Both International Developed.
WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund · iShares MSCI Japan ETF
Holdings overlap
104 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DXJ and EWJ would leave roughly 58.8% 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
DXJ is 1 bps cheaper than EWJ. On a $100,000 position that's about $10/yr more in fees for EWJ.
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 EWJ.
Top shared holdings
104 shared in total| # | Holding | In DXJ | In EWJ | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC | 4.63% | 4.05% | 4.05% |
| 2 | TOYOTA MOTOR CORP | 3.54% | 3.43% | 3.43% |
| 3 | TOKYO ELECTRON LTD | 3.18% | 2.87% | 2.87% |
| 4 | SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP INC | 3.62% | 2.56% | 2.56% |
| 5 | MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP INC | 2.70% | 2.14% | 2.14% |
| 6 | MURATA MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD | 2.06% | 2.01% | 2.01% |
| 7 | MITSUBISHI CORP | 2.27% | 1.95% | 1.95% |
| 8 | MITSUI & CO. LTD | 1.66% | 1.57% | 1.57% |
| 9 | TOKIO MARINE HOLDINGS INC | 2.81% | 1.56% | 1.56% |
| 10 | ITOCHU CORP | 1.49% | 1.37% | 1.37% |
| 11 | SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL COMPANY LTD | 1.31% | 1.57% | 1.31% |
| 12 | FAST RETAILING COMPANY LTD | 1.13% | 1.89% | 1.13% |
Only in DXJ
322 total- TAIYO YUDEN CO LTD 0.34%
- FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO LTD (THE) 0.31%
- NITERRA CO LTD 0.30%
- NGK CORP 0.28%
- THK CO LTD 0.27%
- RESONAC HOLDINGS CORP 0.26%
- NISSAN CHEMICAL CORP 0.25%
- MITSUI KINZOKU CO LTD 0.25%
- ROHM COMPANY LTD 0.23%
- ONO PHARMACEUTICAL CO LTD 0.23%
Only in EWJ
74 total- SoftBank Group Corp. 3.34%
- Kioxia Holdings Corporation 1.49%
- KDDI CORPORATION 0.96%
- Renesas Electronics Corporation 0.95%
- ORIX CORPORATION 0.87%
- SoftBank Corp. 0.74%
- JAPAN POST BANK Co.,Ltd. 0.66%
- KYOCERA CORPORATION 0.54%
- Mitsubishi Estate Company, Limited 0.51%
- Resona Holdings, Inc. 0.51%
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Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
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/methodology/.
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