ETF comparison
DXJ vs IEFA
Both International Developed.
WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund · iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF
Holdings overlap
347 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DXJ and IEFA would leave roughly 17.2% 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
IEFA is 41 bps cheaper than DXJ. On a $100,000 position that's about $410/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 IEFA.
Top shared holdings
347 shared in total| # | Holding | In DXJ | In IEFA | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC | 4.63% | 0.93% | 0.93% |
| 2 | TOYOTA MOTOR CORP | 3.54% | 0.70% | 0.70% |
| 3 | SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP INC | 3.62% | 0.61% | 0.61% |
| 4 | TOKYO ELECTRON LTD | 3.18% | 0.58% | 0.58% |
| 5 | HITACHI LTD | 0.91% | 0.56% | 0.56% |
| 6 | MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP INC | 2.70% | 0.48% | 0.48% |
| 7 | ADVANTEST CORP | 0.45% | 0.56% | 0.45% |
| 8 | SONY GROUP CORP | 0.44% | 0.53% | 0.44% |
| 9 | RECRUIT HOLDINGS CO LTD | 0.39% | 0.41% | 0.39% |
| 10 | KEYENCE CORP | 0.50% | 0.37% | 0.37% |
| 11 | FAST RETAILING COMPANY LTD | 1.13% | 0.36% | 0.36% |
| 12 | TOKIO MARINE HOLDINGS INC | 2.81% | 0.36% | 0.36% |
Only in DXJ
79 total- EHIME BANK LTD (THE) 0.06%
- DAIKYONISHIKAWA CORP 0.06%
- NIPPON THOMPSON COMPANY LTD 0.05%
- YAMABIKO CORP 0.05%
- ISHIHARA SANGYO KAISHA LTD 0.05%
- KANTO DENKA KOGYO CO LTD 0.05%
- ARAKAWA CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LTD 0.05%
- KYOSAN ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING CO LTD 0.05%
- KURODA GROUP CO LTD 0.04%
- TACHI-S CO LTD 0.04%
Only in IEFA
2,266 total- ASML Holding N.V. 2.50%
- HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.42%
- Roche Holding AG 1.20%
- Novartis AG 1.12%
- Nestle S.A. 1.00%
- ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.00%
- SHELL PLC 1.00%
- Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 0.95%
- BHP GROUP LIMITED 0.83%
- COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 0.82%
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- IEFA vs HEDJ · WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund 15.4%
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- IEFA vs FNDC · Schwab Fundamental International Small Equity ETF 13.5%
- IEFA vs EWU · iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF 12.7%
- IEFA vs JGLO · Jpmorgan Global Select Equity ETF 11.5%
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Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
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