ETF comparison
DXJ vs VPL
Both International Developed.
WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund · Vanguard FTSE Pacific Index Fund ETF Shares
Holdings overlap
411 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DXJ and VPL would leave roughly 35.1% 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
VPL is 41 bps cheaper than DXJ. On a $100,000 position that's about $410/yr more in fees for DXJ.
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Top shared holdings
411 shared in total| # | Holding | In DXJ | In VPL | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC | 4.63% | 2.00% | 2.00% |
| 2 | TOYOTA MOTOR CORP | 3.54% | 1.66% | 1.66% |
| 3 | SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP INC | 3.62% | 1.28% | 1.28% |
| 4 | TOKYO ELECTRON LTD | 3.18% | 1.21% | 1.21% |
| 5 | MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP INC | 2.70% | 1.01% | 1.01% |
| 6 | HITACHI LTD | 0.91% | 1.19% | 0.91% |
| 7 | TOKIO MARINE HOLDINGS INC | 2.81% | 0.78% | 0.78% |
| 8 | MITSUBISHI CORP | 2.27% | 0.78% | 0.78% |
| 9 | FAST RETAILING COMPANY LTD | 1.13% | 0.73% | 0.73% |
| 10 | MURATA MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD | 2.06% | 0.65% | 0.65% |
| 11 | ITOCHU CORP | 1.49% | 0.65% | 0.65% |
| 12 | MITSUI & CO. LTD | 1.66% | 0.62% | 0.62% |
Only in DXJ
15 total- KURODA GROUP CO LTD 0.04%
- SUN-WA TECHNOS CORP 0.04%
- FUJIKURA COMPOSITE INC 0.04%
- Y.A.C HOLDINGS CO LTD 0.04%
- TOMEN DEVICES CORP 0.04%
- MARUBUN CORP 0.04%
- MIRAINI HOLDINGS CO LTD 0.04%
- MEIWA CORP 0.04%
- OKAMOTO MACHINE TOOL WORKS LTD 0.03%
- MITSUBISHI KAKOKI KAISHA LTD 0.03%
Only in VPL
1,926 total- Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 6.61%
- SK hynix Inc 5.18%
- BHP Group Ltd 1.77%
- Commonwealth Bank of Australia 1.72%
- SoftBank Group Corp 0.96%
- DBS Group Holdings Ltd 0.96%
- AIA Group Ltd 0.87%
- Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 0.83%
- Kioxia Holdings Corp 0.77%
- Westpac Banking Corp 0.75%
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Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
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