ETF comparison
EFA vs EWJ
Both International Developed.
Holdings overlap
165 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of EFA and EWJ would leave roughly 22.8% 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
EFA is 17 bps cheaper than EWJ. On a $100,000 position that's about $170/yr more in fees for EWJ.
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Top shared holdings
165 shared in total| # | Holding | In EFA | In EWJ | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | 1.08% | 4.05% | 1.08% |
| 2 | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | 0.81% | 3.43% | 0.81% |
| 3 | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | 0.71% | 2.56% | 0.71% |
| 4 | Tokyo Electron Limited | 0.68% | 2.87% | 0.68% |
| 5 | Hitachi, Ltd. | 0.66% | 2.84% | 0.66% |
| 6 | ADVANTEST CORPORATION | 0.66% | 2.39% | 0.66% |
| 7 | Sony Group Corporation | 0.62% | 2.54% | 0.62% |
| 8 | Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | 0.56% | 2.14% | 0.56% |
| 9 | SoftBank Group Corp. | 0.52% | 3.34% | 0.52% |
| 10 | Recruit Holdings Co.,Ltd. | 0.47% | 1.80% | 0.47% |
| 11 | KEYENCE CORPORATION | 0.43% | 1.87% | 0.43% |
| 12 | FAST RETAILING CO., LTD. | 0.42% | 1.89% | 0.42% |
Only in EFA
509 total- ASML Holding N.V. 2.90%
- HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.66%
- Roche Holding AG 1.39%
- Novartis AG 1.30%
- Nestle S.A. 1.17%
- SHELL PLC 1.17%
- ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.17%
- Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 1.10%
- BHP GROUP LIMITED 0.97%
- COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 0.95%
Only in EWJ
13 total- Shimadzu Corporation 0.11%
- Sony Financial Group Inc. 0.10%
- Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd. 0.10%
- TOKYU CORPORATION 0.10%
- MatsukiyoCocokara & Co. 0.09%
- TIS Inc. 0.09%
- SYSMEX CORPORATION 0.09%
- M3, Inc. 0.08%
- MonotaRO Co Ltd 0.06%
- TSURUHA HOLDINGS INC. 0.05%
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Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
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/methodology/.
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