ETF comparison

EWJvsFLJP

Both International Developed.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF · Franklin FTSE Japan ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
81.7%

178 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of EWJ and FLJP would leave roughly81.7%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

EWJ only 17.3%Shared 81.7%FLJP only 18.6%
In EWJ only
0 positions
Shared
178 positions
In FLJP only
299 positions

Side by side

EWJ

iShares MSCI Japan ETF

iShares · International Developed

72composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.49%
Net assets
$22.69B
TTM yield
3.69%
Top-10 conc.
28.2%
FLJP

Franklin FTSE Japan ETF

Franklin Templeton · International Developed

84composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.090%
Net assets
$4.12B
TTM yield
4.12%
Top-10 conc.
25.4%

Sub-score comparison

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Cost
91
76
Tax efficiency
75
100
Liquidity
83
74
Concentration
78
Tracking quality
EWJsub-scoreFLJP

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor why.

Cost difference

FLJP is 40 bps cheaper than EWJ. On a $100,000 position that's about $400/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 thecost calculator pre-filled with EWJ vs FLJP.

Top shared holdings

178 shared in total
#HoldingIn EWJIn FLJPOverlap
1Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.4.05%3.46%3.46%
2TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION3.43%2.89%2.89%
3Tokyo Electron Limited2.87%3.37%2.87%
4ADVANTEST CORPORATION2.39%2.33%2.33%
5Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.2.56%2.27%2.27%
6SoftBank Group Corp.3.34%2.23%2.23%
7Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.2.01%1.97%1.97%
8Hitachi, Ltd.2.84%1.96%1.96%
9Sony Group Corporation2.54%1.92%1.92%
10Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.2.14%1.81%1.81%
11KEYENCE CORPORATION1.87%1.51%1.51%
12Recruit Holdings Co.,Ltd.1.80%1.50%1.50%

Only in EWJ

0 total

Every EWJ position is also held by FLJP.

Only in FLJP

299 total
  • INSTITUTIONAL FIDUCIARY TRUST0.80%
  • RESONAC HOLDINGS CORP0.32%
  • FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO LTD (THE)0.32%
  • KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORP0.25%
  • TAIYO YUDEN CO LTD0.25%
  • MITSUI KINZOKU CO LTD0.22%
  • NGK CORP0.20%
  • NITERRA CO LTD0.19%
  • YASKAWA ELECTRIC CORP0.18%
  • ROHM COMPANY LTD0.17%

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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see/methodology/.

Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.