ETF comparison

EWJ vs IPAC

Both International Developed.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF · iShares Core MSCI Pacific ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
54.0 %

180 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of EWJ and IPAC would leave roughly 54.0% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

EWJ only 45.9% Shared 54.0% IPAC only 45.0%
In EWJ only
1 positions
Shared
180 positions
In IPAC only
1,187 positions

Side by side

EWJ

iShares MSCI Japan ETF

iShares · International Developed

72 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.49%
Net assets
$22.31B
TTM yield
3.81%
Top-10 conc.
27.9%
IPAC

iShares Core MSCI Pacific ETF

iShares · International Developed

84 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.090%
Net assets
$2.59B
TTM yield
3.85%
Top-10 conc.
17.4%

Sub-score comparison

51
Cost
91
75
Tax efficiency
75
100
Liquidity
75
74
Concentration
89
Tracking quality
EWJ sub-score IPAC

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — see what we don't score for why.

Cost difference

IPAC 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 the cost calculator pre-filled with EWJ vs IPAC.

Top shared holdings

180 shared in total
# Holding In EWJ In IPAC Overlap
1 Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 4.09% 2.21% 2.21%
2 TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 4.41% 1.98% 1.98%
3 Hitachi, Ltd. 2.88% 1.59% 1.59%
4 ADVANTEST CORPORATION 2.54% 1.56% 1.56%
5 Tokyo Electron Limited 2.42% 1.44% 1.44%
6 Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. 2.66% 1.41% 1.41%
7 SoftBank Group Corp. 1.88% 1.38% 1.38%
8 Sony Group Corporation 2.72% 1.34% 1.34%
9 Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. 2.13% 1.17% 1.17%
10 Mitsubishi Corporation 2.09% 1.12% 1.12%
11 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. 1.96% 1.04% 1.04%
12 MITSUI & CO., LTD. 1.78% 1.01% 1.01%

Only in EWJ

1 total
  • TOYOTA INDUSTRIES CORPORATION 0.40%

Only in IPAC

1,187 total
  • COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 2.30%
  • BHP GROUP LIMITED 2.19%
  • AIA Group Limited 1.25%
  • DBS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD 1.05%
  • WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION 1.04%
  • NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED 0.97%
  • ANZ GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED 0.87%
  • MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED 0.68%
  • WESFARMERS LIMITED 0.66%
  • OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED 0.63%

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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.