Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
AVUV vs EWJ: how they differ
AVUV and EWJ hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and EWJ returned more over the year.
Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF and iShares MSCI Japan ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AVUV and EWJ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in AVUV | Only in EWJ |
|---|---|
| Viasat Inc 1.39% | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 4.08% |
| Matson Inc 0.98% | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 3.45% |
| Lear Corp 0.90% | SoftBank Group Corp. 3.37% |
| SM Energy Co 0.86% | Tokyo Electron Limited 2.90% |
| Avnet Inc 0.86% | Hitachi, Ltd. 2.86% |
| Macy's Inc 0.78% | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. 2.58% |
| StoneX Group Inc 0.77% | Sony Group Corporation 2.56% |
| Five Below Inc 0.72% | ADVANTEST CORPORATION 2.41% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 31, 2026.
| AVUV Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF | EWJ iShares MSCI Japan ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Avantis | iShares |
| What it is | U.S. Small Cap Value | MSCI Japan |
| Total return, 1 year | +24.6% | +26.5% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +7.2 pts | +9.0 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.25% | 0.49% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Holdings | 795 | 179 |
AVUV in plain words
AVUV is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Small Cap Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +24.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 795 positions, with the top ten at 8.7%.
EWJ in plain words
EWJ is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI Japan. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +26.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 179 positions, with the top ten at 28.4%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, AVUV or EWJ?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUV returned +24.6% and EWJ returned +26.5%, so EWJ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, AVUV or EWJ?
- AVUV charges 0.25% a year and EWJ charges 0.49%, so AVUV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do AVUV and EWJ overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVUV and 0% of EWJ by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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