Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
DGRW vs EWJ: how they differ
DGRW and EWJ hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and EWJ returned more over the year.
WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund and iShares MSCI Japan ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DGRW and EWJ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in DGRW | Only in EWJ |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP 7.95% | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 4.08% |
| MICROSOFT CORP 5.75% | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 3.45% |
| APPLE INC 3.87% | SoftBank Group Corp. 3.37% |
| META PLATFORMS INC 2.97% | Tokyo Electron Limited 2.90% |
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 2.92% | Hitachi, Ltd. 2.86% |
| COCA-COLA COMPANY (THE) 2.88% | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. 2.58% |
| HOME DEPOT INC (THE) 2.81% | Sony Group Corporation 2.56% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.34% | 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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
| DGRW WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund | EWJ iShares MSCI Japan ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | WisdomTree | iShares |
| What it is | U.S. Quality Dividend Growth | MSCI Japan |
| Total return, 1 year | +12.4% | +26.5% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −5.1 pts | +9.0 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.28% | 0.49% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 96.7% | 0.0% |
| Holdings | 197 | 179 |
DGRW in plain words
DGRW is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Quality Dividend Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.28% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 197 positions, with the top ten at 36.2%.
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, DGRW or EWJ?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRW returned +12.4% and EWJ returned +26.5%, so EWJ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, DGRW or EWJ?
- DGRW charges 0.28% a year and EWJ charges 0.49%, so DGRW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do DGRW and EWJ overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 97% of DGRW 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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