Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
DVY vs EWJ: how they differ
DVY and EWJ hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and EWJ returned more over the year.
iShares Select Dividend ETF and iShares MSCI Japan ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DVY and EWJ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in DVY | Only in EWJ |
|---|---|
| ALTRIA GROUP INC 2.30% | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 4.08% |
| PFIZER INC 2.22% | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 3.45% |
| T. ROWE PRICE GROUP INC 2.03% | SoftBank Group Corp. 3.37% |
| VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 1.85% | Tokyo Electron Limited 2.90% |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 1.85% | Hitachi, Ltd. 2.86% |
| ONEOK INC 1.84% | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. 2.58% |
| HP INC 1.61% | Sony Group Corporation 2.56% |
| EDISON INTERNATIONAL 1.54% | 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 Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
| DVY iShares Select Dividend ETF | EWJ iShares MSCI Japan ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | iShares |
| What it is | US dividend | MSCI Japan |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.0% | +26.5% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +0.5 pts | +9.0 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.38% | 0.49% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 80.5% | 0.0% |
| Holdings | 100 | 179 |
DVY in plain words
DVY is an index equity fund tracking the US dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.38% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 80% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 100 positions, with the top ten at 18.3%.
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, DVY or EWJ?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DVY returned +18.0% and EWJ returned +26.5%, so EWJ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, DVY or EWJ?
- DVY charges 0.38% a year and EWJ charges 0.49%, so DVY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do DVY and EWJ overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 80% of DVY 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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