Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
EWJ vs EZU: how they differ
EWJ and EZU hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and EWJ returned more over the year.
iShares MSCI Japan ETF and iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, EWJ and EZU hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in EWJ | Only in EZU |
|---|---|
| Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 4.08% | ASML Holding N.V. 8.10% |
| TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 3.45% | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 3.08% |
| SoftBank Group Corp. 3.37% | SAP SE 2.44% |
| Tokyo Electron Limited 2.90% | Banco Santander, S.A. 2.37% |
| Hitachi, Ltd. 2.86% | TOTALENERGIES SE 2.25% |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. 2.58% | SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE 2.22% |
| Sony Group Corporation 2.56% | Allianz SE 2.18% |
| ADVANTEST CORPORATION 2.41% | Siemens Energy AG 1.89% |
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.
| EWJ iShares MSCI Japan ETF | EZU iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | iShares |
| What it is | MSCI Japan | MSCI Eurozone |
| Total return, 1 year | +26.5% | +18.0% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +9.0 pts | +0.5 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 0.50% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Holdings | 179 | 226 |
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%.
EZU in plain words
EZU is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI Eurozone. 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 0.50% 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 226 positions, with the top ten at 28.2%. It sat 3.3% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, EWJ or EZU?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWJ returned +26.5% and EZU returned +18.0%, so EWJ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, EWJ or EZU?
- EWJ charges 0.49% a year and EZU charges 0.50%, so EWJ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do EWJ and EZU overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EWJ and 0% of EZU 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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