Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
EWJ vs FBCG: how they differ
EWJ and FBCG hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and EWJ returned more over the year.
iShares MSCI Japan ETF and Fidelity Blue Chip Growth ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, EWJ and FBCG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in EWJ | Only in FBCG |
|---|---|
| Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 4.08% | NVIDIA CORP 14.62% |
| TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 3.45% | APPLE INC 9.64% |
| SoftBank Group Corp. 3.37% | ALPHABET INC 9.10% |
| Tokyo Electron Limited 2.90% | AMAZON.COM INC 8.43% |
| Hitachi, Ltd. 2.86% | MICROSOFT CORP 5.20% |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. 2.58% | META PLATFORMS INC 3.90% |
| Sony Group Corporation 2.56% | BROADCOM INC 3.74% |
| ADVANTEST CORPORATION 2.41% | ELI LILLY and CO 2.25% |
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.
| EWJ iShares MSCI Japan ETF | FBCG Fidelity Blue Chip Growth ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Fidelity |
| What it is | MSCI Japan | Blue Chip Growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +26.5% | +17.3% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +9.0 pts | −0.2 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 0.57% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 0.0% | 86.8% |
| Holdings | 179 | 214 |
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%.
FBCG in plain words
FBCG is an index equity fund tracking the Blue Chip Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.57% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 87% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 214 positions, with the top ten at 61.2%. It sat 3.7% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, EWJ or FBCG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWJ returned +26.5% and FBCG returned +17.3%, so EWJ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, EWJ or FBCG?
- EWJ charges 0.49% a year and FBCG charges 0.57%, so EWJ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do EWJ and FBCG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EWJ and 87% of FBCG 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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