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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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EWJ vs PFF: how they differ

EWJ and PFF hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and EWJ returned more over the year.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF and iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EWJ and PFF hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in EWJOnly in PFF
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 4.08%BOEING COMPANY (THE) 3.99%
TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 3.45%STRATEGY INC 2.99%
SoftBank Group Corp. 3.37%WELLS FARGO & COMPANY 2.37%
Tokyo Electron Limited 2.90%ORACLE CORP 2.31%
Hitachi, Ltd. 2.86%HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY 1.79%
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. 2.58%BANK OF AMERICA CORP 1.47%
Sony Group Corporation 2.56%CITIGROUP CAPITAL XIII 1.33%
ADVANTEST CORPORATION 2.41%ALBEMARLE CORP 1.31%

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.

EWJ and PFF on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
EWJ
iShares MSCI Japan ETF
PFF
iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it isMSCI JapanPreferred and Income Securities
Total return, 1 year+26.5%−0.8%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+9.0 pts−18.3 pts
Expense ratio0.49%0.45%
Already in the S&P 5000.0%21.6%
Holdings179455

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%.

PFF in plain words

PFF is an index equity fund tracking the Preferred and Income Securities. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.45% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 22% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 455 positions, with the top ten at 19.9%. It sat 3.2% below its high of May 8, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EWJ or PFF?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWJ returned +26.5% and PFF returned −0.8%, so EWJ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EWJ or PFF?
EWJ charges 0.49% a year and PFF charges 0.45%, so PFF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EWJ and PFF overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EWJ and 22% of PFF 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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EWJ against PFF, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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