Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
EWJ vs RDVY: how they differ
EWJ and RDVY hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and EWJ returned more over the year.
iShares MSCI Japan ETF and First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, EWJ and RDVY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in EWJ | Only in RDVY |
|---|---|
| Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 4.08% | APPLIED MATERIALS INC 4.69% |
| TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 3.45% | LAM RESEARCH CORP 4.42% |
| SoftBank Group Corp. 3.37% | KLA CORP 4.14% |
| Tokyo Electron Limited 2.90% | GE VERNOVA INC 2.80% |
| Hitachi, Ltd. 2.86% | BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP (THE) 2.15% |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. 2.58% | GE AEROSPACE 2.13% |
| Sony Group Corporation 2.56% | ALPHABET INC 2.12% |
| ADVANTEST CORPORATION 2.41% | WILLIAMS SONOMA INC 2.12% |
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 iShares MSCI Japan ETF | RDVY First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | First Trust |
| What it is | MSCI Japan | First Rising Dividend Achievers |
| Total return, 1 year | +26.5% | +22.0% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +9.0 pts | +4.5 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 0.47% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 0.0% | 94.4% |
| Holdings | 179 | 71 |
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%.
RDVY in plain words
RDVY is an index equity fund tracking the First Rising Dividend Achievers. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.47% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 71 positions, with the top ten at 28.6%. It sat 3.9% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, EWJ or RDVY?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWJ returned +26.5% and RDVY returned +22.0%, so EWJ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, EWJ or RDVY?
- EWJ charges 0.49% a year and RDVY charges 0.47%, so RDVY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do EWJ and RDVY overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EWJ and 94% of RDVY 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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