Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
EWJ vs SCHD: how they differ
EWJ and SCHD hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and SCHD returned more over the year.
iShares MSCI Japan ETF and Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, EWJ and SCHD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in EWJ | Only in SCHD |
|---|---|
| Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 4.08% | QUALCOMM Inc 6.75% |
| TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 3.45% | Texas Instruments Inc 5.92% |
| SoftBank Group Corp. 3.37% | UnitedHealth Group Inc 5.10% |
| Tokyo Electron Limited 2.90% | Coca-Cola Co/The 3.96% |
| Hitachi, Ltd. 2.86% | Merck & Co Inc 3.87% |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. 2.58% | Chevron Corp 3.84% |
| Sony Group Corporation 2.56% | Verizon Communications Inc 3.66% |
| ADVANTEST CORPORATION 2.41% | Procter & Gamble Co/The 3.55% |
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 | SCHD Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Schwab |
| What it is | MSCI Japan | US dividend |
| Total return, 1 year | +26.5% | +27.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +9.0 pts | +10.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 0.06% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 0.0% | 95.1% |
| Holdings | 179 | 99 |
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%.
SCHD in plain words
SCHD is an index equity fund tracking the US dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +27.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 99 positions, with the top ten at 43.7%. It sat 3.1% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, EWJ or SCHD?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWJ returned +26.5% and SCHD returned +27.6%, so SCHD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, EWJ or SCHD?
- EWJ charges 0.49% a year and SCHD charges 0.06%, so SCHD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do EWJ and SCHD overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EWJ and 95% of SCHD 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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