Which returned more over the last year, EWJ or USFR?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWJ returned +26.5% and USFR returned +4.1%, so EWJ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EWJ or USFR?

EWJ charges 0.49% a year and USFR charges 0.15%, so USFR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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EWJ vs USFR: how they differ

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

iShares MSCI Japan ETF and WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EWJ and USFR 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 EWJ	Only in USFR
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 4.08%	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 28.04%
TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 3.45%	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 28.01%
SoftBank Group Corp. 3.37%	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 28.00%
Tokyo Electron Limited 2.90%	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 15.95%
Hitachi, Ltd. 2.86%
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. 2.58%
Sony Group Corporation 2.56%
ADVANTEST CORPORATION 2.41%

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 and USFR on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EWJ iShares MSCI Japan ETF	USFR WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	WisdomTree
What it is	MSCI Japan	Floating Rate Treasury
Total return, 1 year	+26.5%	+4.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+9.0 pts	−13.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.49%	0.15%
Holdings	179	4

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%.

USFR in plain words

USFR is a bond fund tracking the Floating Rate Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +4.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EWJ or USFR?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWJ returned +26.5% and USFR returned +4.1%, so EWJ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EWJ or USFR?: EWJ charges 0.49% a year and USFR charges 0.15%, so USFR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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