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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWJ returned +26.5% and VCIT returned −1.2%, so EWJ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EWJ or VCIT?

EWJ charges 0.49% a year and VCIT charges 0.03%, so VCIT 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 VCIT: how they differ

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

iShares MSCI Japan ETF and Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EWJ and VCIT 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 VCIT
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 4.08%	Amazon.com Inc 0.31%
TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 3.45%	Boeing Co/The 0.28%
SoftBank Group Corp. 3.37%	Meta Platforms Inc 0.28%
Tokyo Electron Limited 2.90%	Bank of America Corp 0.27%
Hitachi, Ltd. 2.86%	Oracle Corp 0.27%
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. 2.58%	Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd 0.27%
Sony Group Corporation 2.56%	Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch 0.27%
ADVANTEST CORPORATION 2.41%	JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.25%

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 May 31, 2026.

EWJ and VCIT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EWJ iShares MSCI Japan ETF	VCIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	MSCI Japan	Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+26.5%	−1.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+9.0 pts	−18.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.49%	0.03%
Holdings	179	2302

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%.

VCIT in plain words

VCIT is a bond fund tracking the Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.4% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EWJ or VCIT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWJ returned +26.5% and VCIT returned −1.2%, so EWJ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EWJ or VCIT?: EWJ charges 0.49% a year and VCIT charges 0.03%, so VCIT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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