Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
EWJ vs VDC: how they differ
EWJ and VDC hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and EWJ returned more over the year.
iShares MSCI Japan ETF and Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, EWJ and VDC hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in EWJ | Only in VDC |
|---|---|
| Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 4.08% | Walmart Inc 14.76% |
| TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 3.45% | Costco Wholesale Corp 12.04% |
| SoftBank Group Corp. 3.37% | Procter & Gamble Co/The 9.27% |
| Tokyo Electron Limited 2.90% | Coca-Cola Co/The 8.72% |
| Hitachi, Ltd. 2.86% | Philip Morris International Inc 4.66% |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. 2.58% | PepsiCo Inc 4.30% |
| Sony Group Corporation 2.56% | Altria Group Inc 3.91% |
| ADVANTEST CORPORATION 2.41% | Mondelez International Inc 2.69% |
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 | VDC Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Vanguard |
| What it is | MSCI Japan | Consumer Staples |
| Total return, 1 year | +26.5% | +4.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +9.0 pts | −12.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 0.09% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 0.0% | 86.6% |
| Holdings | 179 | 103 |
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%.
VDC in plain words
VDC is an index equity fund tracking the Consumer Staples. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +4.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 87% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 103 positions, with the top ten at 65.0%. It sat 6.8% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, EWJ or VDC?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWJ returned +26.5% and VDC returned +4.6%, so EWJ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, EWJ or VDC?
- EWJ charges 0.49% a year and VDC charges 0.09%, so VDC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do EWJ and VDC overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EWJ and 87% of VDC 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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