Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
EWJ vs VGT: how they differ
EWJ and VGT hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VGT returned more over the year.
iShares MSCI Japan ETF and Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, EWJ and VGT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in EWJ | Only in VGT |
|---|---|
| Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 4.08% | NVIDIA Corp 16.85% |
| TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 3.45% | Apple Inc 14.59% |
| SoftBank Group Corp. 3.37% | Microsoft Corp 9.47% |
| Tokyo Electron Limited 2.90% | Broadcom Inc 4.21% |
| Hitachi, Ltd. 2.86% | Micron Technology Inc 4.21% |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. 2.58% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 3.21% |
| Sony Group Corporation 2.56% | Intel Corp 2.03% |
| ADVANTEST CORPORATION 2.41% | Cisco Systems Inc 1.85% |
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 | VGT Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Vanguard |
| What it is | MSCI Japan | Information technology |
| Total return, 1 year | +26.5% | +35.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +9.0 pts | +17.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 0.09% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 0.0% | 86.9% |
| Holdings | 179 | 317 |
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%.
VGT in plain words
VGT is an index equity fund tracking the Information technology. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +35.4% 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 317 positions, with the top ten at 59.5%. It sat 3.6% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, EWJ or VGT?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWJ returned +26.5% and VGT returned +35.4%, so VGT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, EWJ or VGT?
- EWJ charges 0.49% a year and VGT charges 0.09%, so VGT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do EWJ and VGT overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EWJ and 87% of VGT 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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