Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
EWJ vs VTI: how they differ
EWJ and VTI hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and EWJ returned more over the year.
iShares MSCI Japan ETF and Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, EWJ and VTI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in EWJ | Only in VTI |
|---|---|
| Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 4.08% | NVIDIA Corp 6.37% |
| TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 3.45% | Apple Inc 5.88% |
| SoftBank Group Corp. 3.37% | Microsoft Corp 3.84% |
| Tokyo Electron Limited 2.90% | Amazon.com Inc 3.19% |
| Hitachi, Ltd. 2.86% | Alphabet Inc 2.90% |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. 2.58% | Broadcom Inc 2.48% |
| Sony Group Corporation 2.56% | Alphabet Inc 2.29% |
| ADVANTEST CORPORATION 2.41% | Micron Technology Inc 1.80% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
| EWJ iShares MSCI Japan ETF | VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Vanguard |
| What it is | MSCI Japan | US total market |
| Total return, 1 year | +26.5% | +17.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +9.0 pts | −0.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 0.0% | 88.3% |
| Holdings | 179 | 3531 |
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%.
VTI in plain words
VTI is an index equity fund tracking the US total market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.2% 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. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3531 positions, with the top ten at 32.1%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, EWJ or VTI?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWJ returned +26.5% and VTI returned +17.2%, so EWJ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, EWJ or VTI?
- EWJ charges 0.49% a year and VTI charges 0.03%, so VTI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do EWJ and VTI overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EWJ and 88% of VTI 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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