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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWJ returned +26.5% and XOP returned +52.4%, so XOP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EWJ or XOP?

EWJ charges 0.49% a year and XOP charges 0.35%, so XOP 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 XOP: how they differ

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

iShares MSCI Japan ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EWJ and XOP 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 XOP
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 4.08%	Texas Pacific Land Corp 3.17%
TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 3.45%	PBF Energy Inc 2.91%
SoftBank Group Corp. 3.37%	Delek US Holdings Inc 2.81%
Tokyo Electron Limited 2.90%	Expand Energy Corp 2.80%
Hitachi, Ltd. 2.86%	CNX Resources Corp 2.78%
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. 2.58%	EQT Corp 2.75%
Sony Group Corporation 2.56%	Valero Energy Corp 2.75%
ADVANTEST CORPORATION 2.41%	Antero Resources Corp 2.68%

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 and XOP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EWJ iShares MSCI Japan ETF	XOP State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	State Street
What it is	MSCI Japan	SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
Total return, 1 year	+26.5%	+52.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+9.0 pts	+34.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.49%	0.35%
Holdings	179	51

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%.

XOP in plain words

XOP is a commodity fund tracking the SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +52.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. It sat 26.8% below its high of Jun 23, 2014 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EWJ or XOP?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWJ returned +26.5% and XOP returned +52.4%, so XOP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EWJ or XOP?: EWJ charges 0.49% a year and XOP charges 0.35%, so XOP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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