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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BBJP returned +16.6% and EWJ +18.1%.

Which is cheaper, BBJP or EWJ?

BBJP is cheaper, by 0.30 percentage points a year. That is about $30 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do BBJP and EWJ overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of BBJP and 0% of EWJ by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

BBJP vs EWJ: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BBJP returned +16.6% to EWJ's +18.1%; 88% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 28, 2026: $19.2bn for JPMorgan BetaBuilders Japan ETF and $23.9bn for iShares MSCI Japan ETF.

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At a glance

+16.6%

BBJP total return, 1 year

+18.1%

EWJ total return, 1 year

0.19%

BBJP expense ratio

0.49%

EWJ expense ratio

Pair scorecard

BBJP costs 0.30 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.5 points; EWJ is 1.2 times larger.

BBJP vs EWJ: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BBJP	EWJ
Return
Measure	BBJP	EWJ
Total return, 1 year	+16.6%	+18.1%
Drawdown
Measure	BBJP	EWJ
Below its high	4.2%, high on Oct 6, 2026	4.4%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	BBJP	EWJ
What it tracks	Morningstar Japan Target Market Exposure Index	MSCI Japan Index
Cost and size
Measure	BBJP	EWJ
Expense ratio	0.19%	0.49%
Net assets	$19.2bn	$23.9bn
Holdings
Measure	BBJP	EWJ
Holdings in common	88%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	28.9%	29.5%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

Risk and return

Jun 29, 2018 to Oct 23, 2026 · 434 weekly returns

BBJP EWJ

Return

Total return edge Tie +90.5% +92.1%

Annualized edge Tie +8.0% +8.1%

Price return edge EWJ (slight) +56.8% +62.5%

Risk

Volatility edge Tie 18.2% 18.3%

Max drawdown edge Tie −32.0% −32.5%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge Tie 0.36 0.37

Sortino edge Tie 0.52 0.53

Calmar edge Tie 0.25 0.25

Reading

BBJP and EWJ returned about the same: +90.5% and +92.1%. BBJP and EWJ swung about the same: 18.2% and 18.3%. BBJP and EWJ fell about the same at their worst: −32.0% and −32.5%.

Full scorecard

9 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: BBJP vs EWJ: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BBJP	EWJ	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+90.5%	+92.1%	Tie	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+8.0%	+8.1%	Tie	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+56.8%	+62.5%	EWJ (slight)	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	18.2%	18.3%	Tie	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	12.6%	12.7%	Tie	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−32.0%	−32.5%	Tie	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.36	0.37	Tie	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.52	0.53	Tie	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.25	0.25	Tie	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 434 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

88%

By the books each fund has filed, BBJP and EWJ hold 88% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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88% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BBJP EWJ

MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL 4.36% 4.40%

TOYOTA MOTOR CORP COMMON 3.60% 3.59%

RECRUIT HOLDINGS CO LTD 2.96% 3.03%

ADVANTEST CORP COMMON 2.93% 3.03%

HITACHI LTD COMMON STOCK 2.90% 3.03%

SONY GROUP CORP COMMON 2.72% 2.89%

TOKYO ELECTRON LTD 2.42% 2.55%

MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP 2.13% 2.15%

SOFTBANK GROUP CORP 1.92% 2.03%

TOKIO MARINE HOLDINGS 1.88% 1.90%

MITSUBISHI CORP COMMON 2.07% 1.85%

KEYENCE CORP COMMON 1.71% 1.82%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in BBJP

SUMITOMO MITSUI 2.77%

MITSUBISHI HEAVY 1.37%

SUMITOMO ELECTRIC 0.68%

NTT INC COMMON STOCK JPY 0.54%

SMC CORP 0.41%

SUMITOMO REALTY & 0.35%

NIPPON YUSEN KK COMMON 0.34%

NOMURA RESEARCH 0.29%

Only in EWJ

SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP 2.83%

MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES 1.38%

NTT 0.64%

SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES 0.64%

SMC (JAPAN) CORP 0.41%

NIPPON YUSEN 0.34%

RYOHIN KEIKAKU 0.30%

NOMURA RESEARCH INSTITUTE 0.28%

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Side by side

BBJP JPMorgan BetaBuilders Japan ETF EWJ iShares MSCI Japan ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer JPMorgan iShares

What it is Tracks an index Tracks the MSCI Japan

Total return, 1 year +16.6% +18.1%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +14.3% (ACWX)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +3.8 pts vs ACWX

Expense ratio 0.19% 0.49%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 175 169

Net assets $19.2bn $23.9bn

BBJP and EWJ on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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BBJP and EWJ are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

What each follows. BBJP follows Morningstar Japan Target Market Exposure Index and EWJ follows MSCI Japan Index.
Cost. BBJP charges 0.19% of assets a year and EWJ 0.49%, a gap of 0.30 points.
Holdings in common (similar). 88% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 27, 2026).

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

BBJP

BBJP tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +16.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.19% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 175 positions, with the top ten at 28.9%. It sat 4.2% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

EWJ

EWJ tracks the MSCI Japan. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +18.1% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 169 positions, with the top ten at 29.5%. It sat 4.4% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BBJP or EWJ?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BBJP returned +16.6% and EWJ +18.1%.
Which is cheaper, BBJP or EWJ?: BBJP is cheaper, by 0.30 percentage points a year. That is about $30 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do BBJP and EWJ overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of BBJP and 0% of EWJ by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

BBJP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BBJP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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EWJ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EWJ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EWJ ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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