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BIL vs EWJ: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BIL returned +3.7% to EWJ's +18.1%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $48.7bn on Oct 27, 2026 for SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF, and $23.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares MSCI Japan ETF.

BIL on its own →EWJ on its own →
At a glance
+3.7%
BIL total return, 1 year
+18.1%
EWJ total return, 1 year
0.14%
BIL expense ratio
0.49%
EWJ expense ratio

Pair scorecard

BIL costs 0.35 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 14.4 points; BIL is 2.0 times larger.

BIL vs EWJ: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBILEWJ
Return
Total return, 1 year+3.7%+18.1%
Drawdown
Below its high4.4%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksBloomberg 1-3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill IndexMSCI Japan Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.14%0.49%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$48.7bn$23.8bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
In the S&P 500, by weight0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund29.5%

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

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, BIL and EWJ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BIL EWJ
Only in one fund ↓
Only in BIL
TREASURY BILL 12/26 0.00000 7.94%
TREASURY BILL 12/26 0.00000 6.66%
TREASURY BILL 12/26 0.00000 6.46%
TREASURY BILL 12/26 0.00000 6.40%
TREASURY BILL 12/26 0.00000 6.39%
TREASURY BILL 11/26 0.00000 6.26%
TREASURY BILL 12/26 0.00000 6.21%
TREASURY BILL 11/26 0.00000 4.85%
Only in EWJ
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP 4.40%
TOYOTA MOTOR 3.59%
ADVANTEST 3.03%
HITACHI 3.03%
RECRUIT HOLDINGS LTD 3.03%
SONY GROUP 2.89%
SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP 2.83%
TOKYO ELECTRON 2.55%
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Side by side

BIL SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF EWJ iShares MSCI Japan ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF
Issuer State Street iShares
What it is Tracks an index of 1-3 month T-bills Tracks the MSCI Japan
Total return, 1 year +3.7% +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 0.14% 0.49%
Holdings 26 169
Net assets, BIL as of Oct 27, 2026 and EWJ as of Oct 28, 2026 $48.7bn $23.9bn

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

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About each fund
BIL

BIL tracks an index of 1-3 month T-bills. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +3.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.14% a year.

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, BIL or EWJ?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BIL returned +3.7% and EWJ +18.1%.
Which is cheaper, BIL or EWJ?
BIL is cheaper, by 0.35 percentage points a year. That is about $35 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Sources and dates
BIL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
BIL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
State Street website ↗
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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