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EMXC vs EWJ: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EMXC returned +33.8% to EWJ's +18.1%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 28, 2026: $26.9bn for iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF and $23.9bn for iShares MSCI Japan ETF.

EMXC on its own →EWJ on its own →
At a glance
+33.8%
EMXC total return, 1 year
+18.1%
EWJ total return, 1 year
0.25%
EMXC expense ratio
0.49%
EWJ expense ratio

Pair scorecard

EMXC costs 0.24 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 15.7 points; EMXC is 1.1 times larger.

EMXC vs EWJ: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureEMXCEWJ
Return
Total return, 1 year+33.8%+18.1%
Drawdown
Below its high11.3%, high on Jun 22, 20264.4%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI Emerging Markets ex China IndexMSCI Japan Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.25%0.49%
Net assets$26.9bn$23.9bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund42.2%29.5%

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

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, EMXC 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 EMXC EWJ
Only in one fund ↓
Only in EMXC
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 19.91%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 8.58%
SK HYNIX 6.12%
MEDIATEK 1.92%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 1.14%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY 1.02%
DELTA ELECTRONICS 0.99%
HDFC BANK 0.89%
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

EMXC iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF EWJ iShares MSCI Japan ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares iShares
What it is Tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Tracks the MSCI Japan
Total return, 1 year +33.8% +18.1%
Its benchmark over the same days +37.0% (KEMX) +14.3% (ACWX)
Gap to its benchmark −3.2 pts vs KEMX +3.8 pts vs ACWX
Expense ratio 0.25% 0.49%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 696 169
Net assets $26.9bn $23.9bn

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

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About each fund
EMXC

EMXC tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets ex China. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +33.8% with distributions reinvested, against +37.0% for its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% 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 696 positions, with the top ten at 42.2%. It sat 11.3% below its high of Jun 22, 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, EMXC or EWJ?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMXC returned +33.8% and EWJ +18.1%.
Which is cheaper, EMXC or EWJ?
EMXC is cheaper, by 0.24 percentage points a year. That is about $24 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EMXC and EWJ overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EMXC and 0% of EWJ by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Sources and dates
EMXC and EWJ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
EMXC and EWJ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for EMXC ↗
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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