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EWJ vs EZU: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EWJ returned +18.1% to EZU's +7.1%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $23.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares MSCI Japan ETF, and $9.2bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF.

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At a glance
+18.1%
EWJ total return, 1 year
+7.1%
EZU total return, 1 year
0.49%
EWJ expense ratio
0.50%
EZU expense ratio

Pair scorecard

EWJ costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.0 points; EWJ is 2.6 times larger.

EWJ vs EZU: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureEWJEZU
Return
Total return, 1 year+18.1%+7.1%
Drawdown
Below its high4.4%, high on Oct 6, 20268.7%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI Japan IndexMSCI EMU Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.49%0.50%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$23.8bn$9.2bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund29.5%30.5%

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

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, EWJ and EZU 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 EWJ EZU
Only in one fund ↓
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%
Only in EZU
ASML HOLDING 8.79%
SAP 3.33%
SIEMENS N AG 2.97%
ALLIANZ 2.55%
BANCO SANTANDER 2.48%
TOTALENERGIES 2.48%
IBERDROLA 2.10%
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC 2.05%
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Side by side

EWJ iShares MSCI Japan ETF EZU iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares iShares
What it is Tracks the MSCI Japan Tracks the MSCI Eurozone
Total return, 1 year +18.1% +7.1%
Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (ACWX) +14.3% (ACWX)
Gap to its benchmark +3.8 pts vs ACWX −7.2 pts vs ACWX
Expense ratio 0.49% 0.50%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 169 216
Net assets, EWJ as of Oct 28, 2026 and EZU as of Oct 27, 2026 $23.9bn $9.2bn

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

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About each fund
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.

EZU

EZU tracks the MSCI Eurozone. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +7.1% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.50% 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 216 positions, with the top ten at 30.5%. It sat 8.7% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EWJ or EZU?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWJ returned +18.1% and EZU +7.1%.
Which is cheaper, EWJ or EZU?
EWJ is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EWJ and EZU overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EWJ and 0% of EZU by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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EWJ on its own →EZU on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →EWJ dividend history →EWJ holdings →EZU dividend history →EZU holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
EWJ and EZU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
EWJ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for EWJ ↗
EZU prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for EZU ↗

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

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