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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWJ returned +18.1% and FXI −19.1%.

Which is cheaper, EWJ or FXI?

EWJ 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 EWJ and FXI overlap with the S&P 500?

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

EWJ vs FXI: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EWJ returned +18.1% to FXI's −19.1%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 28, 2026: $23.9bn for iShares MSCI Japan ETF and $3.7bn for iShares China Large-Cap ETF.

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At a glance

+18.1%

EWJ total return, 1 year

−19.1%

FXI total return, 1 year

0.49%

EWJ expense ratio

0.73%

FXI expense ratio

Pair scorecard

EWJ costs 0.24 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 37.2 points; EWJ is 6.5 times larger.

EWJ vs FXI: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EWJ	FXI
Return
Measure	EWJ	FXI
Total return, 1 year	+18.1%	−19.1%
Drawdown
Measure	EWJ	FXI
Below its high	4.4%, high on Oct 6, 2026	32.7%, high on Feb 17, 2021
Benchmark
Measure	EWJ	FXI
What it tracks	MSCI Japan Index	FTSE China 50 Index
Cost and size
Measure	EWJ	FXI
Expense ratio	0.49%	0.73%
Net assets	$23.9bn	$3.7bn
Holdings
Measure	EWJ	FXI
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	29.5%	58.4%

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

What they share

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

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EWJ FXI

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 FXI

CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H 9.81%

ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 8.63%

TENCENT HOLDINGS 8.60%

INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF 6.69%

XIAOMI 4.86%

BANK OF CHINA LTD H 4.76%

MEITUAN 4.58%

NETEASE 3.85%

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Side by side

EWJ iShares MSCI Japan ETF FXI iShares China Large-Cap ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks the MSCI Japan Tracks an index of China Large-Cap

Total return, 1 year +18.1% −19.1%

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

Gap to its benchmark +3.8 pts vs ACWX not measured

Expense ratio 0.49% 0.73%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 169 51

Net assets $23.9bn $3.7bn

EWJ and FXI 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.

FXI

FXI tracks an index of China Large-Cap. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −19.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.73% 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 51 positions, with the top ten at 58.4%. It sat 32.7% below its high of Feb 17, 2021 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EWJ or FXI?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWJ returned +18.1% and FXI −19.1%.
Which is cheaper, EWJ or FXI?: EWJ 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 EWJ and FXI overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EWJ and 0% of FXI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

EWJ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EWJ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EWJ ↗

FXI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FXI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for FXI ↗

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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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