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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWJ returned +18.1% and GRNY +6.5%.

Which is cheaper, EWJ or GRNY?

EWJ is cheaper, by 0.26 percentage points a year. That is about $26 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EWJ and 98% of GRNY by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

EWJ vs GRNY: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EWJ returned +18.1% to GRNY's +6.5%; 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 $4.3bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Fundstrat Granny Shots US Large Cap ETF.

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At a glance

+18.1%

EWJ total return, 1 year

+6.5%

GRNY total return, 1 year

0.49%

EWJ expense ratio

0.75%

GRNY expense ratio

Pair scorecard

EWJ costs 0.26 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.6 points.

EWJ vs GRNY: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EWJ	GRNY
Return
Measure	EWJ	GRNY
Total return, 1 year	+18.1%	+6.5%
Drawdown
Measure	EWJ	GRNY
Below its high	4.4%, high on Oct 6, 2026	3.5%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EWJ	GRNY
What it tracks	MSCI Japan Index	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	EWJ	GRNY
Expense ratio	0.49%	0.75%
Net assets, EWJ as of Oct 28, 2026 and GRNY as of Jul 31, 2026	$23.9bn	$4.3bn
Holdings
Measure	EWJ	GRNY
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	29.5%	26.5%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, EWJ and GRNY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EWJ GRNY

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 GRNY

Arista Networks Inc 2.92%

General Electric Co 2.76%

JPMorgan Chase & Co 2.66%

Packaging Corp of America 2.66%

PNC Financial Services Group I 2.63%

Eli Lilly & Co 2.61%

Robinhood Markets Inc 2.61%

Bank of New York Mellon Corp 2.59%

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Side by side

EWJ iShares MSCI Japan ETF GRNY Fundstrat Granny Shots US Large Cap ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Fundstrat

What it is Tracks the MSCI Japan Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +18.1% +6.5%

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% 0.75%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 98.0%

Holdings 169 43

Net assets, EWJ as of Oct 28, 2026 and GRNY as of Jul 31, 2026 $23.9bn $4.3bn

EWJ and GRNY 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.

GRNY

GRNY is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +6.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.75% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 98% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 43 positions, with the top ten at 26.5%. It sat 3.5% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EWJ or GRNY?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWJ returned +18.1% and GRNY +6.5%.
Which is cheaper, EWJ or GRNY?: EWJ is cheaper, by 0.26 percentage points a year. That is about $26 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EWJ and GRNY overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EWJ and 98% of GRNY 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 ↗

GRNY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

GRNY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Fundstrat website ↗

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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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