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EWJ vs HYMB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EWJ returned +18.1% to HYMB's −1.0%; 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 $3.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF.

EWJ on its own →HYMB on its own →
At a glance
+18.1%
EWJ total return, 1 year
−1.0%
HYMB total return, 1 year
0.49%
EWJ expense ratio
0.35%
HYMB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

HYMB costs 0.14 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 19.1 points; EWJ is 6.3 times larger.

EWJ vs HYMB: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureEWJHYMB
Return
Total return, 1 year+18.1%−1.0%
Drawdown
Below its high4.4%, high on Oct 6, 20264.7%, high on Jul 2, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI Japan IndexICE US Select High Yield Crossover Municipal Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.49%0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$23.8bn$3.8bn
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, EWJ and HYMB 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 HYMB
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 HYMB
PRCGEN 5.000 07/01/58 1.94%
PRCGEN 4.784 07/01/58 1.25%
BUCGEN 5.000 06/01/55 1.08%
PRC 4.000 07/01/46 0.64%
PRCGEN 4.329 07/01/40 0.61%
NYCDEV 5.000 11/15/44 0.49%
PRC 4.000 07/01/41 0.47%
CHIEDU 6.000 12/01/41 0.46%
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Side by side

EWJ iShares MSCI Japan ETF HYMB State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF
Issuer iShares State Street
What it is Tracks the MSCI Japan Tracks an index of Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond
Total return, 1 year +18.1% −1.0%
Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (ACWX) −1.4% (AGG)
Gap to its benchmark +3.8 pts vs ACWX +0.4 pts vs AGG
Expense ratio 0.49% 0.35%
Holdings 169 2105
Net assets, EWJ as of Oct 28, 2026 and HYMB as of Oct 27, 2026 $23.9bn $3.8bn

EWJ and HYMB 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.

HYMB

HYMB tracks an index of Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. It sat 4.7% below its high of Jul 2, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EWJ or HYMB?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWJ returned +18.1% and HYMB −1.0%.
Which is cheaper, EWJ or HYMB?
HYMB is cheaper, by 0.14 percentage points a year. That is about $14 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where to next
EWJ on its own →HYMB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →EWJ dividend history →EWJ holdings →HYMB dividend history →HYMB holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
EWJ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
EWJ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for EWJ ↗
HYMB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
HYMB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
State Street 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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