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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWJ returned +18.1% and IEI −1.1%.

Which is cheaper, EWJ or IEI?

IEI is cheaper, by 0.34 percentage points a year. That is about $34 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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EWJ vs IEI: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EWJ returned +18.1% to IEI's −1.1%; 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 $17.0bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+18.1%

EWJ total return, 1 year

−1.1%

IEI total return, 1 year

0.49%

EWJ expense ratio

0.15%

IEI expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IEI costs 0.34 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 19.2 points; EWJ is 1.4 times larger.

EWJ vs IEI: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EWJ	IEI
Return
Measure	EWJ	IEI
Total return, 1 year	+18.1%	−1.1%
Drawdown
Measure	EWJ	IEI
Below its high	4.4%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EWJ	IEI
What it tracks	MSCI Japan Index	ICE U.S. Treasury 3-7 Year Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	EWJ	IEI
Expense ratio	0.49%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$23.8bn	$17.0bn
Holdings
Measure	EWJ	IEI
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	29.5%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, EWJ and IEI 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 IEI

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 IEI

TREASURY NOTE 2.95%

TREASURY NOTE (2OLD) 2.36%

TREASURY NOTE 2.31%

TREASURY NOTE 2.29%

TREASURY NOTE 2.27%

TREASURY NOTE 2.25%

TREASURY NOTE 2.20%

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Side by side

EWJ iShares MSCI Japan ETF IEI iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks the MSCI Japan Tracks an index of 3-7 Year Treasury Bond

Total return, 1 year +18.1% −1.1%

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% 0.15%

Holdings 169 82

Net assets, EWJ as of Oct 28, 2026 and IEI as of Oct 27, 2026 $23.9bn $17.0bn

EWJ and IEI 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.

IEI

IEI tracks an index of 3-7 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EWJ or IEI?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWJ returned +18.1% and IEI −1.1%.
Which is cheaper, EWJ or IEI?: IEI is cheaper, by 0.34 percentage points a year. That is about $34 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

EWJ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EWJ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EWJ ↗

IEI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IEI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IEI ↗

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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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