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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWJ returned +18.1% and NOBL +15.5%.

Which is cheaper, EWJ or NOBL?

NOBL 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.

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

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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EWJ vs NOBL: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EWJ returned +18.1% to NOBL's +15.5%; 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 $11.6bn for ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF.

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At a glance

+18.1%

EWJ total return, 1 year

+15.5%

NOBL total return, 1 year

0.49%

EWJ expense ratio

0.35%

NOBL expense ratio

Pair scorecard

NOBL costs 0.14 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.6 points; EWJ is 2.1 times larger.

EWJ vs NOBL: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EWJ	NOBL
Return
Measure	EWJ	NOBL
Total return, 1 year	+18.1%	+15.5%
Drawdown
Measure	EWJ	NOBL
Below its high	4.4%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EWJ	NOBL
What it tracks	MSCI Japan Index	S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index
Cost and size
Measure	EWJ	NOBL
Expense ratio	0.49%	0.35%
Net assets	$23.9bn	$11.6bn
Holdings
Measure	EWJ	NOBL
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	29.5%	17.0%

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

What they share

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

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 NOBL

ROPER TECHNOLOGIES INC 1.81%

BECTON DICKINSON AND CO 1.78%

FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS INC 1.77%

INTL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP 1.70%

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING 1.69%

EMERSON ELECTRIC CO 1.67%

CHEVRON CORP 1.66%

ERIE INDEMNITY COMPANY-CL A 1.64%

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Side by side

EWJ iShares MSCI Japan ETF NOBL ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares ProShares

What it is Tracks the MSCI Japan Tracks the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats

Total return, 1 year +18.1% +15.5%

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% 0.35%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 98.3%

Holdings 169 69

Net assets $23.9bn $11.6bn

EWJ and NOBL 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.

NOBL

NOBL tracks the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +15.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 98% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 69 positions, with the top ten at 17.0%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EWJ or NOBL?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWJ returned +18.1% and NOBL +15.5%.
Which is cheaper, EWJ or NOBL?: NOBL 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.
How much do EWJ and NOBL overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EWJ and 98% of NOBL 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 ↗

NOBL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

NOBL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

ProShares page for NOBL ↗

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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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