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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWJ returned +26.5% and SCHP returned −0.8%, so EWJ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EWJ or SCHP?

EWJ charges 0.49% a year and SCHP charges 0.03%, so SCHP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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EWJ vs SCHP: how they differ

EWJ and SCHP hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and EWJ returned more over the year.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF and Schwab U.S. TIPS ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EWJ and SCHP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in EWJ	Only in SCHP
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP 4.70%	United States Treasury 4.09%
TOYOTA MOTOR 3.41%	United States Treasury 4.03%
SOFTBANK GROUP 3.04%	United States Treasury 4.02%
SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP 3.01%	United States Treasury 3.79%
ADVANTEST 2.98%	United States Treasury 3.62%
TOKYO ELECTRON 2.82%	United States Treasury 3.42%
HITACHI 2.75%	United States Treasury 3.39%
KIOXIA HOLDINGS 2.68%	United States Treasury 3.38%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

EWJ and SCHP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EWJ iShares MSCI Japan ETF	SCHP Schwab U.S. TIPS ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Schwab
What it is	MSCI Japan	US TIPS
Total return, 1 year	+26.5%	−0.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+9.0 pts	−18.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.49%	0.03%
Holdings	171	48

EWJ in plain words

EWJ is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI Japan. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +26.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 171 positions, with the top ten at 30.4%.

SCHP in plain words

SCHP is a bond fund tracking the US TIPS. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EWJ or SCHP?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWJ returned +26.5% and SCHP returned −0.8%, so EWJ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EWJ or SCHP?: EWJ charges 0.49% a year and SCHP charges 0.03%, so SCHP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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