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EWJ vs SPSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EWJ returned +18.1% to SPSB's +2.2%; 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 $11.3bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF.

EWJ on its own →SPSB on its own →
At a glance
+18.1%
EWJ total return, 1 year
+2.2%
SPSB total return, 1 year
0.49%
EWJ expense ratio
0.04%
SPSB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SPSB costs 0.45 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 15.9 points; EWJ is 2.1 times larger.

EWJ vs SPSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureEWJSPSB
Return
Total return, 1 year+18.1%+2.2%
Drawdown
Below its high4.4%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI Japan IndexBloomberg U.S. 1-3 Year Corporate Bond Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.49%0.04%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$23.8bn$11.3bn
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 SPSB 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 SPSB
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 SPSB
SALESFORCE INC SR UNSECURED 03/29 4.65 0.66%
AERCAP IRELAND CAP/GLOBA COMPANY GUAR 10/28 3 0.47%
PFIZER INVESTMENT ENTER COMPANY GUAR 05/28 4.45 0.45%
AMAZON.COM INC SR UNSECURED 03/29 4 0.45%
BANK OF AMERICA CORP SR UNSECURED 12/28 VAR 0.45%
NVIDIA CORP SR UNSECURED 06/29 4.35 0.43%
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC SR UNSECURED 05/29 VAR 0.38%
ORACLE CORP SR UNSECURED 02/29 4.55 0.37%
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Side by side

EWJ iShares MSCI Japan ETF SPSB State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF
Issuer iShares State Street
What it is Tracks the MSCI Japan Tracks an index of Short Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year +18.1% +2.2%
Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (ACWX) −1.4% (AGG)
Gap to its benchmark +3.8 pts vs ACWX +3.6 pts vs AGG
Expense ratio 0.49% 0.04%
Holdings 169 1684
Net assets, EWJ as of Oct 28, 2026 and SPSB as of Oct 27, 2026 $23.9bn $11.3bn

EWJ and SPSB 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.

SPSB

SPSB tracks an index of Short Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.2% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EWJ or SPSB?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWJ returned +18.1% and SPSB +2.2%.
Which is cheaper, EWJ or SPSB?
SPSB is cheaper, by 0.45 percentage points a year. That is about $45 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 →SPSB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →EWJ dividend history →EWJ holdings →SPSB dividend history →SPSB holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
EWJ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
EWJ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for EWJ ↗
SPSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
SPSB 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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