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EWJ vs VTIP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EWJ returned +18.1% to VTIP'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 $20.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares.

EWJ on its own →VTIP on its own →
At a glance
+18.1%
EWJ total return, 1 year
+2.2%
VTIP total return, 1 year
0.49%
EWJ expense ratio
0.03%
VTIP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VTIP costs 0.46 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 15.9 points; EWJ is 1.1 times larger.

EWJ vs VTIP: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureEWJVTIP
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. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) 0-5 Years Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.49%0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$23.5bn$20.9bn
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 Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, EWJ and VTIP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EWJ VTIP
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 VTIP
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 5.30%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 5.22%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 5.22%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 5.14%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 4.97%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 4.96%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 4.87%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 4.83%
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Side by side

EWJ iShares MSCI Japan ETF VTIP Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares
Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF
Issuer iShares Vanguard
What it is Tracks the MSCI Japan Tracks an index of Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities
Total return, 1 year +18.1% +2.2%
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% 0.03%
Holdings 169 26
Net assets, EWJ as of Oct 28, 2026 and VTIP as of Sep 30, 2026 $23.9bn $20.9bn

EWJ and VTIP 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.

VTIP

VTIP tracks an index of Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EWJ or VTIP?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWJ returned +18.1% and VTIP +2.2%.
Which is cheaper, EWJ or VTIP?
VTIP is cheaper, by 0.46 percentage points a year. That is about $46 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 ↗
VTIP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VTIP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VTIP ↗

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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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