Which returned more over the last year, EWL or HEDJ?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWL returned +14.5% and HEDJ +8.6%.

Which is cheaper, EWL or HEDJ?

EWL is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do EWL and HEDJ overlap with the S&P 500?

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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EWL vs HEDJ: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EWL returned +14.5% to HEDJ's +8.6%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $3.0bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF, and $1.8bn on Jun 30, 2026 for WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund.

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At a glance

+14.5%

EWL total return, 1 year

+8.6%

HEDJ total return, 1 year

0.50%

EWL expense ratio

0.58%

HEDJ expense ratio

Pair scorecard

EWL costs 0.08 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.9 points.

EWL vs HEDJ: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EWL	HEDJ
Return
Measure	EWL	HEDJ
Total return, 1 year	+14.5%	+8.6%
Drawdown
Measure	EWL	HEDJ
Below its high		4.3%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EWL	HEDJ
What it tracks	MSCI Switzerland 25/50 Index	WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Index
Cost and size
Measure	EWL	HEDJ
Expense ratio	0.50%	0.58%
Net assets, EWL as of Oct 28, 2026 and HEDJ as of Jun 30, 2026	$3.0bn	$1.8bn
Holdings
Measure	EWL	HEDJ
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	65.3%	41.1%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

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

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EWL HEDJ

Only in one fund ↓

Only in EWL

ROCHE PS PAR AG 14.99%

NOVARTIS AG 12.54%

NESTLE SA 11.36%

UBS GROUP AG 5.83%

ZURICH INSURANCE GROUP AG 4.57%

ABB LTD 3.88%

COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT SA 3.87%

LONZA GROUP AG 2.94%

Only in HEDJ

ASML HOLDING NV 7.50%

BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA SA 6.34%

BANCO SANTANDER SA 4.84%

SIEMENS AG 4.19%

LVMH MOET HENNESSY LOUIS VUITTON SE 3.96%

SANOFI SA 3.49%

DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG 3.17%

L'OREAL SA 3.05%

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Side by side

EWL iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF HEDJ WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares WisdomTree

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +14.5% +8.6%

Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (ACWX) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +0.2 pts vs ACWX not measured

Expense ratio 0.50% 0.58%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 43 130

Net assets, EWL as of Oct 28, 2026 and HEDJ as of Jun 30, 2026 $3.0bn $1.8bn

EWL and HEDJ on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

EWL

EWL tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.5% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.50% 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 43 positions, with the top ten at 65.3%.

HEDJ

HEDJ tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +8.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.58% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 130 positions, with the top ten at 41.1%. It sat 4.3% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EWL or HEDJ?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWL returned +14.5% and HEDJ +8.6%.
Which is cheaper, EWL or HEDJ?: EWL is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EWL and HEDJ overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EWL and 0% of HEDJ by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

EWL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EWL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EWL ↗

HEDJ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HEDJ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

WisdomTree 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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