EEM vs EWJ

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF vs iShares MSCI Japan ETF

Quick take
  • EWJ has the lower expense ratio at 0.49% vs 0.72% for EEM.
  • EWJ pays a higher dividend yield (3.81%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricEEMEWJ
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.72%0.49%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
1.63%3.81%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$30.32B$22.31B
YTD return
21.67%15.23%
1-year return
3-year return
Annualized.
5-year return
Annualized.
10-year return
Annualized.
Beta (3Y)
Volatility relative to the market. Closer to 1 = market-like.
1.030.83
P/E ratio
17.2118.66
Last price
$66.78$93.52
Inception
Issuer
iSharesiShares

EEM top holdings

Top holdings · EEM
2330.TWTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd15.05%
005930.KSSamsung Electronics Co Ltd8.14%
000660.KSSK Hynix Inc7.63%
0700.HKTencent Holdings Ltd2.73%
9988.HKAlibaba Group Holding Ltd Ordinary Shares1.60%
2454.TWMediaTek Inc1.55%
2308.TWDelta Electronics Inc0.96%
005935Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Participating Preferred0.89%
402340.KSSK Square0.82%
2317.TWHon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd0.78%
Sector breakdown · EEM
Real Estate0.9%
Consumer Cyclical7.4%
Basic Materials5.4%
Consumer Defensive2.5%
Technology45.9%
Communication Services6.0%
Financial Services18.2%
Utilities1.8%
Industrials6.2%
Energy3.2%
Healthcare2.5%

EWJ top holdings

Top holdings · EWJ
8035.TTokyo Electron Ltd4.17%
8306.TMitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc4.14%
285A.TKioxia Holdings Corp Ordinary Shares3.40%
7203.TToyota Motor Corp3.12%
6857.TAdvantest Corp2.86%
8316.TSumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc2.79%
9984.TSoftBank Group Corp2.67%
6501.THitachi Ltd2.39%
6758.TSony Group Corp2.31%
6981.TMurata Manufacturing Co Ltd2.23%
Sector breakdown · EWJ
Real Estate1.9%
Consumer Cyclical11.2%
Basic Materials3.1%
Consumer Defensive3.4%
Technology24.9%
Communication Services8.1%
Financial Services17.6%
Utilities0.9%
Industrials22.9%
Energy0.8%
Healthcare5.3%

About EEM

EEM (iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF) is Liquid emerging-market equities. Managed by iShares, the fund carries $30.3B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.72%, a dividend yield of 1.63%. Its largest holding is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (2330.TW), which represents 15.1% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 0.9%.

About EWJ

EWJ (iShares MSCI Japan ETF) is Japanese large- and mid-cap equities. Managed by iShares, the fund carries $22.3B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.49%, a dividend yield of 3.81%. Its largest holding is Tokyo Electron Ltd (8035.T), which represents 4.2% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 1.9%.