EWH vs EWJ

iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF vs iShares MSCI Japan ETF

Quick take
  • EWJ has the lower expense ratio at 0.49% vs 0.50% for EWH.
  • EWH pays a higher dividend yield (4.95%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricEWHEWJ
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.50%0.49%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
4.95%3.81%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$1.13B$22.31B
YTD return
0.93%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.
0.710.83
P/E ratio
16.7318.69
Last price
$21.23$93.67
Inception
Issuer
iSharesiShares

EWH top holdings

Top holdings · EWH
1299.HKAIA Group Ltd21.06%
0388.HKHong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd15.00%
0001.HKCK Hutchison Holdings Ltd6.22%
0669.HKTechtronic Industries Co Ltd5.58%
2388.HKBOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd4.57%
0002.HKCLP Holdings Ltd4.51%
0016.HKSun Hung Kai Properties Ltd4.19%
0823.HKLink Real Estate Investment Trust3.63%
1113.HKCK Asset Holdings Ltd3.12%
0006.HKPower Assets Holdings Ltd3.07%
Sector breakdown · EWH
Real Estate17.5%
Consumer Cyclical3.8%
Consumer Defensive2.6%
Communication Services1.8%
Financial Services42.5%
Utilities12.1%
Industrials19.8%

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 EWH

EWH (iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF) is Hong Kong large and mid-cap equities. Managed by iShares, the fund carries $1.1B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.50%, a dividend yield of 4.95%. Its largest holding is AIA Group Ltd (1299.HK), which represents 21.1% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 17.5%.

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%.