EWJ vs MDY

iShares MSCI Japan ETF vs SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust

Quick take
  • MDY has the lower expense ratio at 0.23% vs 0.49% for EWJ.
  • EWJ pays a higher dividend yield (3.81%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricEWJMDY
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.49%0.23%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
3.81%1.00%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$22.31B$28.05B
YTD return
15.23%13.52%
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.
0.830.99
P/E ratio
18.6922.18
Last price
$93.67$693.71
Inception
Issuer
iSharesState Street

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%

MDY top holdings

Top holdings · MDY
FLEXFlex Ltd1.58%
TWLOTwilio Inc Class A0.82%
FTITechnipFMC PLC0.79%
CWCurtiss-Wright Corp0.79%
NVTnVent Electric PLC0.77%
STRLSterling Infrastructure Inc0.75%
XPOXPO Inc0.72%
PEverpure Inc Class A0.71%
ILMNIllumina Inc0.71%
UTHRUnited Therapeutics Corp0.68%
Sector breakdown · MDY
Real Estate7.4%
Consumer Cyclical10.7%
Basic Materials4.9%
Consumer Defensive3.4%
Technology17.4%
Communication Services1.0%
Financial Services13.3%
Utilities3.0%
Industrials24.8%
Energy5.0%
Healthcare9.1%

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%.

About MDY

MDY (SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust) is Tracks the S&P MidCap 400 index. Managed by State Street, the fund carries $28.1B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.23%, a dividend yield of 1.00%. Its largest holding is Flex Ltd (FLEX), which represents 1.6% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 7.4%.