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 (4.08%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricEWJMDY
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.49%0.23%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
4.08%1.07%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$20.98B$26.04B
YTD return
13.55%13.15%
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.
0.801.07
P/E ratio
18.3822.63
Last price
$90.99$672.37
Inception
Issuer
iSharesState Street

EWJ top holdings

Top holdings · EWJ
8306.TMitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc4.09%
7203.TToyota Motor Corp3.72%
6501.THitachi Ltd2.92%
6857.TAdvantest Corp2.87%
8316.TSumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc2.61%
8035.TTokyo Electron Ltd2.55%
6758.TSony Group Corp2.51%
9984.TSoftBank Group Corp2.47%
8411.TMizuho Financial Group Inc2.18%
8058.TMitsubishi Corp2.00%
Sector breakdown · EWJ
Real Estate2.3%
Consumer Cyclical12.2%
Basic Materials3.0%
Consumer Defensive3.6%
Technology19.1%
Communication Services7.9%
Financial Services17.6%
Utilities1.1%
Industrials26.0%
Energy1.1%
Healthcare6.2%

MDY top holdings

Top holdings · MDY
FTITechnipFMC PLC0.88%
CASYCasey's General Stores Inc0.85%
UTHRUnited Therapeutics Corp0.80%
CWCurtiss-Wright Corp0.79%
FLEXFlex Ltd0.75%
XPOXPO Inc0.71%
WWDWoodward Inc0.67%
RGLDRoyal Gold Inc0.65%
USFDUS Foods Holding Corp0.64%
BURLBurlington Stores Inc0.63%
Sector breakdown · MDY
Real Estate7.6%
Consumer Cyclical11.9%
Basic Materials5.0%
Consumer Defensive4.0%
Technology13.8%
Communication Services1.1%
Financial Services13.8%
Utilities3.2%
Industrials24.5%
Energy5.8%
Healthcare9.3%

About EWJ

EWJ (iShares MSCI Japan ETF) is Japanese large- and mid-cap equities. Managed by iShares, the fund carries $21.0B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.49%, a dividend yield of 4.08%. Its largest holding is Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc (8306.T), which represents 4.1% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 2.3%.

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 $26.0B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.23%, a dividend yield of 1.07%. Its largest holding is TechnipFMC PLC (FTI), which represents 0.9% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 7.6%.