EFA vs FLJP overlap - what they share and where they differ

EFA and FLJP share 22.9% of their weight across 150 common positions, read from what each fund reported to the SEC.

Each week Ploutos reads the reported positions of the largest US equity ETFs and measures, pair by pair, the weight they share: for every stock both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights counts. Two funds tracking the same index land near 100%. A sector fund inside a broad index fund lands at roughly that sector's weight.

EFA and FLJP

22.9%

150 shared positions

EFA

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

Reported positions cover 98% of the fund, 628 positions · Jul 31, 2026

Top 10: 14.4%·Holdings of EFA

FLJP

Franklin FTSE Japan ETF

Reported positions cover 100% of the fund, 427 positions · Jun 30, 2026

Top 10: 28.4%·Holdings of FLJP

Reported positions cover EFA 98%, FLJP 100% of each fund. An overlap cannot exceed the smaller coverage, so a low figure can mean little overlap or thin reporting.

FLJP vs EFA side by side

EFAiShares MSCI EAFE ETF

628

stock positions reported to the SEC

74.7% of its weight is in 478 names FLJP does not hold

FLJPFranklin FTSE Japan ETF

427

stock positions reported to the SEC

15.1% of its weight is in 277 names EFA does not hold

Where each fund's weight sits

EFA
FLJP
shared with the other fundheld alonenot covered by the filing (cash, futures, bonds)

Largest sectors for both funds

Financial Services
8.3%
11.0%
Technology
6.1%
3.2%
Consumer Cyclical
2.2%
5.6%
Healthcare
5.1%
0.8%
Energy
3.7%
0.0%
Industrials
0.0%
0.1%

The widest gap is Healthcare: EFA has 4.3 points more of it.

The figures side by side

EFAFLJP
Filing dateJul 31, 2026Jun 30, 2026
Stock positions reported628427
Weight of the ten largest14.4%28.4%
Largest positionASML 2.9%MUFG 4.8%
Held alone478 positions, 74.7%277 positions, 15.1%
Covered by stock positions98%100%

Holdings they share

StockIn EFAIn FLJPCounted
MUFGMitsubishi Corporation1.49%4.83%1.49%
TMTOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION0.81%2.89%0.81%
SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.0.71%2.27%0.71%
NODKNISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.0.68%3.17%0.68%
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED0.68%3.37%0.68%
ADVANTEST CORPADVANTEST CORPORATION0.66%2.33%0.66%
HITACHI LTDHitachi, Ltd.0.66%1.96%0.66%
SONYSony Group Corporation0.62%1.92%0.62%
SUGPSuntory Beverage & Food Limited0.59%2.37%0.59%
MFGMizuho Financial Group, Inc.0.56%1.81%0.56%

What each holds alone

The heaviest positions one fund reports and the other does not.

Only in EFA

ASMLASML Holding N.V.2.90%
HSBCHSBC HOLDINGS PLC1.66%
ROCHE HOLDING AG1.45%
NVSNovartis AG1.30%
AZNASTRAZENECA PLC1.17%
NESTLE S.A.1.17%
SHELSHELL PLC1.17%
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT1.10%
BHPBHP GROUP LIMITED0.97%
COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA0.95%

Only in FLJP

AJINOMOTO (JAPAN) COMPANY INC0.55%
SMC CORP (JP)0.39%
KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORP0.25%
TAIYO YUDEN CO LTD0.25%
NGK CORP0.20%
OSAKA GAS CO LTD (OSAKA GAS KABUSHIKI KAISHA)0.18%
YASKAWA ELECTRIC CORP0.18%
MINEBEA MITSUMI INC0.17%
ROHM CO LTDROHM COMPANY LTD0.17%
MITSUI O.S.K.LINES LTD0.16%

Questions people ask

Is EFA the same as FLJP?

22.9% of their weight sits in the same 150 holdings. EFA also reports ASML, HSBC, ROCHE HOLDING AG, which the other does not. FLJP also reports AJINOMOTO (JAPAN) COMPANY INC, SMC CORP (JP), KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORP, which the other does not.

How is the overlap between EFA and FLJP measured?

For every stock both funds report, the smaller of the two weights counts, and the sum is the overlap. The reported positions cover 98% of EFA and 100% of FLJP, so the number cannot exceed the smaller coverage.

Which holds more, FLJP or EFA?

EFA reports 628 stock positions and FLJP reports 427. 74.7% of EFA's weight sits in names FLJP does not hold, and 15.1% of FLJP's weight in names EFA does not hold. The ten largest positions are 14.4% of EFA and 28.4% of FLJP.

How do EFA and FLJP differ by sector?

The widest gap is Healthcare: EFA has 4.3 points more of it. Sectors come from each holding's SIC code in its SEC record, summed by the weight the fund reports.

Where do the numbers come from?

From each fund's own N-PORT filing to the SEC, which lists every position and its weight. The comparison uses every equity position the fund reports; cash, futures and bonds are not counted, which is why a coverage figure sits next to every result. Holdings change between filings.

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