EFV vs EWJ overlap - what they share and where they differ

EFV and EWJ share 23.6% of their weight across 99 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.

EFV and EWJ

23.6%

99 shared positions

EFV

iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF

Reported positions cover 99% of the fund, 374 positions · Jul 31, 2026

Top 10: 20.4%·Holdings of EFV

EWJ

iShares MSCI Japan ETF

Reported positions cover 100% of the fund, 153 positions · Aug 31, 2026

Top 10: 32.6%·Holdings of EWJ

Reported positions cover EFV 99%, EWJ 100% of each fund. An overlap cannot exceed the smaller coverage, so a low figure can mean little overlap or thin reporting.

EWJ vs EFV side by side

EFViShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF

374

stock positions reported to the SEC

75.2% of its weight is in 275 names EWJ does not hold

EWJiShares MSCI Japan ETF

153

stock positions reported to the SEC

39.2% of its weight is in 54 names EFV does not hold

Where each fund's weight sits

EFV
EWJ
shared with the other fundheld alonenot covered by the filing (cash, futures, bonds)

Largest sectors for both funds

Financial Services
13.9%
13.1%
Consumer Cyclical
0.0%
7.0%
Energy
6.7%
0.0%
Consumer Defensive
3.4%
0.0%
Healthcare
3.4%
1.1%
Basic Materials
3.3%
0.0%

The widest gap is Consumer Cyclical: EWJ has 7.0 points more of it.

The figures side by side

EFVEWJ
Filing dateJul 31, 2026Aug 31, 2026
Stock positions reported374153
Weight of the ten largest20.4%32.6%
Largest positionHSBC 3.2%MUFG 6.3%
Held alone275 positions, 75.2%54 positions, 39.2%
Covered by stock positions99%100%

Holdings they share

StockIn EFVIn EWJCounted
MUFGMitsubishi Corporation2.92%6.34%2.92%
TMTOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION1.60%3.53%1.60%
SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.1.39%2.96%1.39%
MFGMizuho Financial Group, Inc.1.09%2.39%1.09%
SUGPSuntory Beverage & Food Limited0.85%1.94%0.85%
SOFTBANK GROUP CORPSoftBank Group Corp.0.67%2.27%0.67%
MITSUI & CO., LTD.0.64%1.40%0.64%
NODKNitori Holdings Co., Ltd.0.55%3.01%0.55%
PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORPPanasonic Holdings Corporation0.55%1.23%0.55%
KDDI CORPORATION0.47%1.03%0.47%

What each holds alone

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

Only in EFV

HSBCHSBC HOLDINGS PLC3.22%
NESTLE S.A.2.29%
SHELSHELL PLC2.28%
ROCHE HOLDING AG1.84%
ALLIANZ SE1.68%
NVSNovartis AG1.66%
TTETOTALENERGIES SE1.54%
BBVABanco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.1.41%
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT1.41%
IBERDROLA, S.A.1.31%

Only in EWJ

TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED2.98%
ADVANTEST CORPADVANTEST CORPORATION2.91%
HITACHI LTDHitachi, Ltd.2.85%
RECRUIT HOLDINGS CO.,LTD.2.85%
SONYSony Group Corporation2.74%
KEYENCE CORPORATION1.86%
KIOXIA HOLDINGS CORPORATION1.84%
FAST RETAILING CO., LTD.1.64%
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTDMitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.1.47%
ITOCHU CORPORATION1.39%

Questions people ask

Is EFV the same as EWJ?

23.6% of their weight sits in the same 99 holdings. EFV also reports HSBC, NESTLE S.A., SHEL, which the other does not. EWJ also reports TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED, ADVANTEST CORP, HITACHI LTD, which the other does not.

How is the overlap between EFV and EWJ measured?

For every stock both funds report, the smaller of the two weights counts, and the sum is the overlap. The reported positions cover 99% of EFV and 100% of EWJ, so the number cannot exceed the smaller coverage.

Which holds more, EWJ or EFV?

EFV reports 374 stock positions and EWJ reports 153. 75.2% of EFV's weight sits in names EWJ does not hold, and 39.2% of EWJ's weight in names EFV does not hold. The ten largest positions are 20.4% of EFV and 32.6% of EWJ.

How do EFV and EWJ differ by sector?

The widest gap is Consumer Cyclical: EWJ has 7.0 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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Descriptive data from public SEC filings. Nothing on this page is a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any fund or stock, and holdings change between filings.