iShares MSCI Japan ETF vs Vanguard Tax Managed Fund FTSE Developed Markets ETF — how do they compare? iShares MSCI Japan ETF trades at $97.45, while Vanguard Tax Managed Fund FTSE Developed Markets ETF trades at $72.9. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| EWJ | VEA | |
|---|---|---|
Sector | Broad Market / Factor | — |
52-Week High | $96.97 | $72.89 |
52-Week Low | $77.93 | $58.19 |
Trailing returns across standard periods
EWJ tracks the MSCI Japan Index, providing broad exposure to over 180 large and mid-cap companies in Japan. It is the most established and liquid vehicle for accessing the Japanese equity market, featuring a diversified portfolio across industrials, consumer discretionary, and financial sectors.
Read more on EWJ →The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the FTSE Developed All Cap ex US Index, a market-capitalization-weighted index that is made up of approximately 4022 common stocks of large-, mid-, and small-cap companies located in Canada and the major markets of Europe and the Pacific region. The advisor attempts to replicate the target index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index.
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