EWJ vs EFG overlap
EWJ and EFG overlap 22.3% by weight, across 81 shared holdings.
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These funds report on different dates (EWJ: May 31, 2026, EFG: July 31, 2026), so market moves and index changes between those dates lower the number. Funds tracking the same index can read well below their true overlap.
Top shared holdings
| Holding | EWJ | EFG | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Electron8035 | 2.87% | 1.39% | 1.39% |
| Hitachi Ltd.6501 | 2.84% | 1.34% | 1.34% |
| Advantest Corp.6857 | 2.39% | 1.34% | 1.34% |
| SONY Group Corp.6758 | 2.54% | 1.26% | 1.26% |
| Recruit Holdings6098 | 1.80% | 0.97% | 0.97% |
| Keyence Corp.6861 | 1.87% | 0.88% | 0.88% |
| Fast Retailing9983 | 1.89% | 0.87% | 0.87% |
| Kioxia Holdings285A | 1.49% | 0.81% | 0.81% |
| Mitsubishi Heavy7011 | 1.45% | 0.69% | 0.69% |
| Itochu Corp.8001 | 1.37% | 0.65% | 0.65% |
| Mitsub ELEC Corp.6503 | 1.48% | 0.63% | 0.63% |
| Tokio Marine HD8766 | 1.56% | 0.55% | 0.55% |
| Nintendo Co Ltd.7974 | 0.95% | 0.49% | 0.49% |
| HOYA Corp.7741 | 1.10% | 0.48% | 0.48% |
| Softbank Group C9984 | 3.34% | 0.38% | 0.38% |
Overlap by weight adds up the smaller weight of each holding the funds share, so 100% means identical portfolios. Long securities only: derivatives and cash vehicles are left out. Sources: EWJ, SEC Form N-PORT, May 31, 2026; EFG, SEC Form N-PORT, July 31, 2026.
Largest institutions holding both
| Firm | EWJ | EFG |
|---|---|---|
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc. | $558.7M | $2.9B |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | $2.3B | $426.5M |
| Morgan Stanley | $2.0B | $665.8M |
| BlackRock, Inc. | $2.6B | $59.9M |
| LPL Financial LLC | $115.7M | $1.1B |
| Bank of America Corp. | $478.8M | $656.2M |
| Royal Bank of Canada | $602.4M | $54.6M |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc. | $559.9M | $35.2M |
| Jones Financial Companies LLLP | $4.7M | $532.6M |
| UBS Group AG | $318.6M | $134.2M |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | $31.4M | $293.1M |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc. | $112.1M | $187.7M |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC | $296.6M | $324K |
| Park Avenue Securities LLC | $13.9M | $264.5M |
| MML Investors Services, LLC | $32.6M | $241.5M |
This compares who owns the funds, not what the funds hold. From SEC Form 13F, for managers with $100M+ in US securities.
Who owns them: EWJ institutional holders, EFG institutional holders.
Frequently asked questions
How much do EWJ and EFG overlap?
22.3% by weight, with 81 holdings in common, using holdings for EWJ as of May 31, 2026 and EFG as of July 31, 2026. The largest shared position is 8035.
Do institutions hold both EWJ and EFG?
346 Form 13F filers report positions in both, out of 1,496 that report either one.
How is overlap by weight worked out?
For each holding the two funds share, take the smaller of the two weights, then add those up. Identical portfolios score 100%.