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AAXJ vs SCJ

iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF vs iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF

AAXJ

iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.72%

Fund size

$3.8B

SCJ

iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.50%

Fund size

$235M

Key differences

  • SCJ costs 0.22% less per year.
  • AAXJ is significantly larger than SCJ — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • Over the last 3 years, AAXJ has delivered higher annualized returns.

Side-by-side comparison

AAXJSCJ
Annual cost (TER)0.72%0.50%
Fund size (AUM)$3.8B$235M
Since20082007
Dividend yield1.54%2.82%
Asset classequityequity
Regionasia pacificasia pacific
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+48.0%+33.0%
CAGR 3Y+22.3%+17.0%
CAGR 5Y+6.8%+7.9%
Sharpe 3Y0.970.85
Volatility 1Y19.80%16.10%
Max drawdown-44.52%-37.28%

Green dot indicates the better value for that metric. Performance data is historical and does not predict future results.

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