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SCJ vs AAXJ

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

SCJ

iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.50%

Fund size

$235M

AAXJ

iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.72%

Fund size

$3.8B

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

SCJAAXJ
Annual cost (TER)0.50%0.72%
Fund size (AUM)$235M$3.8B
Since20072008
Dividend yield2.82%1.54%
Asset classequityequity
Regionasia pacificasia pacific
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+33.0%+48.0%
CAGR 3Y+17.0%+22.3%
CAGR 5Y+7.9%+6.8%
Sharpe 3Y0.850.97
Volatility 1Y16.10%19.80%
Max drawdown-37.28%-44.52%

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

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