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Invesco JPX-Nikkei 400 UCITS ETF (SMLN.DE) Alternatives

ETF · Currency in EUR · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

SMLN.DE is a passive ETF by Invesco tracking the investment results of the JPX-Nikkei 400. SMLN.DE launched on Sep 10, 2014 and has a 0.19% expense ratio.

Invesco JPX-Nikkei 400 UCITS ETF (SMLN.DE) belongs to the Japan Equities category. Below you'll find alternative ETFs from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with SMLN.DE. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to SMLN.DE

SMLN.DE charges 0.19% annually. There are 27 ETFs in the Japan Equities category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.05%.

SymbolNameExpense RatioAUMInception
PRAJ.DE
Amundi Prime Japan UCITS ETF0.05%—Jan 2020SMLN.DE vs PRAJ.DE
PR1J.DE
Amundi Prime Japan UCITS ETF DR (D)0.05%—Jan 2019SMLN.DE vs PR1J.DE
XDJP.DE
Xtrackers Nikkei 225 UCITS ETF 1D0.09%—Jan 2013SMLN.DE vs XDJP.DE
XNKY.DE
Xtrackers Nikkei 225 UCITS ETF0.09%—Oct 2020SMLN.DE vs XNKY.DE
ETLR.DE
L&G Japan Equity UCITS ETF0.10%—Oct 2018SMLN.DE vs ETLR.DE

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to SMLN.DE

SMLN.DE has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 71. There are 28 ETFs in the Japan Equities category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 94.

SymbolNameRisk / Return RankAUMInception
WTDX.DE
WisdomTree Japan Equity UCITS ETF USD Hedged
94
—May 2015SMLN.DE vs WTDX.DE
XDJP.DE
Xtrackers Nikkei 225 UCITS ETF 1D
90
—Jan 2013SMLN.DE vs XDJP.DE
EXX7.DE
iShares Nikkei 225 UCITS ETF (DE)
90
—Jul 2006SMLN.DE vs EXX7.DE
SXRZ.DE
iShares Nikkei 225 UCITS ETF (Acc)
89
—Jan 2010SMLN.DE vs SXRZ.DE
XMK9.DE
Xtrackers MSCI Japan UCITS ETF 4C EUR Hedged
88
—Sep 2007SMLN.DE vs XMK9.DE

Top Performing SMLN.DE Alternatives (YTD)

SMLN.DE is at 18.52% YTD. There are 30 ETFs in the Japan Equities category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 41.31%.

SymbolNameYTD ReturnAUMInception
XDJP.DE
Xtrackers Nikkei 225 UCITS ETF 1D
41.31%
—Jan 2013SMLN.DE vs XDJP.DE
SXRZ.DE
iShares Nikkei 225 UCITS ETF (Acc)
41.10%
—Jan 2010SMLN.DE vs SXRZ.DE
EXX7.DE
iShares Nikkei 225 UCITS ETF (DE)
41.01%
—Jul 2006SMLN.DE vs EXX7.DE
XNKY.DE
Xtrackers Nikkei 225 UCITS ETF
38.55%
—Oct 2020SMLN.DE vs XNKY.DE
3JPN.DE
Leverage Shares 3x Long Japan ETP Securities
35.59%
—Sep 2022SMLN.DE vs 3JPN.DE

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to SMLN.DE

SMLN.DE has 18.58% 1-year volatility. There are 6 ETFs in the Japan Equities category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 16.24%.

SymbolNameVolatility 1YAUMInception
IUS4.DE
iShares MSCI Japan Small Cap UCITS ETF (Dist)16.24%—May 2008SMLN.DE vs IUS4.DE
QUEJ.DE
BNP Paribas Easy MSCI Japan SRI S-Series PAB 5% Ca...17.86%—Feb 2019SMLN.DE vs QUEJ.DE
JSRI.DE
BNP Paribas Easy MSCI Japan SRI S-Series PAB 5% Ca...17.88%—Mar 2018SMLN.DE vs JSRI.DE
JARI.DE
Amundi Index MSCI Japan SRI PAB UCITS ETF DR (C)17.89%—Oct 2020SMLN.DE vs JARI.DE
LYY4.DE
Amundi Japan TOPIX II UCITS ETF EUR Dist18.21%—Sep 2018SMLN.DE vs LYY4.DE

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to SMLN.DE

SMLN.DE has a 1-year max drawdown of -9.43%. There is 1 ETF in the Japan Equities category with a shallower 1-year drawdown, going as shallow as -8.09%.

SymbolNameMax Drawdown 1YAUMInception
WTDX.DE
WisdomTree Japan Equity UCITS ETF USD Hedged
-8.09%
—May 2015SMLN.DE vs WTDX.DE
JP40.DE
Amundi JPX Nikkei 400 UCITS ETF EUR
-9.43%
—Mar 2018SMLN.DE vs JP40.DE
EUNN.DE
iShares Core MSCI Japan IMI UCITS ETF
-9.58%
—Sep 2009SMLN.DE vs EUNN.DE
LYY4.DE
Amundi Japan TOPIX II UCITS ETF EUR Dist
-9.61%
—Sep 2018SMLN.DE vs LYY4.DE
VJPN.DE
Vanguard FTSE Japan UCITS ETF Distributing
-9.71%
—May 2013SMLN.DE vs VJPN.DE

Other ETFs from Invesco

The 10 most viewed Invesco ETFs shown here include EQQQ.DE, FWIA.DE, EQQB.DE and span 6 categories.

SymbolNameCategoryRisk / Return RankYTD ReturnAUMInception
EQQQ.DE
Invesco EQQQ NASDAQ-100 UCITS ETFNasdaq-100
73
18.89%
—Dec 2002SMLN.DE vs EQQQ.DE
FWIA.DE
Invesco FTSE All-World UCITS ETF AccGlobal Equities
86
13.23%
—Jun 2023SMLN.DE vs FWIA.DE
EQQB.DE
Invesco EQQQ Nasdaq-100 UCITS ETF AccNasdaq-100
75
19.81%
—Sep 2018SMLN.DE vs EQQB.DE
P500.DE
Invesco S&P 500 UCITS ETFS&P 500
75
10.93%
—May 2010SMLN.DE vs P500.DE
FWEA.DE
Invesco FTSE All-World UCITS ETF EUR PfHdg AccGlobal Equities
72
9.38%
—Jun 2023SMLN.DE vs FWEA.DE
IQSA.DE
Invesco Global Active ESG Equity UCITS ETF USD AccGlobal Equities, ESG
92
17.73%
—Sep 2022SMLN.DE vs IQSA.DE
SMLD.DE
Invesco Morningstar US Energy Infrastructure MLP U...Energy Equities
27
18.24%
—May 2013SMLN.DE vs SMLD.DE
EQQX.DE
Invesco Nasdaq-100 Swap UCITS ETF AccNasdaq-100
45
19.96%
—Mar 2021SMLN.DE vs EQQX.DE
D500.DE
Invesco S&P 500 UCITS ETF DistS&P 500
75
10.94%
—Oct 2015SMLN.DE vs D500.DE
WDTE.DE
Invesco S&P World Information Technology ESG UCITS...Technology Equities
40
13.56%
—Apr 2023SMLN.DE vs WDTE.DE

Often Compared With SMLN.DE

Investors most often compare SMLN.DE with FBT.L, SPYG, AW15.DE. These 20 comparison targets span 4 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

SymbolNameCategoryRisk / Return RankYTD ReturnAUMInception
FBT.L
First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology UCITS ETF AccHealth & Biotech Equities
85
18.92%
8.49MMay 2020SMLN.DE vs FBT.L
SPYG
State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETFS&P 500, Large Cap Growth Equities
45
8.55%
52.13BSep 2000SMLN.DE vs SPYG
AW15.DE
UBS ETF (IE) MSCI Japan Climate Paris Aligned UCIT...Japan Equities
45
11.61%
—Mar 2021SMLN.DE vs AW15.DE
WTIZ.DE
WisdomTree Japan Equity UCITS ETF JPY AccJapan Equities
76
19.47%
—Nov 2015SMLN.DE vs WTIZ.DE
ZPDJ.DE
SPDR MSCI Japan UCITS ETFJapan Equities
71
19.98%
—Nov 2015SMLN.DE vs ZPDJ.DE
UIM5.DE
UBS ETF (LU) MSCI Japan UCITS ETF (JPY) A-disJapan Equities
73
19.97%
—Oct 2001SMLN.DE vs UIM5.DE
EDMJ.DE
iShares MSCI Japan ESG Enhanced UCITS ETF USD AccJapan Equities
72
20.22%
—Apr 2019SMLN.DE vs EDMJ.DE
36B4.DE
iShares MSCI Japan SRI UCITS ETF USD DistJapan Equities
27
4.63%
—Dec 2018SMLN.DE vs 36B4.DE
IQQJ.DE
iShares MSCI Japan UCITS ETF (Dist)Japan Equities
74
19.97%
—Oct 2004SMLN.DE vs IQQJ.DE
VJPA.DE
Vanguard FTSE Japan UCITS ETF AccumulatingJapan Equities
75
19.15%
—Sep 2019SMLN.DE vs VJPA.DE
XM1D.DE
Xtrackers MSCI Japan UCITS ETFJapan Equities
49
19.51%
—Mar 2023SMLN.DE vs XM1D.DE
SXR5.DE
iShares MSCI Japan UCITS ETF USD (Acc)Japan Equities
73
19.78%
—Jan 2010SMLN.DE vs SXR5.DE
XCJD.DE
Xtrackers MSCI Japan Climate Transition UCITS ETFJapan Equities
41
18.32%
—Jan 2023SMLN.DE vs XCJD.DE
BATG.DE
L&G Japan ESG Exclusions Paris Aligned UCITS ETF U...Japan Equities———Oct 2022SMLN.DE vs BATG.DE
LCUJ.DE
Amundi MSCI Japan UCITS ETF AccJapan Equities
73
20.00%
—Feb 2018SMLN.DE vs LCUJ.DE
EJAP.DE
BNP Paribas Easy MSCI Japan ESG Filtered Min TE UC...Japan Equities
71
20.32%
—Feb 2016SMLN.DE vs EJAP.DE
DBXJ.DE
Xtrackers MSCI Japan UCITS ETF 1CJapan Equities
74
20.08%
—Jan 2007SMLN.DE vs DBXJ.DE
OP5E.DE
Ossiam Bloomberg Japan PAB NR UCITS ETF (EUR)Japan Equities
71
21.39%
—Nov 2017SMLN.DE vs OP5E.DE
SGAJ.DE
iShares MSCI Japan ESG Screened UCITS ETF USD (Acc...Japan Equities
74
20.70%
—Oct 2018SMLN.DE vs SGAJ.DE
SXR6.DE
iShares MSCI Japan SRI UCITS ETF USD AccJapan Equities
26
5.20%
—Mar 2017SMLN.DE vs SXR6.DE

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