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JIG vs PJIO

JPMorgan International Growth ETF

JIGBNYSE Arca

PGIM Jennison International Opportunities ETF

PJIOFNYSE Arca

Overlap

Expense ratio

PJIO −0.01pt a year

JIG0.55%PJIO0.54%

Avg volume · 30D

JIG 2.6×the volume

JIG32KPJIO12.2K

JIG vs PJIO Performance

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

+6.3%JIG−9.6%PJIO

Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. JIG +6.3%. PJIO −9.6%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.0%20%Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
Expense ratio
JIG 0.55%
PJIO 0.54%, better
Fund size
JIG $526M
PJIO $59M
1Y total return
JIG +6.3%, better
PJIO −9.6%
Yield (12M)
JIG 2.07%, better
PJIO 0.20%
Holdings
JIG 92
PJIO 37
Avg volume (30D)
JIG 32K sh, better
PJIO 12.2K sh
NAV per share
JIG $79.41
PJIO $59.67
52W range

ETF.net Grade

JIG: Cost 50, Risk 58, Mission not scored, Tradability 65, Holdings 51, Durability 94. PJIO: Cost 76, Risk 23, Mission not scored, Tradability 55, Holdings 30, Durability 58.
Pillar letters and Scores for JIG, PJIO, with each pillar’s weight
PillarJIGPJIO
Cost30% weightC50A76Higher
Mission25% weightNot scoredNot scored
Risk15% weightB58HigherF23
Tradability15% weightB65HigherB55
Holdings10% weightC51HigherD30
Durability5% weightA94HigherB58

Rank among International Active Growth funds

Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. JIG and PJIO are both graded against the same 14 International Active Growth funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

International Active Growth⁠

Category · 14 funds
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JIG ranks 3rd and PJIO 5th of 14 funds in the International Active Growth Category.

  1. Rank 1BCGXUCapital Group International Focus Equity ETFScore 66
  2. Rank 2BFFGXFidelity Fundamental Global ex-U.S. ETFScore 61
  3. Rank 3BJIGJPMorgan International Growth ETFScore 57
  4. Rank 4BMTRAInvesco International Growth Focus ETFScore 56
  5. Rank 5BFFDIFidelity Fundamental Developed International ETFScore 53
  6. Rank 5FPJIOPGIM Jennison International Opportunities ETFScore 53
  7. Rank 8CLOEVHarding Loevner International Developed Markets Select Equity ETFScore 45

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

JIGBJPMorgan International Growth ETF

PJIOFPGIM Jennison International Opportunities ETF

In short

JIG J.P. Morgan's stockpickers loose on international growth: roughly 90 foreign companies chosen one at a time, priced under the typical active peer in this corner of the market.

PJIO Jennison's concentrated international growth playbook, in an ETF: a compact book of non-U.S. stocks picked one at a time. PGIM has announced a rename and a fee cut to 0.54%, so read the current prospectus.

Stated mandate

JIG The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing in foreign equity securities.

PJIO Seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in non-U.S. companies, including issuers in emerging and frontier markets, using fundamental research and systematic portfolio construction.

Why people hold it

  • JIG At 0.55%, it undercuts the median fee among active international growth peers and lands within a basis point of the cohort's cheapest name, CGXU (0.54%).
  • Roughly 90 foreign companies. Concentrated enough that individual picks show up in results, without the thousand-name sprawl of a broad index.
  • Sits in the upper tier of its active international growth peer group on our review.
  • Live since 2020, so there is a multi-year real-money record behind the strategy rather than a backtest.
  • PJIO Real stock picking, not index-hugging: a non-diversified, high-conviction growth portfolio from Jennison Associates, which PGIM says has run equity strategies for over 50 years.pgim.com
  • The mandate reaches past the usual developed-market blue chips into emerging and frontier issuers, measured against the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index.
  • PGIM has announced an expense ratio cut to 0.54%, level with the cheapest active international growth funds in its peer set (CGXU at 0.54%, JIG at 0.55%).pgim.com

Worth knowing

  • JIG Thinly traded next to big index funds, so spreads and order size matter more here than with a heavily traded ETF.
  • No index to grade it against. The mandate is long-term capital appreciation from foreign equities, and the route there is the manager's call.jpmorgan.com
  • Distributions land once or twice a year, not monthly or quarterly.
  • PJIO PGIM has announced a repositioning and rename to the PGIM Jennison Focused International Equity ETF, so the strategy described today may not match the one after the change.pgim.com
  • Non-diversified by design: a slip in one big holding lands harder than it would in a broad index fund, and growth styles can sit out of favor for long stretches.pgim.com
  • Small and lightly traded, so bid-ask spreads carry more weight here than at a mega-fund. Limit orders are the standard tool for that.

Full JIG profile⁠

Full PJIO profile⁠

JIG vs PJIO Holdings

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

JIG vs PJIO Cost

Overpaying JIG vs PJIO

$184

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • JIG 0.55%

    $10,904

  • PJIO 0.54%

    $10,720

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • JIG 0.55%
  • PJIO 0.54%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K$12.5K051015202530JIG $10,904PJIO $10,720

Year by year

YearJIGPJIOOverpaying
10$988$971$17
20$3,790$3,724$66
30$10,904$10,720$184

Expense ratio

  • 0.55%JIG
  • 0.54%PJIO, cheaper
  • Middle half of International Active Growth funds
  • Median 0.55%

PJIO 3rd cheapest of 14 funds

JIG 6th cheapest of 14 funds

JIG vs PJIO Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Yield (12M)
JIG 2.07%, better
PJIO 0.20%
Payout (12M)
JIG $1.65
PJIO $0.12
Last payment
JIG $1.65
PJIO $0.12
Ex-dividend
JIG Dec 16, 2025
PJIO Dec 30, 2025
Paid on
JIG Dec 18, 2025
PJIO Jan 2, 2026
Frequency
JIG Annual
PJIO Irregular

Distribution history

Per share, 2020 to 2026, same scale for both

JIGAnnual · 7 paymentsAll JIG payments⁠
One bar per payment. 7 payments from 2020 to 2026 YTD. Dec 22, 2020 $0.03; Dec 15, 2021 $0.54; Dec 21, 2021 $0.49; Dec 20, 2022 $0.48; Dec 19, 2023 $0.98; Dec 24, 2024 $1.06; Dec 16, 2025 $1.65. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$1202020232026YTD
PJIOIrregular · 2 paymentsAll PJIO payments⁠
One bar per payment. 2 payments from 2020 to 2026 YTD. Dec 27, 2024 $0.11; Dec 30, 2025 $0.12. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$1202020232026YTD

JIG vs PJIO Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
JIG 14.4%PJIO 18.9%since Jan 2024
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
JIG 0.88PJIO 0.13since Jan 2024
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
JIG −42.4%PJIO −19.4%since Dec 2023
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
JIG 0.98PJIO 1.12

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