EWJ

iShares MSCI Japan ETF

MSCI Japan NR USD

NAV as of 20-Sep-2023

62.6172

4 Week: 59.97 - 63.45

52 Week: 48.44 - 63.80

Latest Closing Price

61.63

Premium / Discount

0.11

Expense Ratio

0.5%

Investment Objective

The investment seeks to track the investment results of the MSCI Japan Index. The fund generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of its underlying index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of its underlying index. The underlying index is designed to measure the performance of the large- and mid-capitalization segments of the Japanese equity market.

Main Fund Characteristics

Fund Manager:
iShares
Asset Under Management:
13,359,429,394
Launch Date:
11/03/1996
Asset Class:
Equity
Replication Method:
Physical-Sample
Number of Holdings:
239
Trading Currency:
USD
Style:
Large Blend
Region/Sector/Strategy:
Japan / N.A / N.A
Exchange:
NYSE

Performance

Period Performance Returns(%) Volatility(%) Risk Adjusted Performance
YTD13.520.9514.17
1 Day0.280.000.00
1 Week-1.892.21-0.86
1 Month3.594.100.88
3 Months-1.047.22-0.14
6 Months8.9810.430.86
1 Year21.0116.961.24
2 Years-14.7524.86-0.59
3 Years5.5329.060.19
5 Years2.9340.910.07
10 Years419.33148.772.82

Price History

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Annual Performance Return

2013201420152016201720182019202020212022
Price (%) 26.4767-4.42749.33631.955523.5588-13.173119.192514.03141.5602-17.3636
Nav (%) 0.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.0000
Rank 47.000056.000067.000063.000057.000024.000051.000023.000033.000080.0000

Dividend Frequency

Lastest Dividend

Ex Date Payment Date Dividend Payout per unit
20/12/201627/12/20160.5835
21/06/201627/06/20160.0918
16/12/201423/12/20140.0663
24/06/201401/07/20140.0825
17/12/201329/12/20130.0877
26/06/201304/07/20130.0473
17/12/201226/12/20120.1010
20/06/201227/06/20120.0879
19/12/201128/12/20110.1059
21/06/201127/06/20110.0883

Portfolio Data

Total Number of Holdings: 239

Number of Bond Holdings: 0

Number of Equity Holdings: 235

Total Market Value: 13,359,429,394

Portfolio Composition

Top 10 Holdings

% Portfolio Weight Shares Owned Shares Changed Market Value
1Toyota Motor Corp5.656739,997,3000755,492,501
2Sony Group Corp2.97604,757,7000397,469,750
3Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc2.881943,065,8800384,897,470
4Keyence Corp2.0944734,4040279,727,895
5Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc1.87534,788,7000250,459,369
6Tokyo Electron Ltd1.85361,780,8560247,559,151
7Hitachi Ltd1.77933,537,7000237,637,867
8Mitsubishi Corp1.66024,339,0000221,731,227
9Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Ltd1.59096,871,3000212,471,201
10Honda Motor Co Ltd1.55265,805,7000207,354,865

Country Exposure

Regional Exposure

America

Greater Europe

Greater Asia

Market Classification

Market Capitalization

Size% of portfolio
Giant54.78
Large38.42
Medium6.29
Small0.00
Micro0.00

Equity Style Box Breakdown

000Large
000Mid
000Small
ValueBlendGrowth

Value Measures

Price/Prospective Earnings*

14.6672

Price/Book*

1.1995

Price/Sales*

0.8819

Price/Cash Flow*

7.5948

Dividend Yield*

2.8319

Growth Measures

Long-Term Earnings

9.8383

Historical Earnings

12.4341

Sales Growth

9.7528

Cash-Flow Growth

-0.6780

Book-Value Growth

10.5998

*Forward-looking based on historical data.

Equity Sector

Number of Bond Holdings

0

Bond Statitics

DetailValue
Average Effective Duration0
Average Effective Maturity (Years)*0
Average Credit Quality0
Average Weighted Coupon*0
Average Weighted Price*0

Bond Style Box Breakdown

000HighQuality
000Med
000Low
LtdModExt
Interest-Rate Sensitivity

Credit Quality

Type% Bonds
N.A

Bond Sector

Type
% Bonds

Bond Maturity

% Bonds
N.A

Data Source: Morningstar

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