iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ)
Description
The investment seeks to track the performance of the MSCI Japan Index. The EWJ ETF contains 274 constituents. It is focused on blend holdings in the Asia-Pacific region.
Price $49.29 as of 2022-10-21Cost/Risk/Yield
| Dividend yield | 2.91% |
| Expense ratio | 0.51% |
| Average spread | 0.02% |
| 1Y roundtrip cost | 0.53% |
Historic prices
Total Returns (including dividends)
Monthly returns heatmap
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -4.3% | -1.8% | -2.1% | -8.1% | 1.7% | -7.4% | 6.3% | -4.6% | -8.8% | 0.9% | -28.2% | ||
| 2021 | -0.8% | 1.8% | 0.4% | -1.6% | 1.7% | -0.8% | -0.6% | 1.9% | 2.7% | -2.6% | -3.0% | 2.3% | 1.4% |
| 2020 | -2.5% | -8.3% | -6.7% | 4.8% | 7.1% | -0.1% | -1.1% | 6.8% | 1.8% | -1.4% | 10.6% | 5.3% | 16.2% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 1.3% | -4.9% | 4.5% | -0.4% | -0.8% | 5.2% | 3.4% | 1.3% | 0.9% | 18.4% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | -3.0% | -0.6% | -0.1% | -1.5% | -2.3% | 1.1% | -0.5% | 3.5% | -8.9% | 0.9% | -7.7% | -14.2% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | 1.3% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 2.8% | 1.3% | 2.1% | -0.1% | 1.8% | 5.3% | 2.1% | 0.7% | 22.0% |
| 2016 | -5.1% | -5.3% | 4.8% | 0.1% | 3.2% | -1.7% | 4.9% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 0.7% | -1.2% | -0.9% | 3.4% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | 7.5% | 1.5% | 2.6% | 1.5% | -1.3% | 0.9% | -6.3% | -5.7% | 7.8% | 0.5% | -1.4% | 9.8% |
| 2014 | -6.7% | 2.5% | -2.4% | -2.2% | 4.5% | 4.7% | -0.3% | -1.7% | -0.3% | 2.5% | -3.6% | -2.7% | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | 2.4% | 5.8% | 8.3% | -7.4% | 4.0% | 0.0% | -3.1% | 9.7% | -0.1% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 24.5% |
| 2012 | 4.8% | 4.6% | 1.9% | -4.3% | -8.7% | 6.9% | -4.5% | 0.8% | 1.2% | -1.2% | 3.0% | 5.6% | 10.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | 5.5% | -10.5% | 2.0% | -2.5% | 2.4% | 2.7% | -8.0% | -4.0% | -0.6% | 0.3% | -2.2% | -14.7% |
| 5.7% | 7.4% | -6.9% | 3.6% | -2.4% | 10.1% | 11.0% | -13.7% | 9.3% | 5.7% | 12.0% | 1.3% |
Historical Dividends
Monthly dividend heatmap
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.55 | 0.55 | |||||||||||
| 2021 | 0.51 | 0.89 | 1.39 | ||||||||||
| 2020 | 0.44 | 0.26 | 0.70 | ||||||||||
| 2019 | 0.49 | 0.72 | 1.20 | ||||||||||
| 2018 | 0.46 | 0.41 | 0.86 | ||||||||||
| 2017 | 0.35 | 0.40 | 0.75 | ||||||||||
| 2016 | 0.37 | 0.58 | 0.95 | ||||||||||
| 2015 | 0.26 | 0.35 | 0.62 | ||||||||||
| 2014 | 0.33 | 0.26 | 0.59 | ||||||||||
| 2013 | 0.19 | 0.35 | 0.54 | ||||||||||
| 2012 | 0.35 | 0.40 | 0.76 | ||||||||||
| 2011 | 0.35 | 0.42 | 0.78 | ||||||||||
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.64 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.04 |
Sectors and Top Holdings
| Security | % Assets |
|---|---|
| Toyota Motor Corp. | 4.70% |
| Sony Group Corporation | 3.73% |
| Keyence Corporation | 2.82% |
| Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. | 2.24% |
| Tokyo Electron Ltd. | 1.75% |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | 1.70% |
| SoftBank Group Corp. | 1.64% |
| Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Ltd | 1.61% |
| Hitachi,Ltd. | 1.43% |
| HOYA CORPORATION | 1.38% |
| DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD. | 1.34% |
| KDDI Corporation | 1.28% |
| Nidec Corporation | 1.23% |
| Nintendo Co., Ltd. | 1.23% |
| Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | 1.22% |
| Top 15 Weights | 29.30% |
Compare with similar ETFs
| EWJ | EWJE | FLJP | GSJY | JPN | JPXN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product name | iShares MSCI Japan ETF | iShares MSCI Japan Equal Weighted ETF | Franklin FTSE Japan ETF | Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Japan Equity ETF | Deutsche Trackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF | iShares JPX-Nikkei 400 ETF |
| Issuer | iShares | iShares | Franklin | Goldman Sachs | Xtrackers | iShares |
| Price | $49.29 | $31.945 | $21.85 | $27.22 | $28.58 | $51.5165 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.51% |  0.15% | 0.09% | 0.25% | 0.09% | 0.48% |
| Average Spread | 0.020% | 0.188% | 0.137% | 0.147% | 0.245% | 0.175% |
| AUM | $9,251,100,000 | $6,328,940 | $540,836,000 | $10,716,500 | $15,464,800 | $60,902,800 |
| Shares | 187,687,135 | 198,120 | 24,752,215 | 393,701 | 541,106 | 1,182,199 |
| Average Daily Volume | 5,237,107 | 1,045 | 316,837 | 1,761 | 3,544 | 1,521 |
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| Inception Date | 1996-03-12 | 2019-03-05 | 2017-11-02 | 2016-03-02 | 2015-06-24 | 2001-10-23 |
| Index Tracked | MSCI Japan Index | MSCI Japan Equal Weighted Index | FTSE Japan RIC Capped Index | Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Japan Equity Index | JPX-Nikkei 400 Total Return Index | JPX-Nikkei 400 Total Return Index |
| Category | Japan Equities | Japan Equities | Japan Equities | Japan Equities | Japan Equities | Japan Equities |
| Asset Class | Equity | Equity | Equity | Equity | Equity | Equity |
| Asset Class Size | Large/Mid Caps | Large/Mid Caps | Large/Mid Caps | Large/Mid Caps | Large/Mid Caps | Large/Mid Caps |
| Value or Growth | Blend | Blend | Blend | Blend | Blend | Blend |
| Region | Asia-Pacific | Asia-Pacific | Asia-Pacific | Asia-Pacific | Asia-Pacific | Asia-Pacific |
| Countries | Japan | Japan | Japan | Japan | Japan | Japan |
| Annual Dividend Rate | $1.434 | $0 | $0.566 | $0.664 | $0 | $1.9 |
| Annual Dividend Yield | 0.029% | 0.000% | 0.026% | 0.024% | 0.000% | 0.037% |
| Number of Holdings | 274 | 271 | 512 | 269 | 394 | 395 |
| YTD Return | -25.67% | -14.10% | -24.81% | -25.20% | -11.11% | -26.35% |
| Beta | 0.88 | 0.53 | 0.55 | 0.65 | 0.84 | 0.83 |
| Upside Beta | 0.21 | 0.32 | 0.17 | 0.40 | 0.49 | 0.19 |
| Downside Beta | 0.00 | -0.10 | 0.02 | -0.18 | -0.24 | -0.02 |
| Volatility 1Y | 18.38% | 16.68% | 18.01% | 17.95% | 15.16% | 17.92% |
| Sharpe Ratio 3Y | -0.42 | -0.16 | -0.38 | -0.48 | 0.11 | -0.48 |
| Treynor Ratio 3Y | -0.01 | 0.00 | -0.01 | -0.01 | 0.00 | -0.01 |