iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ)
Description
The investment seeks to track the performance of the MSCI Japan 100% Hedged to USD. The HEWJ ETF contains 4 constituents. It is focused on blend holdings in the Asia-Pacific region.
Price $38.11 as of 2022-10-20Cost/Risk/Yield
| Dividend yield | 2.27% |
| Expense ratio | 0.51% |
| Average spread | 0.026% |
| 1Y roundtrip cost | 0.536% |
Historic prices
Total Returns (including dividends)
Monthly returns heatmap
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -4.3% | -1.9% | 3.7% | -1.8% | 1.1% | -2.3% | 5.0% | -0.4% | -4.7% | 3.3% | -2.5% | ||
| 2021 | 0.6% | 3.5% | 4.3% | -2.8% | 2.2% | 0.4% | -1.8% | 2.0% | 4.0% | -0.3% | -3.8% | 4.2% | 12.5% |
| 2020 | -2.7% | -8.7% | -7.1% | 4.9% | 7.4% | 0.3% | -3.2% | 6.9% | 1.5% | -2.1% | 10.3% | 4.4% | 11.8% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | 2.6% | 0.3% | 2.1% | -7.5% | 4.4% | 0.6% | -2.9% | 7.0% | 3.6% | 2.8% | 0.5% | 19.9% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | -5.0% | -0.7% | 2.6% | -1.8% | -0.3% | 2.2% | -0.9% | 5.8% | -9.1% | 1.5% | -10.7% | -14.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | 0.9% | -0.2% | 0.8% | 2.3% | 3.0% | 0.0% | -0.2% | 4.2% | 6.5% | 1.4% | 0.9% | 19.8% |
| 2016 | -4.5% | -11.8% | 4.6% | -5.7% | 7.6% | -8.8% | 3.5% | 3.3% | 0.3% | 4.1% | 7.3% | 1.4% | 1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | 9.4% | 1.9% | 2.3% | 5.3% | -2.7% | 2.1% | -8.5% | -6.7% | 8.3% | 2.5% | -3.6% | 10.2% |
| 2014 | -13.3% | -1.3% | -3.3% | 3.6% | 4.9% | 1.4% | -0.8% | 5.0% | 4.7% | 2.0% | -1.7% | 1.1% | |
| -2.4% | -24.3% | 5.5% | -1.0% | 20.3% | -1.1% | 9.8% | -1.6% | 16.4% | 19.0% | 23.9% | -4.8% |
Historical Dividends
Monthly dividend heatmap
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.35 | 0.35 | |||||||||||
| 2021 | 0.29 | 0.52 | 0.80 | ||||||||||
| 2020 | 0.31 | 0.12 | 0.43 | ||||||||||
| 2019 | 0.52 | 0.40 | 0.92 | ||||||||||
| 2018 | 0.27 | 0.12 | 0.39 | ||||||||||
| 2017 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.40 | ||||||||||
| 2016 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.52 | ||||||||||
| 2015 | 0.16 | 0.59 | 0.75 | ||||||||||
| 2014 | 0.17 | 0.41 | 0.58 | ||||||||||
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.52 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.62 |
Sectors and Top Holdings
| Security | % Assets |
|---|---|
| Top 0 Weights | 0.00% |
Compare with similar ETFs
| HEWJ | FLJH | HJPX | KJAN | OVS | SMDY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product name | iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF | Franklin FTSE Japan Hedged ETF | iShares Currency Hedged JPX-Nikkei 400 ETF | Innovator Russell 2000 Power Buffer ETF January Series | Overlay Shares Small Cap Equity ETF | Syntax Stratified MidCap ETF |
| Issuer | iShares | Franklin | iShares | Innovator | Overlay Shares | Syntax |
| Price | $38.11 | $30.015 | $35.5052 | $28.68 | $27.559 | $32.589 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.51% |  0.09% | 0.48% |  0.79% | 0.83% | 0.35% |
| Average Spread | 0.026% | 0.100% | 0.366% | 0.558% | 0.363% | 0.307% |
| AUM | $553,612,000 | $11,765,100 | $3,485,650 | $76,438,300 | $5,391,200 | $8,156,960 |
| Shares | 14,526,678 | 391,975 | 98,173 | 2,665,212 | 195,624 | 250,298 |
| Average Daily Volume | 256,520 | 5,837 | 116 | 26,861 | 1,153 | 697 |
| Home page | Visit external site | Visit external site | Visit external site | Visit external site | Visit external site | Visit external site |
| Inception Date | 2014-01-31 | 2017-11-02 | 2015-09-29 | 2020-01-01 | 2019-09-30 | 2015-01-01 |
| Index Tracked | MSCI Japan 100% Hedged to USD | FTSE Japan RIC Capped Hedged to USD Index - TR | JPX-Nikkei 400 USD Hedged Index | No Underlying Index | No Underlying Index | Syntax Stratified MidCap Index |
| Category | Japan Equities | Japan Equities | Japan Equities | Volatility Hedged Equity | Small Cap Blend Equities | Mid Cap Blend Equities |
| Asset Class | Equity | Equity | Equity | Equity | Equity | Equity |
| Asset Class Size | Large/Mid Caps | Large/Mid Caps | Large/Mid Caps | Mid/Small Caps | Mid Caps | |
| Value or Growth | Blend | Blend | Blend | Blend | Blend | Blend |
| Region | Asia-Pacific | Asia-Pacific | Asia-Pacific | North America | North America | North America |
| Countries | Japan | Japan | Japan | Broad | U.S. | U.S. |
| Annual Dividend Rate | $0.865 | $1.331 | $0 | $0 | $1.352 | $0.937 |
| Annual Dividend Yield | 0.023% | 0.044% | 0.000% | 0.000% | 0.049% | 0.029% |
| Number of Holdings | 4 | 513 | 4 | 0 | 601 | 400 |
| YTD Return | -2.96% | -1.37% | 0.32% | -11.48% | -24.45% | -20.01% |
| Beta | 1.04 | 0.84 | 1.02 | 0.69 | 1.24 | 1.10 |
| Upside Beta | 0.33 | 0.43 | 0.69 | 0.53 | 0.93 | 0.82 |
| Downside Beta | -0.24 | 0.41 | -0.15 | 0.13 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
| Volatility 1Y | 18.24% | 17.65% | 18.06% | 15.44% | 26.55% | 24.87% |
| Sharpe Ratio 3Y | 0.55 | 0.65 | 0.78 | 0.00 | 0.25 | 0.00 |
| Treynor Ratio 3Y | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |