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 2022-10-20

Cost/Risk/Yield

Dividend yield2.27%
Expense ratio0.51%
Average spread0.026%
1Y roundtrip cost0.536%

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%
20210.6%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%
20196.5%2.6%0.3%2.1%-7.5%4.4%0.6%-2.9%7.0%3.6%2.8%0.5%19.9%
20181.9%-5.0%-0.7%2.6%-1.8%-0.3%2.2%-0.9%5.8%-9.1%1.5%-10.7%-14.4%
20170.1%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%
20150.0%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
20220.350.35
20210.290.520.80
20200.310.120.43
20190.520.400.92
20180.270.120.39
20170.200.200.40
20160.260.270.52
20150.160.590.75
20140.170.410.58
0.000.000.000.000.000.002.520.000.000.000.002.62

Sectors and Top Holdings

Security % Assets
Top 0 Weights0.00%

Compare with similar ETFs

HEWJ FLJH HJPX KJAN OVS SMDY
Product nameiShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETFFranklin FTSE Japan Hedged ETFiShares Currency Hedged JPX-Nikkei 400 ETFInnovator Russell 2000 Power Buffer ETF January SeriesOverlay Shares Small Cap Equity ETFSyntax Stratified MidCap ETF
IssueriSharesFrankliniSharesInnovatorOverlay SharesSyntax
Price$38.11$30.015$35.5052$28.68$27.559$32.589
Expense Ratio0.51%better0.09%better0.48%worse0.79%worse0.83%better0.35%
Average Spread0.026%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
Shares14,526,678391,97598,1732,665,212195,624250,298
Average Daily Volume256,5205,83711626,8611,153697
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Inception Date2014-01-312017-11-022015-09-292020-01-012019-09-302015-01-01
Index TrackedMSCI Japan 100% Hedged to USDFTSE Japan RIC Capped Hedged to USD Index - TRJPX-Nikkei 400 USD Hedged IndexNo Underlying IndexNo Underlying IndexSyntax Stratified MidCap Index
CategoryJapan EquitiesJapan EquitiesJapan EquitiesVolatility Hedged EquitySmall Cap Blend EquitiesMid Cap Blend Equities
Asset ClassEquityEquityEquityEquityEquityEquity
Asset Class SizeLarge/Mid CapsLarge/Mid CapsLarge/Mid CapsMid/Small CapsMid Caps
Value or GrowthBlendBlendBlendBlendBlendBlend
RegionAsia-PacificAsia-PacificAsia-PacificNorth AmericaNorth AmericaNorth America
CountriesJapanJapanJapanBroadU.S.U.S.
Annual Dividend Rate$0.865$1.331$0$0$1.352$0.937
Annual Dividend Yield0.023%0.044%0.000%0.000%0.049%0.029%
Number of Holdings451340601400
YTD Return-2.96%-1.37%0.32%-11.48%-24.45%-20.01%
Beta1.040.841.020.691.241.10
Upside Beta0.330.430.690.530.930.82
Downside Beta-0.240.41-0.150.130.030.02
Volatility 1Y18.24%17.65%18.06%15.44%26.55%24.87%
Sharpe Ratio 3Y0.550.650.780.000.250.00
Treynor Ratio 3Y0.010.010.010.000.000.00

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