EWJ

iShares MSCI Japan ETF

The iShares MSCI Japan Index fund seeks investment results that correspond to the price and yield performance of the MSCI Japan Index. The index consists primarily of large cap stocks traded in the Japanese market.


International

EQUITY

Passive

MANAGEMENT STYLE

14.1 B

ASSETS UNDER MGMT

50 bp

EXPENSES
Fund Basics
Fund sponsorBarclays Global Fund Advisors
CategoryInternational
Asset classEquity
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Inception dateMar 12, 1996
Assets (mns)$14,103
Expense ratio50 bp
CurrencyUSD
Sector Breakdown
Fund Structure
RegulationOpen-Ended Fund
DistributionsSemi-Annually
Taxation1099
Stock selectionMarket Cap
WeightingMarket Cap
Holdings TransparencyFull
Derivatives-basedNo
Options availableYes
Currency hedgedNo
Fund of fundsNo
Top 10 Holdings Complete list  + 
TOYOTA MOTOR CORP 4.7 %
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GRO 3.4 %
HITACHI LTD 3.2 %
SONY CORP 3.0 %
RECRUIT HOLDINGS CO LTD 2.5 %
SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GR 2.3 %
KEYENCE CORP 2.3 %
TOKIO MARINE HOLDINGS INC 1.9 %
SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO LTD 1.8 %
TOKYO ELECTRON LTD 1.8 %
Constituent Breakdown
Number of holdings198
Herfindahl-Hirschman Index 132
Wgt avg mkt cap (mns)$47,709
Large cap (>$10bn)77.2%
Mid cap ($2-10bn)22.6%
Small cap (<$2bn)0.2%
Developed mkts.100.0%
Emerging mkts.0.0%
Country Exposure
JAPAN 99.8 %
Historical Performance


Standardized Performance (as of 10/31/2024)
 YTD1 YR2 YR3 YR5 YR10 YRIncep.
Total Returns 3.6% 14.2% 16.6% 0.6% 4.1% 4.9% 1.4%
Volatility 18.1% 17.6% 17.0% 17.6% 18.8% 17.1% --
Market Correlations
versus...BetaR-squared
S&P 5000.8377%
MSCI EAFE0.8685%
MSCI Emg Mkts0.7664%
Liquidity Measures
Avg. volume (000)4,355
Turnover2.1%
Avg. Bid/Ask (% of price)0.02%
ADV of underlying (mns)$36,986
Technical Indicators
Recent close$67.74
30d moving avg.$70.10
Annualized volatility16.4%
Relative strength (RSI)46
Short interest (ETF)5.8%
Short interest (underlying)0.0%
Distributions
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Results & Estimates
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Valuation Metrics
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Based on closing prices from 11/13/2024
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ETF Research Center Rating

NEUTRAL

Average appreciation potential. A rating of NEUTRAL is assigned to ETFs with ALTAR Scores in the middle quintile (ranking between 40%-60%) of their category. This indicates that valuations adequately reflect the fundamentals of stocks in these funds.

ALTAR Score™

EWJ

7.9%

Cat. Avg

7.4%


ALTAR Score™ Calculation

Category Overview
There are 267 funds in the International Equity category, with an average ALTAR Score™ of 7.4% and a standard deviation of 2.6%. EWJ's ALTAR Score™ is approximately 0.2 standard deviations above the category average. This places EWJ in the 58th percentile among funds in the category.
Sell Side Consensus Rating

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Expense Analysis

Peer Group Passive
International Equity ETFs
# of ETFs 77
Avg. Expense Ratio 38.8 bp
Std. Deviation 21.2 bp
EWJ (50 bp) Percentile rank 71
Peer Group Expense Ratio Distribution


Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Comparison
Expense (bp)
(A)
Avg. Bid/Ask (bp)
(B)
TCO (bp)
(A)+(B)
EWJ 50.0 1.6 51.6
Peer Avg. 45.7 24.1 69.8
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