EWJ
iShares MSCI Japan Index FundClosed97.320.00 0.00%USD
NYSEArca · as of Oct 13, 16:00 ETAfter hours 97.22 −0.10%
Open
97.26
Prev close
97.32
Day range
97.0097.52
52-week range
79.4899.98
Volume
1.90M0.49×
P/E ttm
15.25
EPS ttm
6.38
Div yield
3.66%
From 52w high
−2.66%
iShares MSCI Japan ETF fund profile
Fund Profile
ETF
- Family
- iShares
- Category
- Japan Stock
- Inception
- Mar 11, 1996
- Total assets
- $23.53B
- NAV
- 96.80
- Expense ratio
- 0.49%34% below category 0.75%
- Cost of $10,000 a year
- $49
- Turnover
- 6%category 32%
- Yield
- 3.66%
- Beta (3Y)
- 0.83
Top Holdings
top 10 = 30.3% of assets
| # | Holding | Weight | Last | Chg | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8306.TMitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc | 4.66% | 3,493.00 | −1.63% | −7.6bp |
| 2 | 7203.TToyota Motor Corp | 3.27% | 3,017.00 | +1.11% | +3.6bp |
| 3 | 8035.TTokyo Electron Ltd | 3.10% | 11,325.00 | −1.99% | −6.2bp |
| 4 | 8316.TSumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc | 2.98% | 3,296.00 | −1.52% | −4.5bp |
| 5 | 6857.TAdvantest Corp | 2.96% | 40,680.00 | +0.69% | +2.1bp |
| 6 | 6501.THitachi Ltd | 2.86% | 5,823.00 | +1.02% | +2.9bp |
| 7 | 9984.TSoftBank Group Corp | 2.82% | 5,387.00 | +1.45% | +4.1bp |
| 8 | 6098.TRecruit Holdings Co Ltd | 2.63% | 18,220.00 | +1.11% | +2.9bp |
| 9 | 6758.TSony Group Corp | 2.58% | 3,874.00 | +1.57% | +4.1bp |
| 10 | 285A.TKioxia Holdings Corp Ordinary Shares | 2.46% | 14,735.00 | −2.93% | −7.2bp |
Together the top holdings moved the fund −0.06% today (weight × each holding's change; the other 70% of assets isn't shown).
Asset Mix
- Stocks
- 99.1%
- Cash
- 0.9%
Stock holdings valuation
- Price / earnings
- 15.3
- Price / book
- 2.0
- Price / sales
- 1.4
- Price / cash flow
- 13.2
Sector Weights
stock holdings
- Industrials22.8%
- Technology22.0%
- Financials19.3%
- Consumer Disc.11.1%
- Communication9.6%
- Health Care5.3%
- Consumer Staples3.4%
- Materials2.8%
- Real Estate1.7%
- Utilities1.0%
- Energy0.9%
Risk
vs the fund's benchmark
| Period | Volatility | Sharpe | Beta | Alpha | R² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3Y | 13.1% | 1.18 | 0.83 | 2.82 | 71 |
| 5Y | 15.4% | 0.41 | 0.88 | 0.57 | 79 |
| 10Y | 14.0% | 0.52 | 0.81 | 1.16 | 75 |
Trailing Returns
total return vs SPY (S&P 500) · to Oct 13, 2026
| Period | EWJ | SPY | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1M | −1.26% | +2.05% | −3.31 pts |
| 3M | +4.96% | +4.11% | +0.85 pts |
| YTD | +21.19% | +14.98% | +6.21 pts |
| 1Y | +28.02% | +18.61% | +9.42 pts |
| 3Y ann. | +21.24% | +23.19% | −1.96 pts |
| 5Y ann. | +10.12% | +13.83% | −3.71 pts |
| 10Y ann. | +9.18% | +15.64% | −6.47 pts |
Calendar-Year Returns
last 15 years