The WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund (NYSEArca: DXJ) provides investors exposure to Japanese equities while hedging against dollar/yen fluctuations. The yen hedge has been popular with investors as DXJ has almost $622 million in assets under management. The fund has a distribution yield of 3.95% and has risen 2.1% year-to-date. [Japanese ETFs and Currency Hedging]
Another fund that gives investors fair exposure to Japan is the iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund (NYSEArca: EFA) which gives 21.4% to Japan. This fund gives substantial exposure to developed markets around the world, minus the U.S. and Canada. [International ETF Spotlight: MSCI EAFE]
iShares MSCI Japan Index
Tisha Guerrero contributed to this article.