Additionally, with the sales tax weighing on the economy, 73% of respondents believe the government should create new stimulus measures if they want to proceed with a further sales tax hike to 10% from 8%. [Why Japan ETFs Have Been Unable to Breakout]
Looking at EWJ’s allocations, consumer discretionary is the ETF’s largest sector component at 20.8%, followed by industrials at 20.2%.
iShares MSCI Japan ETF
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Max Chen contributed to this article.