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EWJ
iShares MSCI Japan ETF
$53.54 $-0.40
(-0.74%)
As of 1:00:00 AM EDT | 12/07/18 | Market Closed
EWJ Trading Data
Open
$54.02
Low Price
$53.33
High Price
$54.23
Previous Last Price
$53.94
Bid Size
$0 X 0
Ask Size
$0 X 0
EWJ Portfolio Data
AUM
$16,545,024,000
Shares
300,600
PE Ratio
13.9
Price / Book Ratio
1.46
Expense Ratio
0.49
Net Asset Value
$55.04
Volume
Volume
17,163,800
Avg. Volume (YDT)
9,395,977
Dollar Volume
$899,231,029
Weekly Avg. Volume
15,538,040
Monthly Avg. Volume
11,010,425
Quarterly Avg. Volume
11,075,244
EWJ Fund Description
The iShares MSCI Japan ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of Japanese equities. The ETF seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the MSCI Japan Index.
EWJ Chart
EWJ Summary
Fund Family
BlackRock iShares
Tracks This Index
iShares MSCI Japan ETF
Inception Date
1996-03-12
Asset Class
Equity
Asset Class Size
Asia
EWJ Classification
Region (General)
Asia-Pacific
Region (Specific)
Japan
Sector
Equity Index
Leveraged Family
EWJ
EWJ Holdings
Top 10 Holdings
TOYOTA MOTOR CORP
4.33%
SOFTBANK GROUP CORP
2.1%
SONY CORP
2.03%
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC
1.97%
KEYENCE CORP
1.59%
SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP IN
1.48%
HONDA MOTOR LTD
1.39%
KDDI CORP
1.3%
MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP INC
1.22%
MITSUBISHI CORP
1.13%
Total EWJ Holdings
Total Holdings: 329
TOYOTA MOTOR CORP
4.33%
SOFTBANK GROUP CORP
2.1%
SONY CORP
2.03%
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC
1.97%
KEYENCE CORP
1.59%
SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP IN
1.48%
HONDA MOTOR LTD
1.39%
KDDI CORP
1.3%
MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP INC
1.22%
MITSUBISHI CORP
1.13%
KAO CORP
1.13%
TOKIO MARINE HOLDINGS INC
1.01%
SEVEN & I HOLDINGS LTD
1.01%
NINTENDO LTD
1%
FANUC CORP
0.97%
SHIN ETSU CHEMICAL LTD
0.96%
RECRUIT HOLDINGS LTD
0.93%
NTT DOCOMO INC
0.92%
FAST RETAILING LTD
0.92%
EAST JAPAN RAILWAY
0.89%
CENTRAL JAPAN RAILWAY
0.89%
NIDEC CORP
0.88%
CANON INC
0.87%
JAPAN TOBACCO INC
0.87%
NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE COR
0.86%
ASTELLAS PHARMA INC
0.85%
HITACHI LTD
0.85%
MURATA MANUFACTURING LTD
0.84%
DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LTD
0.82%
TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL LTD
0.81%
ITOCHU CORP
0.8%
MITSUI LTD
0.79%
BRIDGESTONE CORP
0.75%
HOYA CORP
0.73%
SHISEIDO LTD
0.73%
KOMATSU LTD
0.71%
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP
0.69%
PANASONIC CORP
0.69%
EISAI LTD
0.67%
MITSUI FUDOSAN LTD
0.65%
TOKYO ELECTRON LTD
0.64%
ORIX CORP
0.64%
TOSHIBA CORP
0.63%
NISSAN MOTOR LTD
0.63%
DAIICHI SANKYO LTD
0.63%
DENSO CORP
0.62%
MITSUBISHI ESTATE CO LTD
0.61%
ORIENTAL LAND LTD
0.6%
JXTG HOLDINGS INC
0.59%
KIRIN HOLDINGS LTD
0.59%
OTSUKA HOLDINGS LTD
0.59%
JAPAN POST HOLDINGS LTD
0.58%
SMC (JAPAN) CORP
0.56%
DAI-ICHI LIFE HOLDINGS INC
0.56%
SHIONOGI LTD
0.55%
TERUMO CORP
0.55%
DAIWA HOUSE INDUSTRY LTD
0.53%
SECOM LTD
0.52%
SUZUKI MOTOR CORP
0.51%
SUMITOMO CORP
0.51%
KUBOTA CORP
0.51%
KYOCERA CORP
0.51%
JPY CASH
0.5%
FUJIFILM HOLDINGS CORP
0.48%
CHUGAI PHARMACEUTICAL LTD
0.48%
AEON LTD
0.46%
ASAHI GROUP HOLDINGS LTD
0.46%
NOMURA HOLDINGS INC
0.45%
MS&AD INSURANCE GROUP HOLDINGS INC
0.44%
SUBARU CORP
0.42%
NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORP
0.42%
ASAHI KASEI CORP
0.41%
SUMITOMO REALTY & DEVELOPMENT LTD
0.41%
UNICHARM CORP
0.39%
SUMITOMO MITSUI TRUST HOLDINGS INC
0.38%
SOMPO HOLDINGS INC
0.38%
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD
0.37%
FUJITSU LTD
0.37%
MARUBENI CORP
0.36%
SHIMANO INC
0.35%
INPEX CORP
0.34%
WEST JAPAN RAILWAY
0.34%
KANSAI ELECTRIC POWER INC
0.33%
RESONA HOLDINGS INC
0.33%
TORAY INDUSTRIES INC
0.33%
DAITO TRUST CONSTRUCTION LTD TRUST
0.33%
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES LTD
0.32%
NITORI HOLDINGS LTD
0.32%
TOKYO GAS LTD
0.32%
MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORP
0.31%
MEIJI HOLDINGS LTD
0.29%
TDK CORP
0.29%
DENTSU INC
0.29%
ONO PHARMACEUTICAL LTD
0.29%
TAISEI CORP
0.28%
FAMILYMART UNY HOLDINGS LTD
0.28%
MAKITA CORP
0.28%
CHUBU ELECTRIC POWER INC
0.28%
YAKULT HONSHA LTD
0.28%
KIKKOMAN CORP
0.28%
TOKYO ELECTRIC POWER HOLDINGS INC
0.27%
JAPAN EXCHANGE GROUP INC
0.27%
DAIWA SECURITIES GROUP INC
0.27%
SEKISUI HOUSE LTD
0.27%
BANDAI NAMCO HOLDINGS INC
0.27%
NITTO DENKO CORP
0.26%
JFE HOLDINGS INC
0.26%
YAMATO HOLDINGS LTD
0.26%
SYSMEX CORP
0.26%
TOKYU CORP
0.25%
OMRON CORP
0.25%
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL LTD
0.25%
NIPPON BUILDING FUND REIT INC
0.25%
AJINOMOTO INC
0.25%
TOYOTA INDUSTRIES CORP
0.25%
YAHOO JAPAN CORP
0.24%
ISUZU MOTORS LTD
0.24%
NEC CORP
0.24%
OLYMPUS CORP
0.24%
HANKYU HANSHIN HOLDINGS INC
0.24%
T&D HOLDINGS INC
0.24%
NTT DATA CORP
0.23%
KINTETSU GROUP HOLDINGS LTD
0.23%
DON QUIJOTE HOLDINGS LTD
0.23%
YASKAWA ELECTRIC CORP
0.22%
JAPAN REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST
0.21%
RAKUTEN INC
0.21%
SUMITOMO METAL MINING LTD
0.21%
TREND MICRO INC
0.21%
OSAKA GAS LTD
0.21%
AGC INC
0.21%
TOYOTA TSUSHO CORP
0.21%
OBIC LTD
0.21%
KEIO CORP
0.2%
RICOH LTD
0.2%
RYOHIN KEIKAKU LTD
0.2%
NISSAN CHEMICAL CORP
0.2%
M3 INC
0.2%
AISIN SEIKI LTD
0.19%
OBAYASHI CORP
0.19%
KOITO MANUFACTURING LTD
0.19%
MINEBEA MITSUMI INC
0.19%
ODAKYU ELECTRIC RAILWAY LTD
0.19%
ROHM LTD
0.19%
MAZDA MOTOR CORP
0.19%
MISUMI GROUP INC
0.19%
KAJIMA CORP
0.18%
SANTEN PHARMACEUTICAL LTD
0.18%
TOHOKU ELECTRIC POWER INC
0.18%
DAINIPPON SUMITOMO PHARMA LTD
0.18%
SEKISUI CHEMICAL LTD
0.17%
JAPAN RETAIL FUND INVESTMENT REIT
0.17%
TOBU RAILWAY LTD
0.17%
SUNTORY BEVERAGE & FOOD LTD
0.17%
YAMAHA MOTOR LTD
0.17%
NIPPON PAINT HOLDINGS LTD
0.17%
DAI NIPPON PRINTING LTD
0.17%
YAMAHA CORP
0.17%
NOMURA REAL ESTATE MASTER FUND REI
0.16%
SBI HOLDINGS INC
0.16%
SHIMADZU CORP
0.16%
ALFRESA HOLDINGS CORP
0.16%
UNITED URBAN INVESTMENT REIT CORP
0.16%
KYUSHU RAILWAY
0.16%
DAIFUKU LTD
0.16%
OJI HOLDINGS CORP
0.16%
IHI CORP
0.16%
NOMURA RESEARCH INSTITUTE LTD
0.16%
CONCORDIA FINANCIAL GROUP LTD
0.15%
PIGEON CORP
0.15%
NEXON LTD
0.15%
KURARAY LTD
0.15%
KYOWA HAKKO KIRIN LTD
0.15%
NIKON CORP
0.15%
TOTO LTD
0.15%
IDEMITSU KOSAN LTD
0.15%
LION CORP
0.15%
SHOWA DENKO
0.15%
NIPPON EXPRESS LTD
0.14%
SHIMIZU CORP
0.14%
NAGOYA RAILROAD LTD
0.14%
JAPAN POST BANK LTD
0.14%
TAISHO PHARMACEUTICAL HOLDINGS LTD
0.14%
ALPS ELECTRIC LTD
0.14%
CYBER AGENT INC
0.14%
KOSE CORP
0.13%
SUZUKEN LTD
0.13%
YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORP
0.13%
SEIBU HOLDINGS INC
0.13%
KYUSHU ELECTRIC POWER INC
0.13%
MITSUI CHEMICALS INC
0.13%
JAPAN AIRLINES LTD
0.13%
ASAHI INTECC LTD
0.13%
ANA HOLDINGS INC
0.13%
HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS
0.13%
MARUI GROUP LTD
0.13%
HOSHIZAKI CORP
0.13%
SEIKO EPSON CORP
0.13%
MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORP
0.13%
NISSHIN SEIFUN GROUP INC
0.13%
TOPPAN PRINTING LTD
0.13%
ELECTRIC POWER DEVELOPMENT LTD
0.13%
ZOZO INC
0.13%
RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORP
0.12%
KONAMI HOLDINGS CORP
0.12%
TOHO (TOKYO) LTD
0.12%
KONICA MINOLTA INC
0.12%
SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD
0.12%
TAIHEIYO CEMENT CORP
0.12%
KEISEI ELECTRIC RAILWAY LTD
0.12%
HIROSE ELECTRIC LTD
0.12%
AOZORA BANK LTD
0.12%
DISCO CORP
0.12%
TSURUHA HOLDINGS INC
0.12%
COCA-COLA BOTTLERS JAPAN HOLDINGS
0.12%
SOHGO SECURITY SERVICES LTD
0.12%
TOSOH CORP
0.12%
KEIKYU CORP
0.12%
SHIZUOKA BANK LTD
0.12%
BROTHER INDUSTRIES LTD
0.11%
KAWASAKI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD
0.11%
TOYO SEIKAN GROUP HOLDINGS LTD
0.11%
NISSIN FOODS HOLDINGS LTD
0.11%
ISETAN MITSUKOSHI HOLDINGS LTD
0.11%
CHIBA BANK LTD
0.11%
FUJI ELECTRIC LTD
0.11%
DAIWA HOUSE REIT CORP
0.11%
MCDONALDS HOLDINGS (JAPAN) LTD
0.11%
HAKUHODO DY HOLDINGS INC
0.11%
LIXIL GROUP CORP
0.11%
CHUGOKU ELECTRIC POWER INC
0.11%
MITSUBISHI TANABE PHARMA CORP
0.11%
MEDIPAL HOLDINGS CORP
0.11%
FUKUOKA FINANCIAL GROUP INC
0.11%
NGK INSULATORS LTD
0.11%
NH FOODS LTD
0.11%
TEIJIN LTD
0.11%
TOHO GAS LTD
0.1%
MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORP
0.1%
STANLEY ELECTRIC LTD
0.1%
NIPPON PROLOGIS REIT INC
0.1%
SONY FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC
0.1%
USS LTD
0.1%
KEIHAN HOLDINGS LTD
0.1%
HISAMITSU PHARMACEUTICAL INC
0.1%
NSK LTD
0.1%
MONOTARO LTD
0.1%
SUMCO CORP
0.1%
HIKARI TSUSHIN INC
0.1%
J.FRONT RETAILING LTD
0.1%
PARK24 LTD
0.1%
LAWSON INC
0.1%
TOKYU FUDOSAN HOLDINGS CORP
0.1%
AMADA HOLDINGS LTD
0.1%
YAMADA DENKI LTD
0.1%
JAPAN PRIME REALTY INVESTMENT REIT
0.1%
JSR CORP
0.1%
DAICEL CORP
0.1%
NGK SPARK PLUG LTD
0.1%
HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY LTD
0.09%
KOBAYASHI PHARMACEUTICAL LTD
0.09%
SHOWA SHELL SEKIYU K.K.
0.09%
KANSAI PAINT LTD
0.09%
JGC CORP
0.09%
OTSUKA CORP
0.09%
NABTESCO CORP
0.09%
PERSOL HOLDINGS LTD
0.09%
TOYO SUISAN LTD
0.09%
IIDA GROUP HOLDINGS LTD
0.09%
SHARP CORP
0.09%
MITSUI OSK LINES LTD
0.09%
HITACHI HIGH TECHNOLOGIES CORP
0.08%
RINNAI CORP
0.08%
CASIO COMPUTER LTD
0.08%
NIPPON YUSEN
0.08%
LINE CORP
0.08%
THK LTD
0.08%
ORACLE JAPAN CORP
0.08%
SUNDRUG LTD
0.08%
KAMIGUMI LTD
0.08%
HULIC LTD
0.08%
CALBEE INC
0.08%
KOBE STEEL LTD
0.08%
YAMAZAKI BAKING LTD
0.08%
BANK OF KYOTO LTD
0.08%
AIR WATER INC
0.08%
MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL INC
0.08%
MEBUKI FINANCIAL GROUP INC
0.08%
JTEKT CORP
0.08%
YOKOHAMA RUBBER LTD
0.07%
HINO MOTORS LTD
0.07%
ASICS CORP
0.07%
SEGA SAMMY HOLDINGS INC
0.07%
KAKAKU.COM INC
0.07%
BENESSE HOLDINGS INC
0.07%
NOMURA REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS INC
0.07%
POLA ORBIS HOLDINGS INC
0.07%
AEON FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD
0.07%
HITACHI METALS LTD
0.07%
ABC MART INC
0.07%
DENA LTD
0.07%
TAKASHIMAYA LTD
0.07%
SHINSEI BANK LTD
0.07%
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES LTD
0.07%
WELCIA HOLDINGS LTD
0.06%
AEON MALL LTD
0.06%
SG HOLDINGS LTD
0.06%
MITSUBISHI UFJ LEASE & FINANCE LTD
0.06%
NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS LTD
0.06%
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY
0.06%
TAIYO NIPPON SANSO CORP
0.06%
KURITA WATER INDUSTRIES LTD
0.06%
CREDIT SAISON LTD
0.06%
KANEKA CORP
0.06%
TOKYO CENTURY CORP
0.06%
SHIMAMURA LTD
0.06%
YAMAGUCHI FINANCIAL GROUP INC
0.06%
SEVEN BANK LTD
0.05%
TOYODA GOSEI LTD
0.05%
SANKYO LTD
0.05%
MARUICHI STEEL TUBE LTD
0.05%
JAPAN AIRPORT TERMINAL LTD
0.05%
ACOM LTD
0.04%
HITACHI CHEMICAL LTD
0.04%
CASH COLLATERAL JPY UBFUT
0.02%
iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund ETF (EWJ)
0%
TOPIX INDEX DEC 18
0%
JPY/USD
0%
USD CASH
0%
EWJ Technicals
Alpha
0.68
Beta
0.78
Leverage
Long
Standard Deviation
1.66
EWJ Dividends
Dividend Date
2018-06-19
Latest Dividend
0.46
Annual Dividend
0.86
Annual Dividend Rate
0.86
Annual Dividend Yield
1.56
EWJ Performance
YTD Return
-10.66%
1 Year Return
-9.74%
3 Year Return
11.45%
5 Year Return
13.53%
10 Year Return
39.72%
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