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EWJ
iShares MSCI Japan ETF
$55.35 +$0.08
(+0.14%)
As of 6:40:00 PM EDT | 4/18/19 | Market Closed
EWJ Trading Data
Open
$55.4
Low Price
$55.26
High Price
$55.45
Previous Last Price
$55.27
Bid Size
$0 X 0
Ask Size
$0 X 0
EWJ Portfolio Data
AUM
$14,438,046,400
Shares
260,850
PE Ratio
12.24
Price / Book Ratio
1.3
Expense Ratio
0.47
Net Asset Value
$55.35
Volume
Volume
16,317,400
Avg. Volume (YDT)
8,735,543
Dollar Volume
$870,733,943
Weekly Avg. Volume
8,682,120
Monthly Avg. Volume
8,142,300
Quarterly Avg. Volume
8,299,403
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
4.22%
SOFTBANK GROUP CORP
2.59%
KEYENCE CORP
1.86%
SONY CORP
1.83%
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC
1.79%
TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL LTD
1.67%
SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP IN
1.44%
HONDA MOTOR LTD
1.37%
KDDI CORP
1.18%
JPY CASH
1.15%
Total EWJ Holdings
Total Holdings: 330
TOYOTA MOTOR CORP (7203)
4.22%
SOFTBANK GROUP CORP (9984)
2.59%
KEYENCE CORP (6861)
1.86%
SONY CORP (6758)
1.83%
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC (8306)
1.79%
TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL LTD (4502)
1.67%
SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP IN (8316)
1.44%
HONDA MOTOR LTD (7267)
1.37%
KDDI CORP (9433)
1.18%
JPY CASH
1.15%
MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP INC (8411)
1.13%
FANUC CORP (6954)
1.12%
KAO CORP (4452)
1.09%
MITSUBISHI CORP (8058)
1.08%
NINTENDO LTD (7974)
1.04%
SHIN ETSU CHEMICAL LTD (4063)
1.02%
TOKIO MARINE HOLDINGS INC (8766)
0.98%
HITACHI LTD (6501)
0.97%
FAST RETAILING LTD (9983)
0.96%
NIDEC CORP (6594)
0.96%
RECRUIT HOLDINGS LTD (6098)
0.92%
CENTRAL JAPAN RAILWAY (9022)
0.91%
CANON INC (7751)
0.87%
DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LTD (6367)
0.87%
EAST JAPAN RAILWAY (9020)
0.86%
MURATA MANUFACTURING LTD (6981)
0.86%
SHISEIDO LTD (4911)
0.84%
NTT DOCOMO INC (9437)
0.84%
NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE COR (9432)
0.79%
MITSUI LTD (8031)
0.79%
DAIICHI SANKYO LTD (4568)
0.79%
HOYA CORP (7741)
0.78%
SEVEN & I HOLDINGS LTD (3382)
0.78%
ASTELLAS PHARMA INC (4503)
0.77%
JAPAN TOBACCO INC (2914)
0.76%
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP (6503)
0.75%
TOKYO ELECTRON LTD (8035)
0.74%
BRIDGESTONE CORP (5108)
0.71%
ITOCHU CORP (8001)
0.71%
KOMATSU LTD (6301)
0.7%
SMC (JAPAN) CORP (6273)
0.69%
ORIENTAL LAND LTD (4661)
0.67%
TOSHIBA CORP (6502)
0.64%
MITSUI FUDOSAN LTD (8801)
0.62%
SOFTBANK CORP (9434)
0.6%
KYOCERA CORP (6971)
0.59%
NISSAN MOTOR LTD (7201)
0.59%
PANASONIC CORP (6752)
0.59%
DENSO CORP (6902)
0.58%
MITSUBISHI ESTATE CO LTD (8802)
0.58%
FUJIFILM HOLDINGS CORP (4901)
0.57%
ORIX CORP (8591)
0.56%
KIRIN HOLDINGS LTD (2503)
0.56%
TERUMO CORP (4543)
0.55%
JAPAN POST HOLDINGS LTD (6178)
0.51%
SHIONOGI LTD (4507)
0.5%
SECOM LTD (9735)
0.5%
DAI-ICHI LIFE HOLDINGS INC (8750)
0.48%
ASAHI GROUP HOLDINGS LTD (2502)
0.48%
SUBARU CORP (7270)
0.47%
DAIWA HOUSE INDUSTRY LTD (1925)
0.47%
JXTG HOLDINGS INC (5020)
0.47%
SUZUKI MOTOR CORP (7269)
0.47%
SUMITOMO CORP (8053)
0.46%
MS&AD INSURANCE GROUP HOLDINGS INC (8725)
0.45%
EISAI LTD (4523)
0.44%
NIPPON STEEL CORP (5401)
0.44%
FUJITSU LTD (6702)
0.44%
OTSUKA HOLDINGS LTD (4578)
0.44%
CHUGAI PHARMACEUTICAL LTD (4519)
0.42%
KUBOTA CORP (6326)
0.42%
NOMURA HOLDINGS INC (8604)
0.41%
SUMITOMO REALTY & DEVELOPMENT LTD (8830)
0.4%
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD (7011)
0.39%
UNICHARM CORP (8113)
0.39%
SHIMANO INC (7309)
0.38%
ASAHI KASEI CORP (3407)
0.38%
SOMPO HOLDINGS INC (8630)
0.37%
OLYMPUS CORP (7733)
0.37%
SUMITOMO MITSUI TRUST HOLDINGS INC (8309)
0.35%
WEST JAPAN RAILWAY (9021)
0.35%
TDK CORP (6762)
0.33%
MARUBENI CORP (8002)
0.33%
OMRON CORP (6645)
0.32%
AEON LTD (8267)
0.32%
DAITO TRUST CONSTRUCTION LTD (1878)
0.31%
KANSAI ELECTRIC POWER INC (9503)
0.3%
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES LTD (5802)
0.3%
TORAY INDUSTRIES INC (3402)
0.29%
INPEX CORP (1605)
0.29%
SEKISUI HOUSE LTD (1928)
0.29%
NITORI HOLDINGS LTD (9843)
0.29%
MEIJI HOLDINGS LTD (2269)
0.28%
SYSMEX CORP (6869)
0.28%
TOKYO GAS LTD (9531)
0.28%
NEC CORP (6701)
0.27%
YASKAWA ELECTRIC CORP (6506)
0.27%
MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORP (4188)
0.27%
BANDAI NAMCO HOLDINGS INC (7832)
0.27%
RAKUTEN INC (4755)
0.27%
DENTSU INC (4324)
0.27%
TOYOTA INDUSTRIES CORP (6201)
0.26%
TAISEI CORP (1801)
0.26%
CHUBU ELECTRIC POWER INC (9502)
0.26%
NITTO DENKO CORP (6988)
0.26%
JFE HOLDINGS INC (5411)
0.26%
HANKYU HANSHIN HOLDINGS INC (9042)
0.26%
MAKITA CORP (6586)
0.26%
RESONA HOLDINGS INC (8308)
0.26%
NIPPON BUILDING FUND REIT INC (8951)
0.26%
JAPAN EXCHANGE GROUP INC (8697)
0.24%
YAKULT HONSHA LTD (2267)
0.24%
TOKYO ELECTRIC POWER HOLDINGS INC (9501)
0.24%
PAN PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS (7532)
0.24%
SUMITOMO METAL MINING LTD (5713)
0.23%
YAMATO HOLDINGS LTD (9064)
0.23%
DAIWA SECURITIES GROUP INC (8601)
0.23%
TOKYU CORP (9005)
0.23%
ISUZU MOTORS LTD (7202)
0.23%
MISUMI GROUP INC (9962)
0.22%
KIKKOMAN CORP (2801)
0.22%
ONO PHARMACEUTICAL LTD (4528)
0.22%
OBIC LTD (4684)
0.22%
JAPAN REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST (8952)
0.21%
IDEMITSU KOSAN LTD (5019)
0.21%
KINTETSU GROUP HOLDINGS LTD (9041)
0.21%
ROHM LTD (6963)
0.21%
YAHOO JAPAN CORP (4689)
0.21%
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL LTD (4005)
0.21%
FAMILYMART UNY HOLDINGS LTD (8028)
0.2%
AJINOMOTO INC (2802)
0.2%
MAZDA MOTOR CORP (7261)
0.2%
AGC INC (5201)
0.2%
NTT DATA CORP (9613)
0.2%
OSAKA GAS LTD (9532)
0.2%
KEIO CORP (9008)
0.2%
KOITO MANUFACTURING LTD (7276)
0.2%
M3 INC (2413)
0.2%
TOYOTA TSUSHO CORP (8015)
0.2%
YAMAHA CORP (7951)
0.2%
RICOH LTD (7752)
0.2%
AISIN SEIKI LTD (7259)
0.19%
ODAKYU ELECTRIC RAILWAY LTD (9007)
0.19%
KAJIMA CORP (1812)
0.19%
MINEBEA MITSUMI INC (6479)
0.19%
T&D HOLDINGS INC (8795)
0.19%
OBAYASHI CORP (1802)
0.19%
DAIFUKU LTD (6383)
0.19%
NEXON LTD (3659)
0.19%
YAMAHA MOTOR LTD (7272)
0.19%
TOTO LTD (5332)
0.18%
TREND MICRO INC (4704)
0.18%
SHIMADZU CORP (7701)
0.18%
SUNTORY BEVERAGE & FOOD LTD (2587)
0.18%
SEKISUI CHEMICAL LTD (4204)
0.18%
NIPPON PAINT HOLDINGS LTD (4612)
0.17%
DAI NIPPON PRINTING LTD (7912)
0.17%
KOSE CORP (4922)
0.17%
NOMURA REAL ESTATE MASTER FUND REI (3462)
0.17%
NISSAN CHEMICAL CORP (4021)
0.17%
NOMURA RESEARCH INSTITUTE LTD (4307)
0.17%
TOBU RAILWAY LTD (9001)
0.17%
ALFRESA HOLDINGS CORP (2784)
0.16%
TOHOKU ELECTRIC POWER INC (9506)
0.16%
KYUSHU RAILWAY (9142)
0.15%
OJI HOLDINGS CORP (3861)
0.15%
SHOWA DENKO (4004)
0.15%
SBI HOLDINGS INC (8473)
0.15%
SANTEN PHARMACEUTICAL LTD (4536)
0.15%
HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS (6965)
0.15%
NAGOYA RAILROAD LTD (9048)
0.15%
PIGEON CORP (7956)
0.15%
DISCO CORP (6146)
0.15%
RYOHIN KEIKAKU LTD (7453)
0.14%
JAPAN RETAIL FUND INVESTMENT REIT (8953)
0.14%
LION CORP (4912)
0.14%
SUZUKEN LTD (9987)
0.14%
KYOWA HAKKO KIRIN LTD (4151)
0.14%
ALPS ALPINE LTD (6770)
0.14%
TOHO (TOKYO) LTD (9602)
0.14%
MITSUI CHEMICALS INC (4183)
0.14%
NIKON CORP (7731)
0.14%
RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORP (6723)
0.14%
SEIKO EPSON CORP (6724)
0.13%
YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORP (6841)
0.13%
ASAHI INTECC LTD (7747)
0.13%
UNITED URBAN INVESTMENT REIT CORP (8960)
0.13%
NIPPON EXPRESS LTD (9062)
0.13%
SHIMIZU CORP (1803)
0.13%
ANA HOLDINGS INC (9202)
0.13%
CONCORDIA FINANCIAL GROUP LTD (7186)
0.13%
KURARAY LTD (3405)
0.13%
KEISEI ELECTRIC RAILWAY LTD (9009)
0.13%
SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD (6302)
0.13%
NISSIN FOODS HOLDINGS LTD (2897)
0.13%
KONICA MINOLTA INC (4902)
0.13%
KOBAYASHI PHARMACEUTICAL LTD (4967)
0.12%
LIXIL GROUP CORP (5938)
0.12%
JAPAN POST BANK LTD (7182)
0.12%
TAIHEIYO CEMENT CORP (5233)
0.12%
JAPAN AIRLINES LTD (9201)
0.12%
BROTHER INDUSTRIES LTD (6448)
0.12%
HIKARI TSUSHIN INC (9435)
0.12%
HIROSE ELECTRIC LTD (6806)
0.12%
TOSOH CORP (4042)
0.12%
OTSUKA CORP (4768)
0.12%
KONAMI HOLDINGS CORP (9766)
0.12%
TOPPAN PRINTING LTD (7911)
0.12%
DAIWA HOUSE REIT CORP (8984)
0.12%
CYBER AGENT INC (4751)
0.12%
NABTESCO CORP (6268)
0.11%
KEIKYU CORP (9006)
0.11%
KYUSHU ELECTRIC POWER INC (9508)
0.11%
FUKUOKA FINANCIAL GROUP INC (8354)
0.11%
KAWASAKI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD (7012)
0.11%
USS LTD (4732)
0.11%
ELECTRIC POWER DEVELOPMENT LTD (9513)
0.11%
TAISHO PHARMACEUTICAL HOLDINGS LTD (4581)
0.11%
NISSHIN SEIFUN GROUP INC (2002)
0.11%
IHI CORP (7013)
0.11%
NH FOODS LTD (2282)
0.11%
FUJI ELECTRIC LTD (6504)
0.11%
NGK INSULATORS LTD (5333)
0.11%
HOSHIZAKI CORP (6465)
0.11%
MEDIPAL HOLDINGS CORP (7459)
0.11%
MCDONALDS HOLDINGS (JAPAN) LTD (2702)
0.11%
ZOZO INC (3092)
0.11%
MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORP (7211)
0.11%
STANLEY ELECTRIC LTD (6923)
0.11%
AMADA HOLDINGS LTD (6113)
0.11%
SOHGO SECURITY SERVICES LTD (2331)
0.11%
DAINIPPON SUMITOMO PHARMA LTD (4506)
0.11%
NIPPON PROLOGIS REIT INC (3283)
0.1%
MARUI GROUP LTD (8252)
0.1%
NSK LTD (6471)
0.1%
JSR CORP (4185)
0.1%
SONY FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC (8729)
0.1%
SHIZUOKA BANK LTD (8355)
0.1%
CHUGOKU ELECTRIC POWER INC (9504)
0.1%
TOHO GAS LTD (9533)
0.1%
CHIBA BANK LTD (8331)
0.1%
SEIBU HOLDINGS INC (9024)
0.1%
TOKYU FUDOSAN HOLDINGS CORP (3289)
0.1%
NGK SPARK PLUG LTD (5334)
0.1%
TOYO SEIKAN GROUP HOLDINGS LTD (5901)
0.1%
THK LTD (6481)
0.1%
SUMCO CORP (3436)
0.1%
COCA-COLA BOTTLERS JAPAN HOLDINGS (2579)
0.1%
HAKUHODO DY HOLDINGS INC (2433)
0.1%
JGC CORP (1963)
0.1%
MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORP (5711)
0.1%
KANSAI PAINT LTD (4613)
0.1%
MITSUBISHI TANABE PHARMA CORP (4508)
0.1%
KEIHAN HOLDINGS LTD (9045)
0.1%
HITACHI HIGH TECHNOLOGIES CORP (8036)
0.1%
JAPAN PRIME REALTY INVESTMENT REIT (8955)
0.1%
TSURUHA HOLDINGS INC (3391)
0.1%
HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY LTD (6305)
0.09%
TOYO SUISAN LTD (2875)
0.09%
ISETAN MITSUKOSHI HOLDINGS LTD (3099)
0.09%
MITSUI OSK LINES LTD (9104)
0.09%
AOZORA BANK LTD (8304)
0.09%
PERSOL HOLDINGS LTD (2181)
0.09%
RINNAI CORP (5947)
0.08%
IIDA GROUP HOLDINGS LTD (3291)
0.08%
DAICEL CORP (4202)
0.08%
TEIJIN LTD (3401)
0.08%
MONOTARO LTD (3064)
0.08%
YAMADA DENKI LTD (9831)
0.08%
JTEKT CORP (6473)
0.08%
ORACLE JAPAN CORP (4716)
0.08%
POLA ORBIS HOLDINGS INC (4927)
0.08%
NIPPON YUSEN (9101)
0.08%
PARK24 LTD (4666)
0.08%
LINE CORP (3938)
0.08%
HISAMITSU PHARMACEUTICAL INC (4530)
0.08%
AIR WATER INC (4088)
0.08%
HULIC LTD (3003)
0.08%
J.FRONT RETAILING LTD (3086)
0.08%
KOBE STEEL LTD (5406)
0.08%
AEON FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD (8570)
0.07%
KAKAKU.COM INC (2371)
0.07%
BANK OF KYOTO LTD (8369)
0.07%
HITACHI METALS LTD (5486)
0.07%
ABC MART INC (2670)
0.07%
MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL INC (4182)
0.07%
SHARP CORP (6753)
0.07%
HITACHI CHEMICAL LTD (4217)
0.07%
YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO LTD (5101)
0.07%
NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS LTD (5214)
0.07%
SG HOLDINGS LTD (9143)
0.07%
NOMURA REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS INC (3231)
0.07%
SHINSEI BANK LTD (8303)
0.07%
BENESSE HOLDINGS INC (9783)
0.07%
CALBEE INC (2229)
0.07%
HINO MOTORS LTD (7205)
0.07%
KURITA WATER INDUSTRIES LTD (6370)
0.06%
CREDIT SAISON LTD (8253)
0.06%
CASIO COMPUTER LTD (6952)
0.06%
KANEKA CORP (4118)
0.06%
SUNDRUG LTD (9989)
0.06%
MITSUBISHI UFJ LEASE & FINANCE LTD (8593)
0.06%
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES LTD (5110)
0.06%
TAIYO NIPPON SANSO CORP (4091)
0.06%
ASICS CORP (7936)
0.06%
LAWSON INC (2651)
0.06%
MEBUKI FINANCIAL GROUP INC (7167)
0.06%
SHIMAMURA LTD (8227)
0.06%
SEGA SAMMY HOLDINGS INC (6460)
0.06%
TOKYO CENTURY CORP (8439)
0.06%
KAMIGUMI LTD (9364)
0.06%
YAMAZAKI BAKING LTD (2212)
0.06%
DENA LTD (2432)
0.05%
AEON MALL LTD (8905)
0.05%
TAKASHIMAYA LTD (8233)
0.05%
TOYODA GOSEI LTD (7282)
0.05%
JAPAN AIRPORT TERMINAL LTD (9706)
0.05%
SANKYO LTD (6417)
0.05%
MARUICHI STEEL TUBE LTD (5463)
0.05%
SEVEN BANK LTD (8410)
0.05%
WELCIA HOLDINGS LTD (3141)
0.04%
CASH COLLATERAL JPY UBFUT
0.04%
YAMAGUCHI FINANCIAL GROUP INC (8418)
0.04%
ACOM LTD (8572)
0.03%
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY
0.03%
iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund ETF (EWJ)
0%
TOPIX INDEX JUN 19
0%
NIKKEI 225 (SGX) JUN 19
0%
FUTURES JPY MARGIN BALANCE
0%
USD CASH
0%
EWJ Technicals
Alpha
0.13
Beta
0.81
Leverage
Long
Standard Deviation
2.9
EWJ Dividends
Dividend Date
2018-12-18
Latest Dividend
0.405
Annual Dividend
0.87
Annual Dividend Rate
0.87
Annual Dividend Yield
1.56
EWJ Performance
YTD Return
9.19%
1 Year Return
-9.32%
3 Year Return
13.33%
5 Year Return
25.57%
10 Year Return
62.6%
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