iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund (EWJ)
Monday’s Trading Day
| 12.19 |  +0.08 / +0.66% |
Data as of May 20 | Day’s Change |
Tuesday’s Pre-Market Switch to standard view »
| 12.22 | +0.03 / +0.25% |
Volume: 464.00 |
Investment Objective
The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Japan Index (the "underlying index"). The fund will at all times invest at least 90% of its assets in the securities of its underlying index and in depositary receipts ("DRs") representing securities in its underlying index. The underlying index consists of stocks traded primarily on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Components primarily include consumer discretionary, financial and industrials companies.
Latest EWJ News
| Is Japan Finally Turning Around? - Real Time Insight May 16 / Zacks.com | Time to Buy The Hedged European ETF? - ETF News And Commentary May 07 / Zacks.com |
| IShares MSCI Japan Index Fund Experiences Big Inflow May 15 / TheStreet.com | Is Singapore The Next One To Go? Apr 29 / StockTwits |
| DXJ vs. DBJP: Which is the Better Hedged Japan ETF? - ETF News And Commentary May 14 / Zacks.com | Top 5 Reasons The Japanese Market Is Overdone Apr 26 / StockTwits |
Performance
| 1 month | +9.54% | 3 years | +8.91% | |
| 3 months | +20.61% | 5 years | -0.67% | |
| 1 year | +38.92% | Since inception | -0.24% |
Data through 05/21/2013
Quote Details
| Previous close | $12.11 |
| Open day’s range | -- – -- |
| Net asset value (NAV) | 12.17 (05/20/2013) |
| Daily volume | 32,422,317 |
| Average volume (3 months) | 39,748,080 |
Data as of 4:00pm ET, 05/20/2013
Peer Comparisonvs. Japan stock ETFs
| EWJ | Category | |
|---|---|---|
| Performance 5-yr return | -0.67% | +1.15% |
| Expense Gross exp ratio | 0.53% | 0.55% |
| Risk 5 year sharpe ratio | 0.04 | 0.18 |
| Net assets | $10.6B | $1.9B |
| Average market cap | $19.0B | $13.2B |
| Average P/E | 17.3 | 17.5 |
| Dividend / Share | -- | 0.38% |
Competitors
| ITF iShares S&P/TOPIX 150 Index Fund |
| JPP SPDR Russell/Nomura PRIME Japan ETF |
| SCJ iShares MSCI Japan Small Cap Index Fund |
Holdings
Top 5 SectorsPortfolio weighting
| Industrial materials | 27.63% |
| Consumer goods | 25.37% |
| Financial service | 15.35% |
| Healthcare | 5.60% |
| Utilities | 5.37% |
Top 10 HoldingsPortfolio weighting
| -- Toyota Motor Corp | 6.02% |
| -- Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | 3.28% |
| -- Honda Motor Co Ltd | 2.44% |
| -- Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc | 2.36% |
| -- Mizuho Financial Group Inc | 1.91% |
| -- SOFTBANK Corp | 1.76% |
| -- Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | 1.64% |
| -- Japan Tobacco Inc. | 1.56% |
| -- Canon, Inc. | 1.53% |
| -- Mitsubishi Estate | 1.48% |