ETF Versus

EWJ

iShares MSCI Japan ETF

Expense Ratio
0.49%
AUM
$18.0B
Yield
4.22%

iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) is an exchange-traded fund that provides exposure to japan equity securities. It charges an above-average expense ratio of 0.49%. The fund offers a high dividend yield of 4.22%. Launched in 1996, the fund has a 30-year track record.

Performance Chart

Indexed to 100 at start (5-year comparison)

65 79 93 107 121 135 2021-04 2022-06 2023-09 2024-12 2026-04
EWJ +23.6%

Returns

1M
-4.1%
3M
+6.3%
6M
+5.8%
YTD
+6.3%
1Y
+26.8%
3Y
+46.7%
5Y
+23.6%

Top Holdings

# Name Ticker Weight
1 Toyota Motor Corporation !tyo/7203 4.27%
2 Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. !tyo/8306 4.05%
3 Hitachi, Ltd. !tyo/6501 2.86%
4 Sony Group Corporation !tyo/6758 2.61%
5 Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. !tyo/8316 2.54%
6 Mitsubishi Corporation !tyo/8058 2.46%
7 Tokyo Electron Limited !tyo/8035 2.33%
8 Advantest Corporation !tyo/6857 2.23%
9 Mitsui & Co., Ltd. !tyo/8031 2.14%
10 Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. !tyo/8411 2.10%

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