EWJiShares MSCI Japan ETF
Tracks the investment results of the MSCI Japan Index.
By iShares · Launched 1996
Annual Cost
0.49%
#2,474 of 5,853 · average
Fund Size
$22.3B
#142 of 5,853 · large
Return (1Y)Goal
+30.3%
Track Record
30 years
#26 of 5,853 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$12,764+27.6%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundWhat it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 27.9% of fund✓ well diversified
TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
4.4%
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
4.1%
Hitachi, Ltd.
2.9%
Sony Group Corporation
2.7%
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.
2.7%
ADVANTEST CORPORATION
2.5%
Tokyo Electron Limited
2.4%
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
2.1%
Mitsubishi Corporation
2.1%
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
2.0%
Asset allocation
Stocks
99.6%
Cash
0.4%
By sector
Technology
24.9%
Industrials
22.9%
Financial Services
17.6%
Consumer Cyclical
11.2%
Communication
8.1%
Healthcare
5.3%
Consumer Defensive
3.4%
Basic Materials
3.1%
Other
3.6%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
21.0%High
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-33.1%Severe
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
0.72Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.05Good downside protection
Listing
- Exchange
- NYSE Arca
Full fund details
- Objective
- Tracks the investment results of the MSCI Japan Index.
- Strategy
- Invests primarily in large- and mid-cap Japanese equities using a representative sampling indexing strategy to track the MSCI Japan Index. Concentrates in sectors such as consumer goods and services, financials, and industrials.
- Inception date
- March 12, 1996
- Fund family
- iShares
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Data updated on 2026-08-02