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iShares MSCI Japan ETF

EWJ
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
Mar 12 1996
Expense Ratio
0.50%
Type
Global Ex. US Equities
Fund Owner
Blackrock (iShares)
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$324,525,591
AUM
$13,244,037,662
Associated Index
MSCI Japan Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Passive/Active
Passive
Fractionable on Composer
Yes
Prospectus
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Top 10 Holdings

7203
Toyota Motor Corporation
5.68%
6758
Sony Group Corporation
2.96%
8306
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
2.92%
6861
Keyence Corporation
2.09%
8316
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc
1.90%
8035
Tokyo Electron Ltd
1.85%
6501
Hitachi Ltd.
1.77%
8058
Mitsubishi Corporation
1.64%
4063
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.
1.59%
7267
Honda Motor
1.55%
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What is EWJ?

The iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance before fees and expenses of publicly traded securities in the Japanese market as measured by the MSCI Japan Index.

ETFs related toEWJ

ETFs correlated to EWJ include BBJP, FLJP, IPAC

EWJ
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares MSCI Japan ETF
BBJP
J.P.Morgan Investment Management Inc. - JPMorgan BetaBuilders Japan ETF
FLJP
Franklin Templeton ETF Trust - Franklin FTSE Japan ETF
IPAC
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Core MSCI Pacific ETF
VPL
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF
SCJ
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF
EWJV
iShares Trust - iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF
DFJ
WisdomTree Trust - WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund
GWX
SSgA Active Trust - SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF
FNDC
Schwab Strategic Trust - Schwab Fundamental International Small Company Index ETF
JPIN
J.P.Morgan Investment Management Inc. - JPMorgan Diversified Return International Equity ETF

What is ETF correlation?

Correlation is a measure of the strength of the relationship between two ETFs. It quantifies the degree to which prices of the two ETFs typically move together.

Here, correlation is measured over the past year with the Pearson correlation coefficient (Pearon’s r), which ranges from -1 to 1.

Using ETF correlations in portfolio and strategy construction

ETF correlations can help you create investing strategies and portfolios. Use them to:

  • •Build a diversified portfolio from uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETFs with the aim of minimizing portfolio risk.
  • •Compare correlated or related ETFs to find one with a lower expense ratio or higher trading volume.
  • •Create an investing strategy that hedges an ETF with an uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETF.

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Risk Rating

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Risk Rating

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News Related to EWJ

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Reported Earlier, Japan Trade Balance For March 544.1B Vs. 485.3B Est.; 590.5B (Revised) Prior

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Reported Earlier, Japan Exports (YoY) For March 3.9% Vs. 4.5% Est.; 11.4% Prior

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Reported Earlier, Japan Adjusted Trade Balance -0.23T Vs. -0.25T Est.; 0.19T (Revised) Prior

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FAQ

EWJ is a Global Ex. US Equities ETF. The iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance before fees and expenses of publicly traded securities in the Japanese market as measured by the MSCI Japan Index.

EWJ tracks the MSCI Japan Index.

No, EWJ is not actively managed. It is passively managed. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.

Yes, EWJ is passively managed. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested.

The 1-month return on EWJ is 0.0345%. This is the percent change in the value of EWJ over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on EWJ is 0.0133%. This is the percent change in the value of EWJ over the most recent 3-month period.

The standard deviation of EWJ for the past year is 0.1706%. Standard deviation is the typical amount that the daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

ETFs similar to EWJ include EWV, EZJ, and EWZ.

ETFs correlated to EWJ include BBJP, FLJP, and IPAC.

ETFs that are inversely correlated to EWJ include EFZ, EPV, and SH.

Disclaimers

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