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EWJISharesINDEX

iShares MSCI Japan ETF

$97.38-0.08% vs prior close
789952-WK

Price through Oct 1 · Flows through Sep 30. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 1. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 1.

The fund generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of its underlying index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of its underlying index. The underlying index is designed to measure the performance of the large- and mid-capitalization segments of the Japanese equity market.

Price & daily flows
98.097.096.0Thu Aug 20 · BMO and REX Shares launch 3x country leverage in six ETNs97.38DAILY NET FLOWSep 1Sep 11Sep 22Oct 1

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1M SHOWN · NET +$457M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money keeps arriving — +$457M of net inflows over the past month, about 1.9% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +20.6% so far this year. At 0.50% a year it is not the cheapest way in — SIMS has a reported fee of 0.45%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$23.5Bassets under management
0.50%expense ratio · $50 per $10,000 a year
+$457Mnet flow, trailing month
3.8Mavg daily volume, 30 days
211holdings · US-domiciled
1996listed March 12, 1996 · beta 1.20
The book at a glance
—0.9%16050.4%18011802180318120.2%187819250.3%19280.2%25020.3%285A2.5%29140.9%33820.4%34020.2%34070.2%40040.3%40620.6%40631.1%44520.4%45021.1%45030.5%45070.3%45190.5%45230.1%45430.4%45680.6%45780.6%46610.4%46840.2%

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS THE CHANGE IN THE LATEST AVAILABLE SNAPSHOT · TOP 40 POSITIONS

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1—JPY CASH0.92%———
21605WALSIN LIHWA CORP0.39%———
31801INNOVENT BIOLOGICS INC0.21%———
41802TAIWAN GLASS INDUSTRY CORP0.22%———
51803SHIMIZU CORP0.12%———
61812KAJIMA CORP0.23%———
71878DAITO TRUST CONSTRUCTION LTD0.11%———
81925DAIWA HOUSE INDUSTRY LTD0.29%———
91928SEKISUI HOUSE LTD0.23%———
102502ASAHI GROUP HOLDINGS LTD0.27%———
112503KIRIN HOLDINGS LTD0.26%———
122587SUNTORY BEVERAGE & FOOD LTD0.07%———
132801KIKKOMAN CORP0.13%———
142802AJINOMOTO INC0.51%———
15285AKioxia Holdings Corp.2.47%———

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Sector weights
Industrials23.85%
Financials19.17%
Information Technology18.73%
Consumer Discretionary14.35%
Communication7.02%
Health Care5.18%
Materials3.62%
Consumer Staples3.6%
Real Estate1.72%
Utilities0.95%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-0.6%
1 month+2.3%
3 months+4.7%
6 months+19.5%
YTD+20.6%
1 year+21.4%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week−$163M
1 month+$457M
3 months+$899M
YTD+$4.4B
1 year+$4.7B

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJulAugSep
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
19%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
22%realized volatility, 1 year
-13.6%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-1.4%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 4.6% of the book; the top ten carry 30%. Spread across 171+ names, it behaves like roughly 66 equally-weighted positions.

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
283calls · latest snapshot
2Kputs · latest snapshot
7.58put/call ratio
4Mshares traded
The case against EWJ

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat EWJ on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
SPDW State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$41.5B+$286M-47bp on fee · 2× the assets · +$286M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.2B+$199M-47bp on fee · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.9B+$497M-46bp on fee · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$575M-46bp on fee · +$575M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-46bp on fee · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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