iShares MSCI Japan ETF
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.
SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 6M SHOWN · NET +$1.9B OVER THIS RANGE
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
CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS THE CHANGE IN THE LATEST AVAILABLE SNAPSHOT · TOP 40 POSITIONS
| # | Holding | Weight | Price | Day | 52-wk | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | —JPY CASH | 0.92% | — | — | — | |
| 2 | 1605WALSIN LIHWA CORP | 0.39% | — | — | — | |
| 3 | 1801INNOVENT BIOLOGICS INC | 0.21% | — | — | — | |
| 4 | 1802TAIWAN GLASS INDUSTRY CORP | 0.22% | — | — | — | |
| 5 | 1803SHIMIZU CORP | 0.12% | — | — | — | |
| 6 | 1812KAJIMA CORP | 0.23% | — | — | — | |
| 7 | 1878DAITO TRUST CONSTRUCTION LTD | 0.11% | — | — | — | |
| 8 | 1925DAIWA HOUSE INDUSTRY LTD | 0.29% | — | — | — | |
| 9 | 1928SEKISUI HOUSE LTD | 0.23% | — | — | — | |
| 10 | 2502ASAHI GROUP HOLDINGS LTD | 0.27% | — | — | — | |
| 11 | 2503KIRIN HOLDINGS LTD | 0.26% | — | — | — | |
| 12 | 2587SUNTORY BEVERAGE & FOOD LTD | 0.07% | — | — | — | |
| 13 | 2801KIKKOMAN CORP | 0.13% | — | — | — | |
| 14 | 2802AJINOMOTO INC | 0.51% | — | — | — | |
| 15 | 285AKioxia Holdings Corp. | 2.47% | — | — | — |
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| 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
| 1 week | −$163M |
| 1 month | +$457M |
| 3 months | +$899M |
| YTD | +$4.4B |
| 1 year | +$4.7B |
CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS
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
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.
| Fund | Fee | Assets | Flow, 1M | The case | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPDW State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF | 0.03% | $41.5B | +$286M | -47bp on fee · 2× the assets · +$286M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF | 0.03% | $18.2B | +$199M | -47bp on fee · +$199M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF | 0.04% | $32.9B | +$497M | -46bp on fee · +$497M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | 0.04% | $23.7B | +$575M | -46bp on fee · +$575M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | 0.04% | $18.6B | +$412M | -46bp on fee · +$412M in over the month | Head-to-head |