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iShares MSCI Japan ETF

$94.64-0.77% today
789852-WK

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
94.188.282.394.64DAILY NET FLOWAug 19Dec 16Apr 17Aug 19

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN · NET +$3.5B OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$244M walked out over the past month, about 1.1% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +16.4% so far this year. At 0.50% a year it is not the cheapest way in — EFRA runs the same ground at 0.47%.

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

$22.5Bassets under management
0.50%expense ratio · $50 per $10,000 a year
−$244Mnet flow, trailing month
3.7Mavg daily volume, 30 days
211holdings · US-domiciled
1996listed March 11, 1996 · beta 1.18
The book at a glance
83064.5%72033.3%68573.2%80353.1%83162.9%65012.9%67582.6%99842.5%60982.5%84112.4%285A2.3%68611.9%99831.7%80581.7%70111.6%69811.6%87661.6%65031.4%80311.3%67521.3%80011.3%40631.2%79741.1%58031.1%77411.0%45021.0%94331.0%29140.9%80530.8%58020.8%85910.8%80020.8%94340.8%67230.8%87500.7%63010.7%67020.7%67620.7%72670.7%69540.7%

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS TODAY’S MOVE · TOP 40 POSITIONS

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
18306MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC4.54%
27203TOYOTA MOTOR CORP3.32%
36857ADVANTEST CORP3.22%
48035TOKYO ELECTRON LTD3.14%
58316SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP IN2.93%
66501HITACHI LTD2.87%
76758SONY GROUP CORP2.57%
89984SOFTBANK GROUP CORP2.54%
96098COUNTRY GARDEN SERVICES HOLDINGS L2.53%
108411MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP INC2.35%
11285AKioxia Holdings Corp.2.26%
126861KEYENCE CORP1.90%
139983FAST RETAILING LTD1.71%
148058MITSUBISHI CORP1.66%
157011MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD1.62%

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Sector weights
Industrials24.41%
Information Technology18.83%
Financials18.62%
Consumer Discretionary14.85%
Communication6.69%
Health Care5.3%
Materials3.93%
Consumer Staples3.66%
Real Estate1.7%
Energy0.9%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-3.2%
1 month+4.6%
3 months+4.1%
6 months+0.8%
YTD+16.4%
1 year
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week+$29M
1 month−$244M
3 months+$342M
YTD+$3.9B
1 year+$3.5B

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJulAug
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
25%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
22%realized volatility, 1 year
-13.6%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-3.9%where it sits vs. that peak today

The top holding is 4.5% 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
3Kcalls today
2Kputs today
0.73put/call ratio
5.8Mshares 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
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF0.05%$128.4B+$547M-45bp on fee · 6× the assets · +$547M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.7B+$104M-46bp on fee · +$104M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.4B+$520M-46bp on fee · +$520M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.7B+$312M-46bp on fee · +$312M in over the monthHead-to-head
IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF0.07%$195.3B+$631M-43bp on fee · 9× the assets · +$631M in over the monthHead-to-head
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