iShares MSCI Japan ETF
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 · 1Y SHOWN · NET +$3.5B OVER THIS RANGE
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
CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS TODAY’S MOVE · TOP 40 POSITIONS
| # | Holding | Weight | Price | Day | 52-wk | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8306MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC | 4.54% | — | — | — | |
| 2 | 7203TOYOTA MOTOR CORP | 3.32% | — | — | — | |
| 3 | 6857ADVANTEST CORP | 3.22% | — | — | — | |
| 4 | 8035TOKYO ELECTRON LTD | 3.14% | — | — | — | |
| 5 | 8316SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP IN | 2.93% | — | — | — | |
| 6 | 6501HITACHI LTD | 2.87% | — | — | — | |
| 7 | 6758SONY GROUP CORP | 2.57% | — | — | — | |
| 8 | 9984SOFTBANK GROUP CORP | 2.54% | — | — | — | |
| 9 | 6098COUNTRY GARDEN SERVICES HOLDINGS L | 2.53% | — | — | — | |
| 10 | 8411MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP INC | 2.35% | — | — | — | |
| 11 | 285AKioxia Holdings Corp. | 2.26% | — | — | — | |
| 12 | 6861KEYENCE CORP | 1.90% | — | — | — | |
| 13 | 9983FAST RETAILING LTD | 1.71% | — | — | — | |
| 14 | 8058MITSUBISHI CORP | 1.66% | — | — | — | |
| 15 | 7011MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD | 1.62% | — | — | — |
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| 1 month | +4.6% |
| 3 months | +4.1% |
| 6 months | +0.8% |
| YTD | +16.4% |
| 1 year | — |
| 3 years | — |
PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED
| 1 week | +$29M |
| 1 month | −$244M |
| 3 months | +$342M |
| YTD | +$3.9B |
| 1 year | +$3.5B |
CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS
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
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF | 0.05% | $128.4B | +$547M | -45bp on fee · 6× the assets · +$547M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF | 0.04% | $32.7B | +$104M | -46bp on fee · +$104M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | 0.04% | $23.4B | +$520M | -46bp on fee · +$520M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | 0.04% | $18.7B | +$312M | -46bp on fee · +$312M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF | 0.07% | $195.3B | +$631M | -43bp on fee · 9× the assets · +$631M in over the month | Head-to-head |