iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ)

NYSEARCA: EWJ · IEX Real-Time Price · USD
64.14
+0.10 (0.16%)
Dec 29, 2023, 4:00 PM EST - Market closed
0.16%
Assets $13.63B
Expense Ratio 0.50%
PE Ratio 12.99
Shares Out n/a
Dividend (ttm) $1.31
Dividend Yield 2.04%
Ex-Dividend Date Dec 20, 2023
Payout Ratio 26.43%
1-Year Return +16.89%
Volume 7,149,761
Open 64.11
Previous Close 64.04
Day's Range 63.96 - 64.28
52-Week Low 53.27
52-Week High 64.27
Beta n/a
Holdings 232
Inception Date Mar 12, 1996

About EWJ

Fund Home Page

The iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI Japan index, a market-cap-weighted index which covers roughly 85% of the investable universe of securities traded in Japan. EWJ was launched on Mar 12, 1996 and is issued by BlackRock.

Asset Class Equity
Category Japan Stock
Region Asia-Pacific
Stock Exchange NYSEARCA
Ticker Symbol EWJ
ETF Provider BlackRock
Index Tracked MSCI Japan

Top 10 Holdings

24.81% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
TOYOTA MOTOR CORP 7203.T 5.35%
SONY GROUP CORP 6758.T 3.29%
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC 8306.T 2.69%
KEYENCE CORP 6861.T 2.35%
TOKYO ELECTRON LTD 8035.T 2.32%
SHIN ETSU CHEMICAL LTD 4063.T 2.10%
HITACHI LTD 6501.T 1.84%
SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP IN 8316.T 1.70%
RECRUIT HOLDINGS LTD 6098.T 1.67%
MITSUBISHI CORP 8058.T 1.51%
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Dividends

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Dec 20, 2023 $0.8746 Dec 27, 2023
Jun 7, 2023 $0.43064 Jun 13, 2023
Dec 13, 2022 $0.12428 Dec 19, 2022
Jun 9, 2022 $0.5459 Jun 15, 2022
Dec 13, 2021 $0.88813 Dec 17, 2021
Jun 10, 2021 $0.50486 Jun 16, 2021
Full Dividend History

News

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