iSharesJapan StockHEWJ · NYSE Arca

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ)

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Price: $64.26; —11 Sept 2026
Assets: $773.9M; Total net assets
Expense ratio: 0.49%; Category 0.75%
Yield: 3.56%; Trailing distributions

1Y return: 35.9%+9.5%; Category 26.4%
3Y CAGR: 26.9%+3.9%; Category 23.0%
5Y CAGR: 20.5%+6.2%; Category 14.2%

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iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF

Calendar-year returns

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Risk statistics

Five years of daily closes. Risk-free rate 4% a year.

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Trailing returns compared with benchmark
Period	1M	3M	6M	YTD	1Y	3YCAGR	5YCAGR	10YCAGR	LaunchCAGR
ETF	-2.8%	+2.8%	+15.9%	+22.6%	+35.9%	+26.9%	+20.5%	+16.5%	+14.1%
Japan Stock average	-0.1%	6.0%	16.3%	21.4%	26.4%	23.0%	14.2%	12.3%	13.3%
Difference	-2.7%	-3.1%	-0.4%	+1.2%	+9.5%	+3.9%	+6.2%	+4.3%	+0.7%

Holdings

The 2 largest positions make up 100.1% of the fund.

Top holdings

Largest holdings by weight
Ticker	Holding	Weight
EWJ	iShares MSCI Japan ETF	100.05%
XTSLA	BlackRock Cash Funds Treasury SL Agency	0.03%

Portfolio valuation

Weighted averages of what the fund holds.

P/E: 19.1
P/B: 2.0
P/S: 1.7
P/CF: 13.6

Sector allocation

Share of the equity the fund holds.

Industrials23.2%
Technology21.0%
Financial services19.1%
Consumer discretionary11.6%
Communication services9.3%
Health care5.5%
Consumer staples3.6%
Materials3.0%
Real estate1.8%
Utilities1.0%
Energy0.9%

Asset mix

Stocks99.8%
Cash0.2%

ETF details

Issuer: iShares
Category: Equity · Japan Stock
Ticker: HEWJ
Exchange: NYSE Arca
Inception: 31 Jan 2014 (12.6 years)
Structure: Exchange Traded Fund
Expense ratio: 0.49% (category 0.75%)
Holdings turnover: 15% (category 32%)
Distribution yield: 3.56%
Beta, 3 years: 0.44
Total net assets: $773.9M

Prices and returns as of 11 Sept 2026; total return with distributions reinvested, before brokerage and taxes. Not investment advice.

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