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iSharesJapan StockHEWJ · NYSE Arca

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ)

Price
$62.44
—30 Oct 2026
Assets
$653.1M
Total net assets
Expense ratio
0.49%
Category 0.75%
Yield
3.54%
Trailing distributions
3Y CAGR
27.4%+4.1%
Category 23.3%
5Y CAGR
20.4%+6.1%
Category 14.3%
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iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF

Calendar-year returns

Fund only: no comparison series covers this fund's history.

Risk statistics

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

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Trailing returns compared with benchmark
Period1M3M6MYTD1Y3YCAGR5YCAGR10YCAGRLaunchCAGR
ETF-4.3%+0.1%+7.4%+19.1%+22.8%+27.4%+20.4%+15.7%+13.7%
Japan Stock average-4.1%0.2%5.5%15.8%18.6%23.3%14.3%11.2%10.5%
Difference-0.3%-0.1%+1.8%+3.4%+4.3%+4.1%+6.1%+4.4%+3.1%

Holdings

The 2 largest positions make up 99.9% of the fund.

Top holdings

Largest holdings by weight
TickerHoldingWeight
EWJiShares MSCI Japan ETF99.87%
XTSLABlackRock Cash Funds Treasury SL Agency0.05%

Portfolio valuation

Weighted averages of what the fund holds.

P/E
15.3
P/B
2.0
P/S
1.4
P/CF
13.2

Sector allocation

Share of the equity the fund holds.

11sectors
  1. Industrials22.8%
  2. Technology22.2%
  3. Financial services19.2%
  4. Consumer discretionary11.1%
  5. Communication services9.5%
  6. Health care5.3%
  7. Consumer staples3.5%
  8. Materials2.8%
  9. Real estate1.7%
  10. Utilities1.0%
  11. Energy1.0%

Asset mix

  • Stocks99.0%
  • Cash1.1%

ETF details

Issuer
iShares
Category
Equity · Japan Stock
Ticker
HEWJ
Exchange
NYSE Arca
Inception
31 Jan 2014 (12.7 years)
Structure
Exchange Traded Fund
Expense ratio
0.49% (category 0.75%)
Holdings turnover
15% (category 32%)
Distribution yield
3.54%
Beta, 3 years
0.44
Total net assets
$653.1M

Prices and returns as of 30 Oct 2026; total return with distributions reinvested, before brokerage and taxes. Not investment advice.

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