iShares MSCI Japan ETF
EWJ US$92.25
iShares MSCI Japan ETF
EWJ US
Exchange-Traded Fund
$92.25
Japan Stock
About this fund
iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) is a Japan Stock ETF managed by BlackRock Fund Advisors, listed on NYSE Arca in USD. It charges a 0.49% net expense ratio and holds $22.93K in assets as of Aug 13, 2026. The fund tracks MSCI Japan NR USD and was launched on Mar 12, 1996.
- Benchmark
- MSCI Japan NR USD
- Advisor
- BlackRock Fund Advisors
- Exchange
- NYSE Arca
- Distribution
- Semi-Annually
- AUM
- $22.93K
- Expense Ratio
- 0.49%
- Yield (12-mo)
- 1.20%
- Morningstar Rating
- Benchmark
- MSCI Japan NR USD
- 52-Week Range
- Avg Daily Vol
- 5.35M
- Inception
- Mar 12, 1996
Risk metrics
vs benchmark MSCI Japan NR USD
3-year risk statistics are not currently available for this fund.
Risk statistics are 3-year, month-end-based.
Trailing returns
As of Aug 13, 20261D
+1.57%
1W
+2.76%
1M
+3.43%
3M
+6.79%
6M
+5.29%
YTD
+21.76%
1Y
+28.78%
3Y ann.
+20.26%
5Y ann.
+10.00%
10Y ann.
+9.25%
Calendar-year returns
Morningstar daily closesTrading & liquidity
as of Aug 12, 2026
Avg Vol (1W)
2.74M
Avg Vol (1M)
4.11M
Avg Vol (3M)
5.35M
Avg Vol (1Y)
6.94M
Avg Spread
0.013%
Average daily share volume over each trailing window. Spread is the average bid-ask spread as a percentage of price — lower means cheaper to trade.
Top 10 holdings
Source: MorningstarFees & expenses
Net expense
0.49%
Gross expense
0.49%
Management fee
0.49%
Distributions
Frequency: Semi-Annually
12-month yield
1.20%
Recent payments per share (USD)
Jun 15, 2026
0.5010 USD
Dec 16, 2025
3.0614 USD
Jun 16, 2025
0.5912 USD
Dec 17, 2024
1.0645 USD
Classification
Frequently asked questions
- What is EWJ's expense ratio?
- iShares MSCI Japan ETF charges a net expense ratio of 0.490%.
- How large is iShares MSCI Japan ETF?
- EWJ holds $22.93K in assets under management.
- What index does EWJ track?
- iShares MSCI Japan ETF tracks MSCI Japan NR USD as its primary benchmark.
- When did EWJ launch?
- iShares MSCI Japan ETF launched on March 12, 1996.
- What currency does EWJ trade in?
- EWJ trades in USD on NYSE Arca.
Fund information
- Ticker
- EWJ
- Performance ID
- 0P00002D9T
- Inception
- Mar 12, 1996
- Domicile
- USA
- Base currency
- USD
- Listing currency
- USD
- AUM
- $22.93K
- Avg daily volume (3M)
- 5.35M
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