EWJ — iShares MSCI Japan ETF
Data updated: 2026-07-27
EWJ — iShares MSCI Japan ETF data: holdings, portfolio allocation, expenses, performance, cashflows, risk and SEC filings. Japan Multi-Cap / All-Cap Blend / Core Equity · $21.30B AUM · 0.49% expense ratio · 31.4% 1-yr return. From SEC regulatory filings.
EWJ Fund Overview
EWJ — iShares MSCI Japan ETF is a US ETF managed by iShares, Inc., categorised as Japan Multi-Cap / All-Cap Blend / Core Equity. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US ETF
- Manager: iShares, Inc.
- Category: Japan Multi-Cap / All-Cap Blend / Core Equity
- Assets under management: $21.30B
- 1-year return: 31.4%
- Ticker: EWJ
- SEC CIK: 0000930667
- SEC series ID: S000004249
- Share class ID: C000011953
EWJ Holdings
Top 10 holdings of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | 4.05% |
| Toyota Motor Corporation | 3.43% |
| SoftBank Group Corp. | 3.34% |
| Tokyo Electron Limited | 2.87% |
| Hitachi, Ltd. | 2.84% |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | 2.56% |
| Sony Group Corporation | 2.54% |
| Advantest Corporation | 2.39% |
| Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | 2.14% |
| Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | 2.01% |
EWJ Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 99.0% |
| Other | 0.3% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 0.1% |
| Derivatives | 0.1% |
EWJ Performance
Total returns for EWJ (as of 2026-08-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 15.6% |
| 1 year | 31.4% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 19.7% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 8.9% |
EWJ Risk Information
Risk metrics for EWJ, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 16.5%
EWJ Costs and Fees
EWJ costs about $49 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.49%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.49%
- Portfolio turnover: 6%
- Brokerage commissions: 0.20 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
EWJ Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-02, iShares MSCI Japan ETF had net inflows of $1.71B, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-02 | $2.23B |
| 2026-01 | $155.65M |
| 2025-12 | $214.19M |
| 2025-11 | $199.83M |
| 2025-10 | −$154.35M |
| 2025-09 | −$304.12M |
EWJ Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in iShares MSCI Japan ETF's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
EWJ Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official iShares MSCI Japan ETF filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
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Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.