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Forbes  Feb 11  Comment 
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund (AMEX: EWJ) where we have detected an approximate $126.3 million dollar outflow --...
StreetInsider.com  Jan 22  Comment 
Gainers: Guggenheim Airline ETF (NYSE: FAA) gained 1.7 percent to 38.66. The rally in airlines is being tied to bullish comments by David Tepper of Appaloosa Management. Tepper said airlines are in the best shape they have been in for years....
Clusterstock  Dec 26  Comment 
Jeff Gundlach is primarily known as a bond manager, but he does from time to time offer up some extremely clever trade ideas, such as his call earlier this year to go long natural gas and short Apple, which was basically the most contrarian bet...
Comments for thetechnicaltake  Nov 26  Comment 
We have not one but two charts this week for your viewing pleasure. Nothing can say more about the economic prospects for the developed world versus emerging markets than charts of the i-Shares MSCI Japan Index Fund (symbol: EWJ) and the...
StreetInsider.com  Nov 15  Comment 
Gainers: iShares MSCI Japan Index (NYSE: EWJ) gained 1.37 percent on Thursday in heavy volume. Japan is set to hold elections and reports say opposition leader Shinzo Abe is set to intact bold new monetary easing efforts in order to stimulate...
Forbes  Nov 13  Comment 
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund (AMEX: EWJ) where we have detected an approximate $21.3 million dollar outflow --...
Forbes  Oct 9  Comment 
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund (AMEX: EWJ) where we have detected an approximate $77.3 million dollar outflow --...
Forbes  Oct 1  Comment 
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund (AMEX: EWJ) where we have detected an approximate $44.3 million dollar outflow --...
StreetInsider.com  Sep 28  Comment 
Gainers: iPath S&P 500 VIX ST Futures ETN (NYSE: VXX) gained 1.3 percent to 8.85 as implied volatility on the S&P 500 climbed. The VIX read 15.30 intraday on Friday. After reaching yearly lows in August, implied volatility bounced higher this...
Forbes  Sep 14  Comment 
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund (AMEX: EWJ) where we have detected an approximate $150.6 million dollar outflow --...




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iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund (EWJ)

Overview

The iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of publicly traded securities in the Japanese market, as measured by the MSCI Japan Index. [1]

Fund Information

  • Fund Manager - Ishares
  • Inception Date - 03/12/1996
  • Exchange – NYSE Arca
  • Index Ticker - EWJ
  • Intra-day NAV Ticker – EWJ.IV
  • Expense Ratio - 0.52%

Top Holdings

Holdings % of Portfolio
TOYOTA MOTOR CORP 5.15%
HONDA MOTOR CO LTD 2.40%
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GRO 2.38%
CANON INC 2.01%
TOKYO ELECTRIC POWER CO INC 1.52%
SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GR 1.51%
TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL CO LTD 1.45%
SONY CORP 1.37%
PANASONIC CORP 1.32%
MITSUBISHI CORP 1.28%

Holdings as of 03/11/2009



Other ETFs that track the ETFs in Asia Category

ETF Name Fund Manager Expense Ratio
FTSE RAFI Asia Pacific ex-Japan Portfolio ETF (PAF)Invesco PowerShares0.80%
FTSE RAFI Japan Portfolio ETF (PJO)Invesco PowerShares0.75%
India Earnings Fund (EPI)WisdomTree Investments, Inc.0.88%
India Portfolio ETF (PIN)Invesco PowerShares0.78%
iShares FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Asia Index Fund (IFAS)ishares0.48%
iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan Index Fund (AAXJ)ishares0.74%
iShares MSCI Hong Kong Index Fund (EWH)ishares0.52%
iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund (EWJ)ishares0.52%
iShares MSCI Malaysia Index Fund (EWM)ishares0.52%
iShares MSCI Pacific ex-Japan Index Fund (EPP)ishares0.50%
iShares MSCI Singapore Index Fund (EWS)ishares0.52%
iShares MSCI South Korea Index Fund (EWY)ishares0.63%
iShares MSCI Taiwan Index Fund (EWT)ishares0.73%
iShares MSCI Thailand Investable Market Index Fund (THD)ishares0.63%
iShares S&P Asia 50 Index Fund (AIA)ishares0.52%
ProShares UltraShort MSCI Japan ETF (EWV)ProShares ETFs0.95%
iShares DJ Asia Pacific ETF (IAPD-LSE)listed on the British London Stock ExchangeiShares0.59%
iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index Fund (FXI)ishares0.74%
iShares MSCI Japan ETF (IJPN-LSE)listed on the British London Stock ExchangeiShares0.59%
iShares MSCI Korea ETF (IKOR-LSE)listed on the British London Stock ExchangeiShares0.74%
iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (ITWN-LSE)listed on the British London Stock ExchangeiShares0.74%


References

  1. - Overview of iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund (EWJ)
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