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The Technical Take
Jan 25
Comment
In the last 6 weeks, I have highlighted the
i-Shares MSCI Japan Index Fund
(symbol: EWJ) and the
Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund
(symbol: JOF). Since December 17, 2009, EWJ is up 4% while the S&P500 is essentially flat over that...
The Technical Take
Jan 21
Comment
From a technical perspective, I seem to be much more enamored these days with Japanese equities as opposed to US equities, which are highly overbought and over subscribed too.
I last
highlighted Japanese equities on December...
Charts and Coffee Blog
Jan 14
Comment
Japan (EWJ) is the one that got away. I mentioned Japan as a buy on December 8th. It floundered around for a couple of weeks after I bought it so I ended up selling it at my original cost basis. Recently, it finally started exploding higher. It...
Short-Term Trading
Dec 21
Comment
Japan’s exports fell at the slowest pace in 14 months in November, but domestic demand remains weak. Japan posted a trade surplus for a 10th straight month. Asian economies are benefiting from a global trade rebound that’s being driven by...
The Technical Take
Dec 17
Comment
Figure 1 is a weekly chart comparing the Currency Shares Japanese Yen (symbol: FXY) to the i-Shares MSCI Japan Index Fund (symbol: EWJ). As you can see, these two instruments are un-correlated across multiple time frames.
Figure 1....
FX Street
Dec 14
Comment
EWJ - iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund – Shares of the Japan exchange-traded fund rose 0.3% today to $9.92. The roughly 125,000 contracts exchanged on the fund today is likely the work of one investor adjusting previously established positions. The...
Charts and Coffee Blog
Dec 8
Comment
I like the relative strength from EWJ today. I added an initial long position at $9.94. It is fighting a down market and a rising JPYUSD. Don’t get me wrong, if world markets tank EWJ will go down too. But if the markets rise or trade...
Charts and Coffee Blog
Dec 7
Comment
Based in part on my post from yesterday, I am thinking about entering an initial position in EWJ (Japan ETF). Behind the trade are the following assumptions: 1. Global equities maintain a range bound or upward bias. 2. JPYUSD put in a top on...
Fund my Mutual Fund
Dec 2
Comment
The long awaited move over S&P 1112 is finally upon us. Due to a lower than normal long exposure I've made my "swing trade" positions that we normally take on these breakouts much larger than normal ... I am using TNA as usual, as well as SPY...
Fund my Mutual Fund
Nov 30
Comment
Private equity firm Blackstone Group (BX) had a rough few sessions last week, showing weakness even as the market rallied in the first 3 days of Thanksgiving week. With some support lines broken, I am going to cut back the position 80%, take...
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EWJ AT A GLANCE
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 PowerShares | 0.80% |
| FTSE RAFI Japan Portfolio ETF (PJO) | Invesco PowerShares | 0.75% |
| India Earnings Fund (EPI) | WisdomTree Investments, Inc. | 0.88% |
| India Portfolio ETF (PIN) | Invesco PowerShares | 0.78% |
| iShares FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Asia Index Fund (IFAS) | ishares | 0.48% |
| iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan Index Fund (AAXJ) | ishares | 0.74% |
| iShares MSCI Hong Kong Index Fund (EWH) | ishares | 0.52% |
| iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund (EWJ) | ishares | 0.52% |
| iShares MSCI Malaysia Index Fund (EWM) | ishares | 0.52% |
| iShares MSCI Pacific ex-Japan Index Fund (EPP) | ishares | 0.50% |
| iShares MSCI Singapore Index Fund (EWS) | ishares | 0.52% |
| iShares MSCI South Korea Index Fund (EWY) | ishares | 0.63% |
| iShares MSCI Taiwan Index Fund (EWT) | ishares | 0.73% |
| iShares MSCI Thailand Investable Market Index Fund (THD) | ishares | 0.63% |
| iShares S&P Asia 50 Index Fund (AIA) | ishares | 0.52% |
| ProShares UltraShort MSCI Japan ETF (EWV) | ProShares ETFs | 0.95% |
| iShares DJ Asia Pacific ETF (IAPD-LSE)listed on the British London Stock Exchange | iShares | 0.59% |
| iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index Fund (FXI) | ishares | 0.74% |
| iShares MSCI Japan ETF (IJPN-LSE)listed on the British London Stock Exchange | iShares | 0.59% |
| iShares MSCI Korea ETF (IKOR-LSE)listed on the British London Stock Exchange | iShares | 0.74% |
| iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (ITWN-LSE)listed on the British London Stock Exchange | iShares | 0.74% |
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