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Forbes
Oct 1
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Weak U.S. manufacturing sinks Japanese shares while Australia gets lift from commodity rally.
Forbes
Sep 30
Comment
Japanese stocks climb despite weak U.S. consumer figures. Toyota to recall record number of vehicles.
THE PRAGMATIC CAPITALIST
Sep 25
Comment
Some big moves in the Japanese ETF. Some big players are fearful of a decline. From the IB options desk:
EWJ – iShares Japan Index Fund – A massive options position has been initiated on the Japan exchange-traded fund this morning amid a...
Forbes
Sep 18
Comment
Asian markets fall Friday morning as Japan's new government suggested a loan moratorium, sinking bank shares.
Stock Blog Hub
Sep 10
Comment
by Ryan Cole, Investment U Research Team
The dust is settling in Japan, and the only thing we know for sure is that no one can agree… on anything.
With the new government in office – the first real time Japan has been ruled by any...
THE PRAGMATIC CAPITALIST
Sep 10
Comment
From the IB options desk:
EWJ – iShares Japan Index Fund – The EWJ jumped onto our ‘most active by options volume’ market scanner this afternoon after one investor juggled massive chunks of calls on the stock. Shares of the...
Forbes
Aug 20
Comment
Markets in Japan and Australia gain on higher commodity prices; Sony comes to aid of cell phone venture.
MarketWatch
Aug 7
Comment
Investors who rely solely on low-cost index funds to grow their portfolios are missing out on the advantages that active management can provide in select sectors of the market.
The Technical Take
Jul 22
Comment
I have been
watching
the i-Shares
MSCI
Japan Index Fund (symbol:
EWJ
) for about 6 months now. On a pure technical basis this
ETF
, which tracks the
MSCI
Japan Index, has a high likelihood to move higher over...
TheStreet.com
Jul 2
Comment
An investor bought puts on Nexen, while another large trade turned bullish on KLA-Tencor.
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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
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