IShares MSCI Japan Index Fund (EWJ)

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Figure 1 is a weekly chart of the i-Shares MSCI Japan Index Fund (symbol: EWJ).  The red and black dots are key pivot points, which represent the best areas of support (buying) and resistance (selling). Figure 1: EWJ/ weekly Before I make my...
Wall Street Sector Selector  Nov 1  Comment 
Turning today to week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the largest outflow was seen in the iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund (EWJ), which shed 21,000,000 shares, or a 3.1% decrease week over week....
Wall Street Sector Selector  Oct 17  Comment 
Turning today to week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the largest outflow was seen in the iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund (EWJ), which shed 9 million shares, or a 1.3% decrease week over week. ...
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Turning today to week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at
Wall Street Sector Selector  Sep 30  Comment 
Turning today to week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the largest outflow was seen in the iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund (EWJ), which shed 11.4 million shares, or a 1.6% decrease week over...
Wall Street Sector Selector  Sep 28  Comment 
NYSE:DDM, NYSE:EWA, NYSE:IVV, NYSE:EWG, NYSE:EWJ, NYSE:EWU
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NYSE:EWG, NYSE:EWJ, NYSE:VGK, NYSE:TBT, NYSE:GS, NYSE:DB
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NYSE:EWJ, NYSE:USO, NYSE:SPY, NYSE:DIA, NASDAQ:QQQ, NYSE:IWM




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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



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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%
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References

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