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Dec 2
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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...
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Nov 30
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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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Nov 25
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The freight train that is Ben Bernanke's printing press has made it difficult to short anything the world over... but one market that is acting very poorly is Japan. Below is the iShares MSCI Japan (EWJ) index, and you can see it's been having a...
TheStreet.com
Oct 7
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Investors poured into anti-dollar and anti-inflation investments in September, as the five top funds captured more than 50% of total net inflows.
Forbes
Oct 1
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Weak U.S. manufacturing sinks Japanese shares while Australia gets lift from commodity rally.
Forbes
Sep 30
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Japanese stocks climb despite weak U.S. consumer figures. Toyota to recall record number of vehicles.
FX Street
Sep 28
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EWJ – iShares Japan Index Fund – A massive options position has been initiated on the Japan exchange-traded fund this morning amid a slight 0.3% increase in shares to $10.13. The 150,000 contracts exchanged on the EWJ today are likely the work...
THE PRAGMATIC CAPITALIST
Sep 25
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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
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Asian markets fall Friday morning as Japan's new government suggested a loan moratorium, sinking bank shares.
Stock Blog Hub
Sep 10
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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...
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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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