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EWJ
Description
Description
EWJ was created on 1996-03-12 by iShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on total market equity. The ETF currently has 19798.33m in AUM and 183 holdings. EWJ tracks a market-cap-weighted index which covers roughly 85% of the investable universe of securities traded in Japan.
NYSE/NASDAQ
ETF - A bundle of shares
Performance
Performance
$84.85
USD
Ⲡ$40.27 (87.39%)
6th March 2026, 12:22 a.m.
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Quick facts
Quick facts
Ⲡ5.34% Growth
5 year average annual growth
Ⲡ4.94% Dividends
5 year average dividend yield
$15 AUD minimum investment
Due to minimum AUD to USD conversion
$265.46 USD median portfolio
Median amount held by the community
Holdings & exposure
Holdings & exposure
Top holdings
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720 (TOYOTA MOTOR CORP)
4%
830 (MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC)
4%
650 (HITACHI LTD)
3%
Top country exposure
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Japan
100%
Top industry exposure
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Industrials
24%
Consumer
17%
Financials
17%
Distributions
Distributions
Annual dividend yield
15.31%
Average franked amount
0%
5 year avg. dividend yield (p.a.)
4.94%
Dividend reinvestment
Highest franked amount
N/A
Payout dates
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Costs
Costs
PURCHASE FEE
$6.50 AUD (or $5.50 with Pearler Prepay)
MANAGEMENT FEE
0.49% p.a.
Advanced information
Advanced information
Leveraged
No
P/E ratio
19.41
Inverse
No
P/B ratio
2.02
Expense ratio
0.49
Inception date
1996-03-12
Community insights
Community insights
General statistics
6 investors hold EWJ
38 weeks average time between investments
$536 average holding per investor
11 days since last community investment
Demographics
Income of investors
50k - 100k
43%
Less than 50k
29%
100k - 150k
29%
150k - 200k
0%
More than 200k
0%
Age of investors
35-90 years old
67%
26-34 years old
33%
18-25 years old
0%
Legal gender of investors
17% male
83% female
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