179 positions as filed for May 31, 2026, with the top ten at 28.4% of the fund. 0% of its weight is in stocks the S&P 500 also holds.

How far is EWJ below its high?

0.0% below its high of Sep 11, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Sep 11, 2026.

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EWJ · iShares MSCI Japan ETF

EWJ tracks the MSCI Japan and returned +26.5% over the past year.

Index equity fund · MSCI Japan · data as of Sep 11, 2026

+26.5%Total return, 1 year

0.49%Expense ratio

179Holdings

0.0%Below its high

Its ten largest equity positions

EWJ top ten by weight, 28.4% of its 179 equity positions, from the holdings filed for May 31, 2026. An index fund holds what the index holds, so this is the index. Source: the fund’s SEC filing.
Holding		Weight
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.		4.08%
TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION		3.45%
SoftBank Group Corp.		3.37%
Tokyo Electron Limited		2.90%
Hitachi, Ltd.		2.86%
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.		2.58%
Sony Group Corporation		2.56%
ADVANTEST CORPORATION		2.41%
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.		2.16%
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.		2.02%

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Period by period

EWJ over each window to Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation. Source: ETFIQ.
Window	Total return	S&P 500	Gap to S&P 500	Gap to Nasdaq-100
3 months	+6.9%	+3.3%	+3.6 pts	+7.7 pts
6 months	+18.9%	+16.0%	+2.8 pts	−1.8 pts
1 year	+26.5%	+17.5%	+9.0 pts	+3.5 pts
3 years	+72.7%	+77.9%	−5.2 pts	−22.4 pts
Since listing	+232.7%	+804.4%	−571.7 pts	−1441.3 pts

In plain words

EWJ is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI Japan. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +26.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 179 positions, with the top ten at 28.4%.

What it tracks	MSCI Japan
Fund type	Index equity fund
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Dec 19, 2025)	0.49%
Price	$98.56
Listed since	Jan 4, 2010
Net assets (SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for May 31, 2026)	$21.3bn
Below its high (ETFIQ)	0.0%
Holdings	179
Top ten weight	28.4%
Holdings as of (SEC N-PORT)	May 31, 2026
Already in the S&P 500, by weight (ETFIQ)	0.0%
Active share vs the S&P 500 (ETFIQ)	100.0%
Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight (ETFIQ)	0.0%

Questions people ask

How has EWJ performed?: Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, EWJ returned +26.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500. Over three years the figure is +72.7%.
What does EWJ cost?: The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year.
What does EWJ hold?: 179 positions as filed for May 31, 2026, with the top ten at 28.4% of the fund. 0% of its weight is in stocks the S&P 500 also holds.
How far is EWJ below its high?: 0.0% below its high of Sep 11, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Sep 11, 2026.

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