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 "ticker": "EWJ",
 "name": "iShares MSCI Japan ETF",
 "issuer": "iShares",
 "desk": "core",
 "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/ewj",
 "html": "https://etfiq.com/funds/ewj",
 "markdown": "https://etfiq.com/funds/ewj.md",
 "as_of": "2026-10-28",
 "verdict": "EWJ tracks the MSCI Japan and returned +18.1% over the past year.",
 "lead": "EWJ returned +18.1% over the year to Oct 28, 2026, charges 0.49% a year and holds $23.9bn in net assets on Oct 28, 2026.",
 "category": {
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  "name": "Stocks",
  "label": "Stock ETFs",
  "url": "https://etfiq.com/stocks/",
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   "id": "international-stocks",
   "name": "International stocks"
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   "id": "japan",
   "name": "Japan",
   "url": "https://etfiq.com/stocks/japan/"
  },
  "status": "classified",
  "as_of": "2026-10-29",
  "method": "https://etfiq.com/methodology/categories"
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 "promise": {
  "badge": null,
  "label": "Not measured",
  "category": "stocks",
  "sentence": "no other ETF tracks the index it names, so its tracking cannot be measured",
  "figure": null,
  "unit": null,
  "from": null,
  "to": null,
  "url": "https://etfiq.com/promise-index/stocks/"
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   "key": "total_return_1_year",
   "label": "Total return, 1 year",
   "value": "+18.1%",
   "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
   "as_of": "2026-10-28",
   "sentence": "EWJ, total return, 1 year: +18.1%, as of Oct 28, 2026.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "+18.1%",
    "as_of": "2026-10-28",
    "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/ewj#fact-total-return-1-year",
    "text": "EWJ, total return, 1 year: +18.1%, as of Oct 28, 2026."
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   "key": "expense_ratio",
   "label": "Expense ratio",
   "value": "0.49%",
   "source": "485BPOS XBRL, Dec 19, 2025",
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   "sentence": "EWJ, expense ratio: 0.49%, as of Dec 19, 2025.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "0.49%",
    "as_of": "2025-12-19",
    "source": "485BPOS XBRL, Dec 19, 2025",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/ewj#fact-expense-ratio",
    "text": "EWJ, expense ratio: 0.49%, as of Dec 19, 2025."
   }
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  {
   "key": "holdings",
   "label": "Holdings",
   "value": "169",
   "source": "the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file",
   "as_of": "2026-10-27",
   "sentence": "EWJ, holdings: 169, as of Oct 27, 2026.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "169",
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    "source": "the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/ewj#fact-holdings",
    "text": "EWJ, holdings: 169, as of Oct 27, 2026."
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  {
   "key": "below_its_high",
   "label": "Below its high",
   "value": "\u22124.4%",
   "source": "ETFIQ",
   "as_of": "2026-10-28",
   "sentence": "EWJ, below its high: \u22124.4%, as of Oct 28, 2026.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "\u22124.4%",
    "as_of": "2026-10-28",
    "source": "ETFIQ",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/ewj#fact-below-its-high",
    "text": "EWJ, below its high: \u22124.4%, as of Oct 28, 2026."
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   "key": "12_month_yield_capital_gains_included_on_its_starting_price",
   "label": "12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price",
   "value": "4.2%",
   "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions",
   "as_of": "2026-10-28",
   "sentence": "EWJ, 12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price: 4.2%, as of Oct 28, 2026.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "4.2%",
    "as_of": "2026-10-28",
    "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/ewj#fact-12-month-yield-capital-gains-included-on-its-starting-price",
    "text": "EWJ, 12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price: 4.2%, as of Oct 28, 2026."
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   "key": "last_payment",
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   "as_of": "2026-06-15",
   "sentence": "EWJ, last payment (paid annually), ex-date Jun 15, 2026: $0.501, as of Jun 15, 2026.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "$0.501",
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    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/ewj#fact-last-payment",
    "text": "EWJ, last payment (paid annually), ex-date Jun 15, 2026: $0.501, as of Jun 15, 2026."
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   "key": "net_assets",
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   "as_of": "2026-10-28",
   "sentence": "EWJ, net assets: $23.9bn (the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Oct 28, 2026).",
   "cite": {
    "value": "$23.9bn",
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    "source": "the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Oct 28, 2026",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/ewj#fact-net-assets",
    "text": "EWJ, net assets: $23.9bn (the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Oct 28, 2026)."
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   "key": "what_it_tracks",
   "label": "What it tracks",
   "value": "MSCI Japan Index",
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   "key": "fund_type",
   "label": "Fund type",
   "value": "Equity fund",
   "source": null
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   "key": "category",
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   "value": "Stocks \u00b7 Japan",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
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   "key": "expense_ratio",
   "label": "Expense ratio",
   "value": "0.49%",
   "source": "485BPOS XBRL, Dec 19, 2025"
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  {
   "key": "price",
   "label": "Price",
   "value": "$94.99",
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  {
   "key": "first_traded",
   "label": "First traded",
   "value": "Apr 1, 1996",
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  },
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   "key": "net_assets",
   "label": "Net assets",
   "value": "$23.9bn",
   "source": "the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Oct 28, 2026"
  },
  {
   "key": "benchmark",
   "label": "Benchmark",
   "value": "MSCI ACWI ex USA Index, measured by ACWX, which tracks the same index",
   "source": "ETFIQ, from its filings"
  },
  {
   "key": "benchmark_named_in",
   "label": "Benchmark named in",
   "value": "its shareholder report, N-CSR, Nov 5, 2025",
   "source": null
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   "key": "ewj_1_year_to_oct_28_2026",
   "label": "EWJ, 1 year to Oct 28, 2026",
   "value": "+18.1%",
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  {
   "key": "acwx_the_same_days",
   "label": "ACWX, the same days",
   "value": "+14.3%",
   "source": null
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   "key": "against_its_benchmark_1_year",
   "label": "Against its benchmark, 1 year",
   "value": "+3.8 pts",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
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   "key": "below_its_high",
   "label": "Below its high",
   "value": "\u22124.4%",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "holdings",
   "label": "Holdings",
   "value": "169",
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   "key": "top_ten_weight",
   "label": "Top ten weight",
   "value": "29.5%",
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  {
   "key": "holdings_published_for",
   "label": "Holdings published for",
   "value": "Oct 27, 2026",
   "source": "the issuer\u2019s daily file"
  },
  {
   "key": "holdings_as_of_the_close_of",
   "label": "Holdings as of the close of",
   "value": "Oct 27, 2026",
   "source": "the issuer\u2019s daily file"
  },
  {
   "key": "already_in_the_s_p_500_by_weight",
   "label": "Already in the S&P 500, by weight",
   "value": "0.0%",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "active_share_vs_the_s_p_500",
   "label": "Active share vs the S&P 500",
   "value": "100.0%",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "already_in_the_nasdaq_100_by_weight",
   "label": "Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight",
   "value": "0.0%",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
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 "periods": [
  {
   "window": "1 month",
   "Total return": "\u22121.9%",
   "Benchmark (ACWX)": "\u22122.2%",
   "Gap to ACWX": "+0.3 pts",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "+0.9%"
  },
  {
   "window": "3 months",
   "Total return": "+6.3%",
   "Benchmark (ACWX)": "+2.0%",
   "Gap to ACWX": "+4.3 pts",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "+6.1%"
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  {
   "window": "6 months",
   "Total return": "+10.0%",
   "Benchmark (ACWX)": "+4.7%",
   "Gap to ACWX": "+5.3 pts",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "+9.1%"
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  {
   "window": "Year to date",
   "Total return": "+18.3%",
   "Benchmark (ACWX)": "+12.4%",
   "Gap to ACWX": "+5.9 pts",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "+14.1%"
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  {
   "window": "1 year",
   "Total return": "+18.1%",
   "Benchmark (ACWX)": "+14.3%",
   "Gap to ACWX": "+3.8 pts",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "+13.6%"
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  {
   "window": "3 years",
   "Total return": "+79.3%",
   "Benchmark (ACWX)": "+80.5%",
   "Gap to ACWX": "\u22121.2 pts",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "+95.0%"
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  {
   "window": "5 years",
   "Total return": "+56.5%",
   "Benchmark (ACWX)": "+50.8%",
   "Gap to ACWX": "+5.7 pts",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "+79.8%"
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  {
   "window": "10 years",
   "Total return": "+129.8%",
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   "Gap to ACWX": "\u22129.4 pts",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "+325.8%"
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  {
   "window": "Since launch",
   "Total return": "+125.1%",
   "Benchmark (ACWX)": "not available",
   "Gap to ACWX": "not available",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "+1,895.9%"
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  {
   "window": "Since launch, annualised",
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   "Benchmark (ACWX)": "\u2013",
   "Gap to ACWX": "\u2013",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "\u2013"
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 "questions": [
  {
   "q": "How has EWJ performed?",
   "a": "Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EWJ returned +18.1% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index. Over three years the number is +79.3%."
  },
  {
   "q": "What does EWJ cost?",
   "a": "The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year."
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  {
   "q": "What does EWJ hold?",
   "a": "169 positions as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, with the top ten at 29.5% of the fund. 0% of its weight is in stocks the S&P 500 also holds."
  },
  {
   "q": "How far is EWJ below its high?",
   "a": "4.4% below its high of Oct 6, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Oct 28, 2026."
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   "key": "low52",
   "label": "52-week low, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026",
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   "as_of": "2025-11-20",
   "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
   "number": 79.49,
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   "number": 94.99
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   "key": "holdings",
   "label": "Holdings",
   "value": "169",
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   "key": "top10",
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  "as_of": "2026-10-28",
  "score": null,
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  "status": "not-scored",
  "lines": [
   "Not scored.",
   "Premium to NAV at the Oct 28 close: \u22120.37%; 95% of days within \u00b10.67%."
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  "page": "https://etfiq.com/funds/ewj/trading/"
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  "coverage": "daily",
  "computed_by": "ETFIQ, from the change in shares outstanding times the previous day\u2019s NAV",
  "method": "https://etfiq.com/methodology/flows",
  "data": "https://etfiq.com/data/flows/funds/ewj.json",
  "windows": [
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    "window": "1 month",
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   {
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   {
    "window": "1 year",
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 "generated": "2026-10-29",
 "license": "https://etfiq.com/license/",
 "license_text": "Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.",
 "citation": "ETFIQ, EWJ, stock fund, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/ewj"
}